PERCY MACQUEEN COLLECTION, 1965
Scope and Contents
Five slim volumes of notes by Percy MacQueen on the methods of learning languages and Latin which are handwritten and include typed indexes; also a typescript manuscript explaining his career as Administrator in the Indian Civil Service and regrets at not learning to speak all the dialects. There is a note in the correspondence between MacQueen and the Librarian to say that the volumes were originally loose leaf and then later bound.
Dates
- Creation: 1965
Biographical / Historical
Born 13 Nov 1883, Selwyn 1902-1904, Administrator in the Indian Civil Service. Collected folk songs.
Extent
6 volume(s) (1 box) : Paper
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given to College by Percy Macqueen in 1965
Originator(s)
MACQUEEN, Percy
Finding aid date
2006-04-11 15:44:34+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Selwyn College Archives Repository
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