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E.A. Gay collection on Grenada

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30771A

Scope and Contents

Prints showing a variety of scenes in town and country. They are listed in manuscript on a sheet of paper inserted at the front of the album and these descriptions have been transcribed as found.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890 - 1893

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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).

Biographical / Historical

Nothing is known of Arnold E. Gay except that he lived at The Brothers in Grenada and joined the Royal Colonial Institute in 1895.

Extent

1 album(s) (31 images in 1 album)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Arnold E. Gay in November 1896.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection is available on microfiche: South America/Caribbean, fiche number 26.

Bibliography

For further information on Grenada see: Drayton, Edward (1896), 'The Grenada handbook, directory and almanac', London: Marston and Co.

General

This item level level description was entered by PJ and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Date information

DateText: The dates are approximate..

Originator(s)

Gay, Arnold E, fl 1895

Includes index.
Date
2002-11-16 11:44:02+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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