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Correspondence of William Wallace
| Title |
Correspondence of William Wallace |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/RCMS 148
(former reference: MSS 448) |
| Creator |
Wallace, William Thomas Ewart, b 1867 |
| Covering Dates |
1916–1929 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 folder; paper; Mixed |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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William Thomas Ewart Wallace was born on 29 June 1867, and educated at St George's Cathedral College, Cape Town. He joined the British South African Company in 1889, and served in various military units. He was Captain in the 4th 'The King's' (Liverpool) Regiment in South Africa, 1899-1902, and Superintendent of an R.E. Telegraph Construction Party in Southern Nigeria, 1903-1905. He was seconded as Assistant Postmaster-General in Uganda in 1912. Wallace was transferred to the Gold Coast as Deputy Postmaster-General the following year, a post he held until his retirement through ill health in 1928. During the First World War he served in Togoland and in the Ministry of Munitions in London, 1916-1917. Later he lived in South Africa. He was a Fellow of the R.C.I., 1910-1932.
Letters and related papers concerning William Wallace's life in Africa and his retirement.
The provenance of the collection is unknown.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Correspondence of William Wallace, RCMS 148 |
| Further information |
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MSS Addenda, vol. I. Indexed
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Ghana |
| Wallace, William Thomas Ewart (b 1867) |
| RCS/RCMS 148 contains: |
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Carlyle Club. Letters to Wallace and papers regarding membership of the club. There is an accompanying, unrelated letter regarding Wallace's leave from the Gold Coast.
4 pages, 3 cards, 2 envelopes + 2 pamphlets. |
1916–1920 |
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Bank of West Africa. An account book with two loose inserted photographs, presumably of Wallace.
2 photographs + 1 volume. |
1926–1928 |
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Gold Coast Rifle Team. Letters relating to Wallace's captaincy of the team at Bisley, with accounts and an honorary membership card of the Army Rifle Association.
19 pages + 1 card. |
1928 |
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Finance. Letters to Wallace concerned primarily with financial matters, including insurance and purchases.
9 pages. |
22 May 1928–2 Oct. 1928 |
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Retirement. Correspondence regarding Wallace's retirement, including appreciative letters from Africans and letters and papers concerning his pension.
26 pages. |
5 Oct. 1926–21 Aug. 1929 |
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Post retirement. Letters to Wallace relating to his life after retirement, including his efforts to find employment.
11 pages. |
11 June 1928–2 Aug. 1929 |
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