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Smythe, John James Robert, fl 1892-1929 (mining engineer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl 1892 - 1929

Biography

John James Robert Smythe worked in Southern Africa as a mining engineer, 1892-1929.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Forty Years in South Africa, c. 1929

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9504/E/1
Scope and Contents

Complete typewritten MSS (annotated) covering Smythe's experiences from 1889 to 1929.

Dates: c. 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

J.J.R. Smythe: Correspondence and papers re engineering in South Africa 1889-1929

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9504
Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers, including memoirs of life and work in South AfricaIndexALFORD, SAMUEL. Patent agreement (1903) Add.9504/B/1ANDERSSON, CHARLES LLEWELLYN. Patent agreement (1903) Add.9504/B/1ANGOLA. Benguela-Katanga Railway. Photographs (c.1901) Add.9504/H/1-15BENGUELA-KATANGA RAILWAY. Photographs (c.1901); newspaper cuttings (c.1901) Add.9504/H/1-15, Add.9504/H/16-18BETTINGTON MILL (South Africa). Three joined photographs (n.d.)...
Dates: 1889-1931
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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