Papers and photographs of Thomas Buckley
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
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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
Geographic
- Date
- 2003-09-29 11:53:54+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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