| Title |
Ugandan papers |
| Reference |
RCMS 124/4 |
| Creator |
Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist |
| Covering Dates |
10 June 1902–15 Apr. 1903 |
| Extent and Medium |
10 volumes + 1 file; paper; Manuscript |
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| Content and context |
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Diaries, notes and reports recording Christy's research for the first Royal Society Sleeping Sickness Commission in Africa. The medical expedition was a response to the spreading Uganda Sleeping Sickness epidemic of 1901. Its aim was to elucidate the role of the Filaria perstans parasite in causing the disease. Christy travelled widely in Uganda, British and German East Africa, and the upper Sudan to map the distributions of the parasite and the disease. His findings were important in disproving the hypothetical causal relationship, and isolating sleeping sickness.
There are also letters from Christy reporting on his prospecting mission for the Uganda & East Africa Exploration Syndicate. It had despatched him to locate forests rich in the rubber producing tree Funtumia elastica, and to apply for concessions to them.
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| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Kenya |
| Sudan |
| Tanzania |
| Uganda |
| Christy, Cuthbert (1863-1932) explorer and zoologist |
| RCS/RCMS 124/4 contains: |
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Uganda diary. The diary (circa 80 pages) describes Christy's journey from London to Uganda, and his first tours of inspection for the Sleeping Sickness Commission. It also includes some zoological observations.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 volume; paper; Binding damaged, some loose leaves.; Manuscript. |
10 June 1902–24 Sept. 1902 |
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2
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Uganda diary. The diary (circa 80 pages) describes Christy's tours of inspection for the Sleeping Sickness Commission and includes some zoological observations.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 volume; paper; Binding damaged, loose leaves, back cover torn.; Manuscript. |
24 Sept. 1902–1902 |
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3
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Uganda diary. The diary (circa 80 pages) describes Christy's tours of inspection for the Sleeping Sickness Commission and includes some zoological observations.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 volume; paper; Binding damaged.; Manuscript. |
16 Dec. 1902–24 Jan. 1903 |
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4
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Uganda diary. The diary (circa 80 pages) describes Christy's tours of inspection for the Sleeping Sickness Commission and includes some zoological observations.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 volume; paper; Covers damaged.; Manuscript. |
25 Jan. 1903–10 Mar. 1903 |
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5
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Uganda diary. The diary (circa 80 pages) describes Christy's tours of inspection for the Sleeping Sickness Commission and includes some zoological observations.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 volume; paper; Covers damaged.; Manuscript. |
10 Mar. 1903–10 Apr. 1903 |
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6
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Uganda diary. The diary (circa 55 pages) includes a brief chronological and geographic summary of the results of Christy's tours of inspection for the Sleeping Sickness Commission.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 volume; paper; Binding damaged.; Manuscript. |
10 Apr. 1903–15 Apr. 1903 |
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Sleeping Sickness Commission notes. Nineteen loose leaves recording the distribution of filariae in the places Christy surveyed.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 file; paper; Manuscript. |
4 Sept. 1902–18 Jan. 1903 |
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8
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On the distribution of Filaria perstans in Uganda and elsewhere in tropical Africa. Two annotated copies of a report by Christy discussing the findings of his research, including charts of data and a map.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 file; paper; Mixed scripts. |
circa 1903 |
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9
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On the distribution of Filaria perstans and of enlarged glands (cervical and parotid) in equatorial East Africa. A report (46 leaves) by Christy discussing the findings of his research, including charts of data and a map.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 volume; paper; Mixed scripts. |
4 Nov. 1904 |
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10
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Uganda letter book. Copies of letters (circa 120 leaves) written by Christy to the Uganda and East Africa Exploration Syndicate. It had despatched him on a prospecting mission to locate forests rich in the Funtumia elastica tree, which was used for the production of rubber. Some of the letters include summaries of their contents in the margins.
Creator: Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932, explorer and zoologist.
1 volume; paper; First 58 leaves torn out, binding damaged.; Manuscript. |
22 Feb. 1905–24 Sept. 1905 |
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