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Nkanu Lepers Village, 1940 - 1949

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/24

Scope and Contents

General view looking along tree-shaded path towards buildings. The typewritten caption (which is a duplicate of a pencilled annotation) on the reverse reads 'Built by voluntary labour. Clan gave 2 square miles of land. 3 compounds built, each for 40 lepers, 1 for women and 2 for men. Village filled to capacity in 12 months and plan being made for extension. Lepers are self-supporting, but pay entrance fee of 30/. [?shillings] which is paid back at rate of 5/. per month to enable them to buy food until their farms are producing. Photo shows a path leading to one of the men's compounds'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940 - 1949

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition, holed where previously pinned.

General

SG.

Date information

DateText: Dated '1940s' in the original typescript catalogue..

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2003-10-23 11:36:17+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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