Sudanese diary, 1915-02-12 - 1915-10-26
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
- Creation: 1915-02-12 - 1915-10-26
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Binding is damaged and the first 40 pages are missing. Pages 245-54 have been torn in half.
General
MJC.
Originator(s)
Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist
Finding aid date
2008-02-29 10:14:14+00:00
Repository Details
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