Letters from Rowland Daniel, to his mother and sisters, written on voyage to Cape Town, Africa, and on arrival in Mafeking to join the Bechuanaland Police Mounted Regiment (1898). Also, letters from Rowland Daniel (and some from his wife Clare) as Resident Magistrate in Serowe and Assistant Commissioner in Francistown (1906). Photocopies.
Dates
- 1898, 1906
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS.Afr.s.2015].
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Shelfmark:
MSS.Afr.s.2015
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 1478
Biographical / Historical
Rowland Daniel travelled to Africa in the late 19th century to join the Bechuanaland Police Mounted Regiment. He later held the posts of Resident Magistrate in Serowe and Assistant Commissioner in Francistown.
Other Finding Aids
The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room.
Listed as no. 1187 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Listed as no. 1187 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Oxford Colonial Archives Project.
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Colonial administrators
- Daniel | Clare | fl 1898-1906 | wife of Rowland Daniel, Colonial Administrator
- Daniel | Rowland | fl 1898-1906 | Colonial Administrator
- Francistown (Botswana) -- Description and travel
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa
- Letters
- Mafikeng (South Africa) -- Description and travel
- Mounted police -- Africa
- Serowe (Botswana) -- Description and travel
- Title
- Letters from Rowland and Clare Daniel (photocopies)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Marion Lowman
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk