African land utilisation and settlement, Kenya
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose prints (originally 80 but lacking No. 75) measuring approximately 155 x 105 mm., with typewritten explanatory captions on the reverse. The collection, which illustrates the progress of land utilisation and betterment schemes in various districts of Kenya is identical, apart from minor variations, with the illustrations in the 'African Land Utilisation and Settlement Report 1962.'
Photographs by the Aircraft Operating Company of Africa Limited, Johannesburg (Nos. 6 and 14), the Chief Field Zoologist, Kenya Veterinary Department (No. 18), the Central Office of Information, London (Nos. 21-25) and the African Information Office, Nairobi (the remainder, excepting Nos. 59-61).
Dates
- Creation: 1955
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).
Extent
79 item(s) (79 images)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good condition.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received by the Royal Empire Society 17th November 1955.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche number 77.
General
This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Various
Geographic
- Date
- 2006-09-19 14:16:01+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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