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Educational slides by William Ross Cockrill
Catalogue reference: ARC/COC
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This record is about the Educational slides by William Ross Cockrill dating from 20th century.
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- ARC/COC
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Title (The name of the record)
- Educational slides by William Ross Cockrill
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Date (When the record was created)
- 20th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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Eight folders of 35mm slides and other ephemera collected by William Ross Cockrill for use in lectures. The slides depict landscapes and peoples from Papua New Guinea and China. Also included are images relating to agriculture, farming, veterinary science and surgery.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
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Language (The language of the record)
- English; Chinese
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Cockrill, William Ross
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 folders
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Please contact enquiries@horniman.ac.uk to arrange viewing these records.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- It is unknown how these slides came to be in the Horniman Museum. It is possible they were donated to the Museum in the late 1990s along with objects collected by Cockrill.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- slides
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Diplomat, Official. Assistant to the Director, Animal Production & Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Royal Society of Health; Royal Society of Med; British Veterinary Association; Society of Authors; Zoological Society of London; Royal Commonwealth Society; British Society of Animal Production. Assistant to the Director, Animal Production & Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations since 1960. Chief, Section(s) of Veterinary Medicine, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1956-1960. Veterinary Adviser to Government of Austria, 1953-1955. Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agr & Fisheries, United Kingdom, 1938-1953. Military Service, 1942-1945. Whale Fishing Inspector, Antarctic, 1951-1952 & 1948 1949.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3ed77c31-cb7b-4140-adde-27dcc2f82bbb/
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Educational slides by William Ross Cockrill