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Associated papers, 1938-01 - 1938-04

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BGND AS

Scope and Contents

Copy of Peel's diary, kept during an expedition to Libya and Egypt led by Brigadier Ralph Bagnold, in areas including Wadi el Aqaba and the Gilf Kebir Plateau.

Dates

  • Creation: 1938-01 - 1938-04

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Extent

1 item(s) : microform

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Copied with the permission of the original's owner in November 2004.

Existence and Location of Originals

The original diary is still in private hands.

Existence and Location of Copies

Further copy kept by the Rock Art Topographical Survey, University College London.

General

This fonds level description was prepared by Katharine Thomson of Churchill Archives Centre in December 2004. Biographical information taken from Professor Peel's entry in Who Was Who (A&C Black).

Originator(s)

Peel, Ronald Francis Edward Waite, 1912-1985, geographer

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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