Scope and Contents
Essays, photographs and postcards relating to Malta.
Dates
- Creation: 1966
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Donald Herbert Simpson was born on 25 November 1920. He was the Librarian of the Royal Commonwealth Society, 1956-1987. He died on 4 November 2002.
Extent
1 archive box(es) : card/paper/photograph
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 17
Other Finding Aids
MSS Addenda, vol. I; Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 55. There is a description with the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
RCMS 62/1a was presented by Donald Simpson, 1966. The rest of the collection was presented by Pauline Simpson, daughter of Donald Simpson, March 2003.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue and Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.
Originator(s)
Simpson, Donald Herbert, 1920-2002, Librarian of the Royal Commonwealth Society
Geographic
- Date
- 2003-09-16 09:55:59+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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