Fonds
The E L Thomson Collection.
Catalogue reference: ETH
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This record is about the The E L Thomson Collection. dating from 1893-1897.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ETH
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Title (The name of the record)
- The E L Thomson Collection.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1893-1897
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Letters from Mlanje,' extracts from letters written between 1893 and 1897, by a young Scot, Edward Laidlaw Thomson, employed with African Lakes Company on a new coffee plantation. Typescript edited with a forward by James MacEwan, 1976. Type script, 167 pages in two ring binders
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Geographical Society
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Thomson, Edward Laidlaw, 1870-1897</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Two files.
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Photocopying subject to the condition of each item and completion of an 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG.
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Access is via the Society's Foyle Reading Room and is free to Members and Fellows of the Society and to those in formal education (proof of educational status required e.g. a student/staff card or formal letter of introduction from your institution). For all other visitors a & #163;10 daily access fee applies. All visitors are required to provide personal i.d. such as a driving licence or passport.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Documents donated by James MacEwan, March, 1976 (see letter in Director's files.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>The RGS archives: a handbook / compiled by Christine Kelly, London: RGS, 1977.</p>
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3de14ce4-511b-45c0-8374-5b30f1b77156/
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The E L Thomson Collection.