Newscuttings on Africa and South East Asia
Scope and Contents
The principal part of the collection is a set of thirteen scrapbooks of newscuttings relating to East Africa, particularly Kenya and Tanganyika. The rest of the collection consists of a volume of cuttings relating to post-war trading opportunities in Nigeria and three scrapbooks concerning rubber and mining in South East Asia.
Dates
- Creation: 1914 - 1953
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Hildegarde Beatrice Hinde (née Ginsburg) was the wife of Sidney Langford Hinde (1863-1930), whom she married in 1897. Sidney Hinde served in the Congo, 1891-1894, and was a medical and administrative officer in the East African Protectorate (Kenya), 1895-1915. Hildegarde Hinde was the author of 'Some problems of East Africa' (London, 1926) and, with her husband, 'The last of the Masai' (London 1901). She died on 20 February 1959, aged 88.
Extent
17 volume(s) : paper
Language of Materials
English
French
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Some of the newscuttings are delicate and prone to disintegration.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Hildegarde Hinde.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS.
Originator(s)
Hinde, Hildegarde Beatrice, d 1959, née Ginsburg
Geographic
- Africa (continent)
- Asia (continent)
- Cameroon (nation)
- Congo (nation)
- Eritrea (nation)
- Ethiopia (nation)
- Ghana (nation)
- Kenya (nation)
- Liberia (nation)
- Malawi (nation)
- Malay Peninsula (peninsula)
- Malaysia (nation)
- Nigeria (nation)
- Rhodesia (region (general))
- Somalia (nation)
- South Africa (nation)
- Sudan (nation)
- Tanzania (nation)
- Togo (nation)
- Uganda (nation)
- Zambia (nation)
- Zanzibar (inhabited place)
- Zimbabwe (nation)
- Date
- 2004-03-11 14:12:03+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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