This catalogue indicates the enumeration and general content of the diaries of Clement Gillman that have survived. All the diaries are generally in English, with the exception of those in Volumes I and II, which are wholly or partly in German. All the early diaries are handwritten, but those from Volume III, number 17, are mostly in typescript.
Dates
- Creation: 1905-1943
Extent
0.55 linear metres (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
- German
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. s. 1175/1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Afr. s. 1175/1-22
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 1996
Abstract
Diaries of Clement Gillman, railway engineer and geographer, relating to Tanganyika (Tanzania).
Biographical / Historical
Clement Gillman was a railway engineer and geographer who lived and worked in Tanganyika (Tanzania) from 1905 to 1943.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Harold Gillman on 22 May 1968.
Bibliography
- This catalogue is based on a list from B.S. Hoyle's Gillman of Tanganyika, 1882-1946: The Life and Work of a Pioneer Geographer, pp. 407-412.
Creator
- Title
- Catalogue of the diaries of Clement Gillman
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Second edition.
Repository Details
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