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Paintings in water-colours and oils of people and scenes in Ceylon and India
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Drawings gen. d. 11
Paintings in water-colours and oils of people and scenes in Ceylon and India, 19th century.
Extents: 39 Leaves
Dates:
19th century
Papers and photographs of Barbara Morris
Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 453
Typescript accounts of journeys in Africa and through the Western Pacific, with four accompanying files of photographs, 1958-1959, 1963; typescript account of the political crisis in Uganda, 1966; Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 map of Central Ruwenzori, 1962.
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1958-1966
Papers concerning the grave of Herbert Rhodes
Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 2303
Typescript notes, with photographs, describing the grave of Herbert Rhodes, by V.L. Bosazza, 1978.
Extents: 10 ff.
Dates:
1978
Papers of A.F. Gray
Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS.Afr.s.2322
Typescript memoirs of A.F. Gray detailing his work as a Meteorological Officer in Northern Rhodesia / Zambia from 1951 to 1971.
Extents: 2 ff.
Dates:
1999
Papers of Alex J. Braham
Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 2288
A Pictorial Episode in the Life of Alex J. Braham, 1898-1902, with two contrasts, an album of photographs, descriptions and ephemeral items, compiled by Braham; with typed transcript of text.
Extents: 1 volume (50 photographs), 20 ff.
Dates:
c1902
Papers of Alexander David N. Bain
Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS.Afr.s.1152
Reports and memoranda on water supply, as geologist in Nigeria (1931-1938); extracts from informal diary (1923-1929, 1939-1940); letters home (1926-1938); maps of Nigeria; letters from Bain's wife, Rena (1931-1937).
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1923-1940
Papers of Alice Hammond
Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 2318
Typescript memoirs, [c1980?], of Alice Hammond of period in Kenya as nurse and housekeeper, 1934-1935.
Extents: 13 Leaves
Dates:
[c1980?]
Papers of Anne Barbara Russell née Whitworth
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. 12792
Papers of Anne Barbara Russell
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1802, 1812
Papers of Arthur Donaldson Smith (microfilm)
Single Item
Shelfmark: Micr.Afr.590
Papers as physician and early traveller in Kenya (ca.1915-1920s), with catalogue of objects collected, and writings by Dr. Pascal James Imperato.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
[ca. 1915-1929]
Papers of Brian Parry
Collection
Letters from Parry, mostly from Miri, Sarawak, to his parents and to his wife Mary in Singapore, 1939-1941; three albums of photographs, mostly of Sarawak, but including some of Brunei, Sumatra and Hong Kong, and some depicting his period at school and college, 1918-c 1941.
Extents: 1 folder, 3 volumes
Dates:
c1930-1941
Papers of Cecil Audley Sacheverell Yonge
Collection
Album of press cuttings relating to Yonge's career in Natal, 1886-1910, with a cabinet photograph of Yonge and a packet of photographs of the Battle of Pieter's Hill (last stand of the Boers).
Extents: 14 items
Dates:
1886-1910
Papers of Christopher Swabey
Collection
Travel diaries, correspondence, drafts for a history of the Colonial Forestry Service, memoranda etc. relating to work in the Colonial Forestry Service, and as director of the Commonwealth Forestry Bureau, in Trinidad, British Guiana, Canada, Sudan, Australia, Jamaica, America, Fiji, Solomon Islands, North Borneo and the West Indies, with two memoirs on colonial service, 1928-1971.
Extents: 7 boxes
Dates:
1928-1971
Papers of David Beatty
Collection
Letters home from Canton and Christmas Island, with related photographs, press cuttings and farewell addresses, 1899-1954; transcript of journal of his father Robert Beatty's voyage to India, 1856.
Extents: 3 boxes : The farewell address, 1926, written on silk and originally stored in a wooden box, was donated to the library in a large frame format, with degraded paper backing. The Conservation Section of the Bodleian Library undertook limited drycleaning, minor repairs, etc. in [March 1997], rehousing the item in a card box and placing a hollytex sheet against the silk to prevent abrasion when rolled. Future plans for the item's preservation include flat storage and remounting of the silk with new borders by an experienced Oriental conservator.
Dates:
[1856], 1899-1954
Papers of David Reginald Daltry
Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 2222
16 letters written by Daltry to his mother, [1927]; report on rugby match between Accra and Eastern Province XV, 1927; family tree including Daltry family; covering note with information on the papers and on Daltry's service in East Africa.
Extents: 1 folder
Dates:
[1927]
Papers of Dr. Edward Rigby
Collection
Papers of Dr. Edward Rigby, physician.
Extents: 0.16 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Dates:
1789-1805
Papers of Dr. Peter Dundas Grant
Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 2265
Typescript reminiscences recounting experiences as a district medical officer in Tanganyika, 1954-1962.
Extents: 40 pages
Dates:
1954-1962
Papers of Elfrida Manning
Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS. W. Ind. s. 65
Papers concerning stay in Jamaica with Lord and Lady Olivier in 1931, with related material on Lord Olivier.
Extents: 1 folder
Dates:
1931
Papers of Elspeth Josceline Huxley (1)
Collection
Papers of the writer Elspeth Josceline Huxley, 1901-1960.
Extents: 0.6 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Dates:
1901-1960
Papers of Elspeth Josceline Huxley (2)
Collection
Papers of the writer Elspeth Joceline Huxley, 1900-1989.
Extents: 4.2 Linear metres (28 boxes)
Dates:
1900-1989
Papers of Elspeth Josceline Huxley (3)
Collection
Papers of the writer Elspeth Josceline Huxley, 1929-1996.
Extents: 0.45 Linear metres (3 boxes)
Dates:
1929-1996