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Papers and photographs of Thomas Buckley

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 107

Scope and Contents

Material relating to the Buckley family's time in Malaya and Kenya and a collection of menus from ship journeys.

Dates

  • Creation: 1936 - 1957

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

Thomas Alfred Buckley, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.I.C., was born in Yorkshire, and worked as a soils chemist for the Agricultural Department in Kuala Lumpur. He was a member of the Selangor volunteers in Malaya, 1928-1940, then transferred to the Local Defence Corps, comprised of mixed races. He later became a Lecturer in Chemistry at the Agricultural College, Njoro, Kenya. He was married to Sarah Hannah Buckley.

Extent

.016 envelope(s) (1 archive box and 2 folders) : art work/paper/photograph

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

A description of the material by Hilda Buckley is with the collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Hilda Buckley, daughter of Thomas Buckley.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS.

Originator(s)

Buckley, Thomas Alfred, fl 1936-1957, soils chemist

Includes index.
Date
2003-09-29 11:53:54+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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