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Papers of A.T. Matson
| Title |
Papers of A.T. Matson |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/RCMS 161
(former reference: MSS 46) |
| Creator |
Matson, Albert Thomas, 1915-1987 |
| Covering Dates |
1929–1994 |
| Extent and Medium |
5 boxes + 1 volume; paper; Mixed |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Albert Thomas Matson (1914-1987) was born in Sipson, Middlesex. He attended Southall Grammar School, and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1939. In 1944 he was appointed Health Inspector for the Colonial Service in Kenya, based initially at Kisii. From 1949 until his retirement he worked in Nandi District. Matson developed an interest in East African history, and contributed articles to the 'Kenya weekly news' and other periodicals. He retired at the age of 48 to focus on his writing, and settled in Seaford, Sussex. The first volume of his work 'Nandi resistance to British rule' was published in 1972. Matson died on 16 September 1987.
Published and unpublished writing by A.T. Matson, correspondence with D.H. Simpson, and extracts and cuttings from journals and newspapers.
Presented by Albert and Betty Matson, 1987-1988.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Papers of A.T. Matson, RCMS 161 |
| Further information |
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The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes Matson's article on the instructions issued in 1876 and 1878 to the pioneer Church Missionary Society parties to Karagwe and Uganda, RCMS 113/34, and Matson's correspondence with H.B. Thomas, RCMS 150/9/7.
MSS Addenda, vol. II. Indexed
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Kenya |
| Matson, Albert Thomas (1915-1987) |
| RCS/RCMS 161 contains: |
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1
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Published writing.
15 folders + 4 envelopes; Mixed. |
1957–1979 |
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2
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Drafts and unpublished writing.
8 envelopes, 4 folders + 1 volume; Mixed. |
1957–1994 |
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3
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Correspondence.
2 envelopes; Mixed. |
1962–1974 |
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4
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Journal extracts. Undated photocopies of manuscript extracts from 'Mengo/Uganda notes', 1900-1919 (including a few original printed pages), and the 'Uganda Church review', 1921-1933. There is also an edition of the 'Royal Commonwealth Society library notes', no. 280, August 1987.
1 envelope; Mixed. |
circa 1987 |
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5
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Obituaries.
36 plastic sleeves + 1 folder; Mixed. |
1929–1984 |
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6
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Newscuttings on Mau Mau. Newscuttings from 'The East African Standard', 'The Times' and 'The Guardian' on the Mau Mau uprising.
15 plastic sleeves; The cuttings are fragile and prone to disintegration.; Printed. |
1954–1955 |
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