Photographs and Postcards of British East Africa belonging to Arthur W. Read
Two albums of photographs showing the construction of the Uganda Railway, with some early photographs of the European population and early development of Kenya. One collection of postcards, dated by postmark - scenes of British East Africa, mostly on the theme of railways; South Africa; and Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).
Dates
- Creation: 1897-c. 1920
Extent
0.17 linear metres (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. r. 233, item 1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Afr. s. 1493-1494; MSS. Afr. r. 233
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 3860, 1442
Abstract
Photographs and postcards of British East Africa belonging to Arthur W. Read.
Biographical / Historical
Arthur W. Read was an engineer on the Uganda Railway.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection of albums and postcards was presented to Rhodes House Library in 1971 and 1987 by the Revd. Alan Cross, a former missionary in Tanganyika (Tanzania) and later a neighbour of Arthur Read in Leicester.
Creator
- Title
- Catalogue of photographs and postcards of British East Africa belonging to Arthur W. Read
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Original catalogue by Clare Brown, Collection Level Description by Marion Lowman.
- Date
- 1993; EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Second edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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