Christy, Cuthbert, 1863 - 1932 (explorer and zoologist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Sudanese diary, 1915-02-12 - 1915-10-26
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/6/2
Scope and Contents
The diary (300 pages) records regional sleeping sickness inspection tours and the mapping of the Nile-Congo boundary for the Sudanese Government. It includes considerable zoological notes, and descriptions of the terrain, missionary stations, and the African peoples that Christy encountered. In many entries, Christy has underlined key words in the text or written summaries in the margins.
Dates:
1915-02-12 - 1915-10-26
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).
Series
Sudanese papers, 1915-02-10 - 1915-10-26
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/6
Scope and Contents
Diary and letters written by Christy during his work for the Sudanese Government.
Dates:
1915-02-10 - 1915-10-26
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).