George Cansdale's collection on the Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana] 1938-1948
Scope and Contents
Many images of woodland and logging scenes. The original numbering of the images has been followed.
Dates
- Creation: 1938 - 1948
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
George Soper Cansdale (b. 1909) was in the Colonial Forest Service of the Gold Coast from 1934 until 1948, when he returned to England to become Superintendent of the Zoological Society of London and to write numerous zoological books and articles.
Extent
97 item(s) (97 images on 1 CD) : cd
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
good condition
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by M D Swaine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, in February 2006.
General
This collection level description was entered by WS using information from an excel spreadsheet compiled by M D Swaine.
Originator(s)
Cansdale, George Soper, 1909-1993, zoologist
Subject
- Cansdale, George Soper, 1909 (Person)
Geographic
- Date
- 2006-06-19 12:07:03+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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