Box 606767918
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Contains 67 Results:
Cecil John Rhodes: Note asking Frank to help the bearer participate in the Egyptian War, Feb 1898
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fol. 56
Cecil John Rhodes: [Early?] essay, signed C. Rhodes, on the causes of success and failure, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 57-59
Cecil John Rhodes: Letters from Frank Rhodes and Sir Charles Metcalfe to Ernest Rhodes about Cecil's last illness and death (in an envelope endorsed by Ernest), 18 Mar 1902
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 60-65
Extents: 6 Leaves
Dates:
18 Mar 1902
Cecil John Rhodes: Letter from Arthur Davidson thanking the Duke [of Abercorn] on behalf of the King for an account of the memorial service to Cecil Rhodes at St Paul's Cathedral, 11 Apr 1902
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 66-68
Forwarded by the Duke to Ernest; and copy [made by Georgia Rhodes] of an extract from a letter [from George Wyndham?] describing the service.
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
11 Apr 1902
Cecil John Rhodes: Letter from A.G. [Butler], Oriel College, to Miss Rhodes recalling the honorary degree-giving in 1899, and the circumstances leading up to Cecil Rhodes's legacy to Oriel College, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 69-75
Cecil John Rhodes: Printed Order of Service for the Pilgrimage to the Grave of Cecil John Rhodes during the Rhodes Centenary Celebration, 5 Jul 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, item 1
Cecil John Rhodes: Printed Order of Service for the Unveiling and of a Memorial to Cecil John Rhodes in Westminster Abbey; and typescript copy of an address by L.S. Amery, 3 Dec 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 75-78 and item 2
Extents: 4 Leaves
Dates:
3 Dec 1953
Cecil John Rhodes: Leaflet relating to the death of John Norris, Umtali (Mutare), and to his reminiscences of eight years as Cecil Rhodes's personal valet, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 79-80
Family letter and papers, with some miscellaneous papers relating to the Jameson Raid, 1879-1973
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1
Comprises: (fols. 1-80 and items 1-2) Cecil John Rhodes, [1870]-1902 (1953):
(fols. 1-25) ten letters to Aunt Sophy [Miss Sophia Peacock], the first seven found together in an envelope endorsed by E.F. Rhodes in 1902: 'Cecil's letters to his Aunty Sophy - these have not been typed' (fol. 1), [1870]-1887
(fols. 36-34) two letters to Frank Rhodes, one possibly incomplete (see...
Extents: 240 Leaves
Dates:
1879-1973
Francis William Rhodes: Commission as Sub-Lieutenant in the 1st Dragoons, 1873
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fol. 81
Francis William Rhodes: Caricature, apparently of F.W. Rhodes, 1879
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fol. 82
Francis William Rhodes: Letter from Major-General the Hon. J.C. Dormer, Korti, to the Secretary of State, requesting that Capt. F.W. Rhodes be appointed his Aide-de-Camp; with reply, 1885
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fol. 83
Francis William Rhodes: Two letters from Frank to his brother Ernest's children, the first written from Khartoum, the second describing the siege of Mafeking (Mahikeng) and its relief, [1898]-1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 84-90
The second also encloses a money voucher issued on Baden-Powell's authority.
Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates:
[1898]-1900
Francis William Rhodes: Letter from Winston Churchill to 'Colonel Frankie' [about his projected book River War, with which Frank assisted], 19 Nov [after 1898]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 91-92
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
19 Nov [after 1898]
Francis William Rhodes: Letter from Churchill [about mutual acquaintances?], with references to Dalham and Assoum, 3 Nov 1902
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 93-94
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
3 Nov 1902
Francis William Rhodes: Documents relating to the grant to Col. F.W. Rhodes of the dignity of Companion (Military Division) of the Order of the Bath, with King's Sign Manual, 1904
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 95-98
Francis William Rhodes: Letter from Emery Sadler, Denver, to Colonel F.W. Rhodes (who had died in 1905) about an investment in a Colorado mine, 23 Sep-8 Oct 1906
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 99-103
With copies of related letters from Mackworth Praed to Mrs H.I. Rhodes and to [Ernest] Rhodes.
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates:
23 Sep-8 Oct 1906
Ernest Frederick Rhodes: Commissions as Lieutenant and Captain in the Royal Engineers, 1875-1884
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 104-105
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
1875-1884
Ernest Frederick Rhodes: Melbourne. Letter to Frank about financial matters and personal affairs, 21 Jan 1886
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 106-107
In particular, his inheritance from his Aunt Harriet (née Peacock), Marquise de Bréhan, and life in Australia.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
21 Jan 1886
Ernest Frederick Rhodes: Melbourne. Letter to Frank about investing his inheritance following the death of the Marquis de Bréhan, and about personal and social affairs, 5 Mar [1886?]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1647, Vol. 1, fols. 108-109
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
5 Mar [1886?]