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Pocock, Edward, 1875

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Diaries of Edward and Francis Pocock in Africa, 1960 - 1989

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/4
Scope and Contents

Undated copies of Rhodes House Library's transcription (133 pages) and index cards (25 pages) of the diaries kept by the Pococks while in Africa, 1874-1877. The bulk of the entries in the diaries are by Francis Pocock, but there are a small number of entries by Edward Pocock. Some of the early entries may be by Frederick Barker, a colleague of the Pococks, who died on 27 April 1875.

Dates: 1960 - 1989
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