Scope and Contents
A collection of 3 albums (now disbound) containing a small number of original photographs as well as letters, pamphlets, press cuttings and memoranda. The photographs are spread throughout volumes 1 and 2. Volume 3, 1913- (which was marked vol. IV inside) has no original photographs. Images reproduced in cuttings and articles are not listed.
Dates
- Creation: 1910 - 1912
Creator
- Sedgwick, Thomas E, 1929 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Thomas Sedgwick (d. 1929) was a vigorous advocate of juvenile emigration. He led a party of fifty British boys to New Zealand in 1910 to carry out farm work, and took a further fifty boys to Ontario in 1912.
Extent
8 archive box(es) (9 images in 8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The original scrap-books have been disbound.
Other Finding Aids
The albums are described at RCMS 31 in the manuscripts catalogue, and are stored in the Manuscripts Collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Thomas Sedgwick in 1928.
Bibliography
General
This collection level description was entered by KS and RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Sedgwick, Thomas E, d 1929
- Date
- 2003-03-28 09:52:40+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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