Magburaka (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Diary, 1938-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 362/2/4
Scope and Contents
An account of Lanning's travel to Europe from Magburaka via Freetown after thirteenth months working in Sierra Leone's mining industry. The diary ends on 21 Feb. 1938 immediately before his ship's arrival at Marseilles (13 sheets).
Dates:
1938-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).
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Sierra Leone Letters, 1937-01 - 1938-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 362/2/1
Scope and Contents
A series of letters written by Lanning while employed by Gold & Base Metal Mines of Nigeria Limited. They discuss his work as a prospector and surveyor working in Makele, Makari and on and around the Pampana and Tebenko Rivers. Subjects include pay, accommodation, colleagues, road and camp organisation, drilling, dredging, soil samples, gold production, the supervision of labour, and mining prospects. Lanning also describes his social life and travel, and the region’s African peoples...
Dates:
1937-01 - 1938-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).