Janus: Africa miscellanea

RCS/RCMS 113 contains:
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31	East African papers of Sir Percy Anderson
32	Letters from Ernest Berkeley to Percy Anderson
33	Correspondence regarding Mackinnon Road
34	Instructions to C.M.S parties
35	Diary of Sir John Ponsonby
36	Princess Margaret in East Africa, 1956
37	Diary and letters of Ernest Gedge
38	Ernest Millar collection
39	Account of the return of the Kabaka to Uganda
40	Reminiscences of the Asian community in the West Nile District
41	Stanley's journey through Ankole, 1889
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Africa miscellanea

Title	Princess Margaret in East Africa, 1956
Reference	RCMS 113/36 (former reference: MSS 468)
Creator	Royal Commonwealth Society
Covering Dates	1956
Extent and Medium	1 folder; paper/photograph; Mixed scripts

Content and context

Princess Margaret (1930-2002) visited East Africa in 1956.

Ten pieces of typescript correspondence between the R.C.S. and its members in East Africa asking the latter for reports on the visit of Princess Margaret. There is also an edition of 'The month in Tanganyika', 30 October 1956 (7 pages), describing events in that country, and two photographs of Tanganyika and eight photographs of Mauritius relating to the visit.

Received by the R.C.S., 1956.

Further information

Several accounts of the visit were published in 'United empire', vol. XLVII, pp. 203-206.

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), pp. 102. Indexed

Index Terms

Africa

Mauritius

Tanzania

Royal Commonwealth Society

Margaret Rose (1930-2002) Princess, daughter of George VI

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