| RCS/RCMS 113 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 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 |
| 42 |
Letter and photographs of Bishop Hannington |
| 43 |
Obituary of Ernest Balfour Haddon |
| 44 |
Memoirs of George Nightingale |
| 45 |
Uganda Railway Survey diaries |
| 46 |
Visitors' book of Alice Hobley |
| 47 |
Diary of Charles Hobley |
| 48 |
Photographs of Nandi Scouts |
| 49 |
Letter from Harold Lambert on Kenya |
| See later --> |
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Africa miscellanea
| Title |
Memoirs of George Nightingale |
| Reference |
RCMS 113/44
(former reference: MSS 46) |
| Creator |
Nightingale, George, 1901-1986 |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1984 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 folder; paper; Mixed scripts |
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| Content and context |
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George Nightingale (1901-1986), the son of a London insurance agent, arrived in East Africa in 1914, and settled in Kenya. He worked at first as a farm assistant, and thereafter had a variety of different jobs. From 1932 to 1947 he was employed in the Agricultural Department. During the Mau Mau troubles he built Home Guard posts. Through his work Nightingale was involved in different aspects of the life of the settler community.
An undated photocopy of Nightingale's memoirs describing his life from his years growing up in England to his time in East Africa, 198 pages. There is a typescript introduction by A.T. Matson written in 1984, 3 pages.
Presented by Dr Anne Thurston and Dr A.T. Matson.
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| Further information |
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MSS Addenda, vol. II. Indexed
The original of Nightingale's memoirs was deposited at Rhodes House Library, Oxford, in April 1985.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Kenya |
| Nightingale, George (1901-1986) |
| No further on-line information. |
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