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Newscuttings on Commonwealth emigration
| Title |
Newscuttings on Commonwealth emigration |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/RCMS 321 |
| Creator |
Longmore, Laura, fl 1948-1998 |
| Covering Dates |
1958–1968 |
| Extent and Medium |
4 boxes; paper; Mixed |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Laura Longmore, a British South African, graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1948. She was a lecturer in African life and administration and in anthropology at the University of Witwatersrand, and contributed to academic, medical and scientific journals. She undertook expeditions to study flora and fauna, bird life, archaeology and marine environments, and attended conferences on a range of subjects. Longmore was a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the Royal African Society, and a Fellow of the American Anthropological Association, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Commonwealth Society.
Newscuttings, published material, speeches and notes compiled by Laura Longmore regarding issues arising from Commonwealth emigration.
Presented by Laura Longmore.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Newscuttings on Commonwealth emigration, RCMS 321 |
| Further information |
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The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes works by Laura Longmore, 'The dispossessed' (RCMS 201), 'Political dilemma' (RCMS 202) and 'Polygamy' (RCMS 203), and miscellaneous papers (RCMS 204).
Indexed
This collection level description was created by RAS.
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| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| India |
| Jamaica |
| North and Central America |
| Pakistan |
| West Indies |
| Longmore, Laura (fl 1948-1998) |
| RCS/RCMS 321 contains: |
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Newscuttings.
122 plastic sleeves; Printed. |
1958–1968 |
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2
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Publications. Pamphlets, magazines and other published material concerning Commonwealth emigration.
1 envelope; Printed. |
1961–1968 |
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3
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Transcripts. Typescripts of speeches and extracts from published works relating to Commonwealth and immigration issues, written by various authors, but not by Laura Longmore.
1 folder; Typewritten. |
1961 |
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4
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Notes. A miscellaneous collection of notes probably dating from the 1960s, comprised mainly of short, typescript slips of paper.
1 envelope; Mixed. |
circa 1965 |
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