Two albums of photographs showing the construction of the Uganda Railway, with some early photographs of the European population and early development of Kenya.
Dates
- Creation: 1897-[ca. 1901]
Extent
2 Volumes
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS.Afr.s.1493].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS.Afr.s.1493-1494
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 3860
Biographical / Historical
Arthur W. Read was an engineer on the Uganda Railway.
Other Finding Aids
The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room and a handlist is also available for this collection.
Listed as no. 1030 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Photographs of British East Africa belonging to Arthur W. Read
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Marion Lowman
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk