Memoirs of Otto Markus (microfilm)

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Micr.Afr.593

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Memoirs of life as pioneer and trader in British East Africa. Microfilm.

Dates

[ca. 1900-1923]

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

Micr.Afr.593

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 3135

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Otto Markus, pioneer and trader in British East Africa [now Kenya]. He formed the East African Trading Company in ca.1900 (he was Director and Chairman) and the Old East African Trading Company in 1923.

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Listed as no. 1013 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).