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Thurston, Sir John Bates, 1836-1897 (Knight, colonial governor)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1836 - 1897

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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Correspondence; autobiographical accounts of lives of R.S. Swanston and [G.R. Burt], 1894-1914 (Circa)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8780/B7
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection comprises G.K. Roth's subject files on Fijian affairs, culture, history, sociology and administration. Some of the material is in Fijian. The subject files have been recorded as found [i.e. transcribed directly from the covers of the files]. The terms 'native', 'natives' and 'native administration', as used by Roth in his capacity as a colonial administrator to refer to Fijian people and the structure of colonial government, have been retained in their original context....
Dates: 1894-1914 (Circa)
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).

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