Scope and Contents
A memoir by Gerald Dickson based on his diaries, 270 pages, with an index at the back, 4 pages.
Dates
- Creation: 1971
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Gerald William Dickson was the son of Canon W.A. Dickson, Rector of Fahan Parish, Co. Donegal. He attended Trinity College Dublin, and received theological training in England. After holding curacies in Gateshead and Ramsgate, he was a U.S.P.G. missionary in India, 1910-1939.
Extent
.01 cubic metre(s) (1 volume) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 22
Other Finding Aids
MSS Addenda, vol. I.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Dr Cashmore, May 1986, whose father, Bishop Thomas Herbert Cashmore, received the memoir from Gerald Dickson in 1971.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Dickson, Gerald William, fl 1890-1971, missionary
Geographic
- Date
- 2003-09-17 15:19:36+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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