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Christy, Cuthbert, 1863 - 1932 (explorer and zoologist)

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Christy collection of photographs on Africa

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A
Dates: 1880 - 1913
 File

On the distribution of Filaria perstans in Uganda and elsewhere in tropical Africa, 1903

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/4/8
Scope and Contents

Two annotated copies of a report by Christy discussing the findings of his research, including charts of data and a map.

Dates: 1903
 File

Sleeping Sickness Commission notes, 1902-09-04 - 1903-01-18

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/4/7
Scope and Contents

Nineteen loose leaves recording the distribution of filariae in the places Christy surveyed.

Dates: 1902-09-04 - 1903-01-18
 File

Uganda diary, 1902-06-10 - 1902-09-24

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/4/1
Scope and Contents

The diary (circa 80 pages) describes Christy's journey from London to Uganda, and his first tours of inspection for the Sleeping Sickness Commission. It also includes some zoological observations.

Dates: 1902-06-10 - 1902-09-24
 File

Uganda letter book, 1905-02-22 - 1905-09-24

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/4/10
Scope and Contents

Copies of letters (circa 120 leaves) written by Christy to the Uganda and East Africa Exploration Syndicate. It had despatched him on a prospecting mission to locate forests rich in the Funtumia elastica tree, which was used for the production of rubber. Some of the letters include summaries of their contents in the margins.

Dates: 1905-02-22 - 1905-09-24
 Series

Ugandan papers, 1902-06-10 - 1903-04-15

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/4
Scope and Contents Diaries, notes and reports recording Christy's research for the first Royal Society Sleeping Sickness Commission in Africa. The medical expedition was a response to the spreading Uganda Sleeping Sickness epidemic of 1901. Its aim was to elucidate the role of the Filaria perstans parasite in causing the disease. Christy travelled widely in Uganda, British and German East Africa, and the upper Sudan to map the distributions of the parasite and the disease. His findings were important in...
Dates: 1902-06-10 - 1903-04-15

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