Box 606754836
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Contains 14 Results:
Gedge's account of his voyages from India to Mombasa, to join the Imperial British East Africa Company, Sep-Oct 1888
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 1
Includes descriptions of his first meetings with F.J. Jackson and Col C.J. Colvile.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
Sep-Oct 1888
An earlier version of MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 1, taking Gedge and Jackson up to the equipping of their expedition, Sep-Nov 1888
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 2
Gedge's description of the expedition's first months, Nov 1888-1889
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 3
The back of this notebook contains his notes for ascertaining time, date, and position. There are six enclosures clipped to the back cover, an advance notice of the Manchester Geographical Society, a page of chronological problems, and five pages noting marching distances in East Africa [c. 1892].
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
Nov 1888-1889
Account by Gedge of his expedition to Uganda as Times correspondent, part 1, 1892
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 4
From Moberly Bell's invitation, to the early days of his journey, with descriptions of the country and customs, and details of organising the expedition.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
1892
Account by Gedge of his expedition to Uganda as Times correspondent, part 2, 1892
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 5
From Moberly Bell's invitation, to the early days of his journey, with descriptions of the country and customs, and details of organising the expedition.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
1892
Jottings made by Gedge during the Uganda civil wars, 1893
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 6
These include notes on the Muslim question, Capt. Williams' handling of the situation, and the clauses of agreement made between the Catholic and Protestant factions. Three enclosures are clipped to the back cover, a memo and two addresses.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
1893
Minute book of the Cassiar and Pelly Exploration Co. Ltd., 1897-1898
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 7
Gedge was the managing Director of the Cassiar and Pelly Exploration Co. Ltd. The minutes and other details of the Yukon expedition are in the hand of C.W.M. Greenhill, one of the founders of the scheme.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
1897-1898
Account by Gedge of the history of Uganda, including a description of its government, up to the arrival of Jackson's expedition, n.d. [c. 1892-1893]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 8
This notebook includes the draft of a letter to Moberly Bell at the beginning of Gedge's 1892 visit to Uganda.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
n.d. [c. 1892-1893]
Notes on expeditions, 1888-[c. 1928]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4
Draft for a speech by Gedge at an East African dinner chaired by Lord Dewar, n.d. [c. 1920]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 9
Gedge describes safari conditions and early days with Jackson in Uganda.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
n.d. [c. 1920]
Miscellaneous writings on Uganda, n.d., [c. 1892-1928]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, folder 10
Comprises:
(fols. 1-16) notes by Rev. Augustus Gedge, Ernest Gedge's father, for a lecture on Uganda, [c. 1892]
(fol. 17) list of slides of East Africa, n.d.
(fol. 18) postmarked envelope addressed to Rev. A. Gedge, and endorsed 'Notes on Uganda', 6 Mar 1893
(fols. 19-35) a speech by Gedge on East African Experiences (1888-1891), prepared for a society...
Extents: 39 Leaves
Dates:
n.d., [c. 1892-1928]
Maps, 1893-1918
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, folder 11
Comprises:
(fol. 1) blueprint of the postal services of the Mozambique Company's territories, Jul 1893
(fol. 2) map of the Klondike Gold fields, by Adney and Pelletier of Dawson City, 1898
(fol. 3) blueprint of Pine Creek in the Atlin Gold fields of British Columbia, by Edgerton and Robinson of Atlin City, Feb 1899
(fol. 4) map of the Yale district and...
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates:
1893-1918
Printed extract from Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, 2 Aug 1892
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 12
The extract is Gedge's article 'A recent exploration ... up the River Tana to Mount Kenya'.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
2 Aug 1892
Printed extract from Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, endorsed with Miss C. Carr's name, 2 Aug 1892
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 290/4, item 13
The extract is Gedge's article 'A recent exploration ... up the River Tana to Mount Kenya'.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
2 Aug 1892