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Dickson, William L, fl1950 - 2000 (surveyor)

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Colonial surveys in Tanganyika

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 184
Scope and Contents

The volume contains two short papers on surveying compiled from notes kept during Dickson's time in Tanganyika: 'Colonial surveys in Tanganyika', a potted history, and 'A colonial surveyor in Tanganyika', a personal view of the Colonial Survey Service in the 1950s. There is an accompanying folder containing correspondence with Peter Fox, Cambridge University Librarian, regarding the gift of the collection to the R.C.S., and an additional copy of pages 25-30 of the second paper.

Dates: 2000
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