Diaries of John Laing in India and Europe
Scope and Contents
Diaries with inserted photographs, drawings and other items.
Dates
- Creation: 1873-10-18 - 1875-01-23
Creator
- Laing, John William (b c 1846) (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
John William Laing was born around 1846, the second son of James Laing of Glasgow. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, on 7 June 1865, aged 19. He was made a S.C.L. and B.A. at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, in 1872, and that year received an M.A. from Christ Church. Laing left London for a tour of India on 26 June 1873, and reached Bombay via the Cape in October of that year. He also travelled in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Extent
2 volume(s)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Fred Yeomans, Victoria, B.C., through Colonel Eric Parker, Hon. Sec. of the Vancouver Island Branch R.C.S., June 1975.
General
This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Laing, John William, b c 1846
- Date
- 2004-02-12 16:14:01+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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