Scope and Contents
Typescripts and pamphlets on British Empire organisations and the Commonwealth, short stories, a memoir and correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 1931
Creator
- Siggins, Arthur James, 1880 - 1970 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Arthur James Siggins was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of an importer. He left home as a stowaway at the age of thirteen, and later served in South Africa during the Boer War. He travelled widely in Africa and served in the Rhodesian Police. His experiences as a hunter, and assisting with the wildlife which appeared in the film ‘The Four Feathers’, were reflected in ‘Shooting With Rifle and Camera’ (1931).
Extent
0.003 cubic metre(s) (2 folders) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 11
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of the collection is unknown.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS and MJC.
Originator(s)
Siggins, Arthur James, 1880-1970
Geographic
- Date
- 2003-08-18 11:21:57+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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