Janus: Thompson collection on Northern Rhodesia/Zambia

RCS contains:
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Y304H-L	G.H. Williams' collection on North Africa
Y304M-O	W. Powell collection on Africa 1930s
Y304P	Lubumbashi Falls collection
Y3051A	Views of Nyasaland [i.e. Malawi] 1885-86
Y3051B	Photographs of Nyasaland [i.e. Malawi], c. 1955
Y30521C	Thompson collection on Northern Rhodesia/Zambia
Y3052B	Photographs of Mashonaland and Matabeleland
Y3052C	Alexander Russell Southern Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe] photographs, 1900-1901
Y3052D	Alexander Russell Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe] photographs 1900-7
Y3052E	Views of the Victorian Falls
Y30547A	General Photographs of Basutoland (Lesotho)
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Thompson collection on Northern Rhodesia/Zambia

Title	Thompson collection on Northern Rhodesia/Zambia
Reference	GBR/0115/Y30521C
Creator	Thompson, Reginald Sigston, b 1920
Covering Dates	1947–1968
Extent and Medium	66 images; photograph; Good condition unless otherwise stated.
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

Reginald Sigston Thompson was born in 1920, and served in the Northern Rhodesian/ Zambian Provincial Administration from 1947-1968.

Collection of black and white photographs arranged under broad headings in approximate chronological order within each heading, the majority of which were captioned by R.S. Thompson at the time of donation. The photographs marked 'O' are official photographs, it is probable that most of the others are by Thompson.

Presented to The Royal Commonwealth Society by Reginald Sigston Thompson in December 1982.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Thompson collection on Northern Rhodesia/Zambia, Y30521C

Further information

Indexed

This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche number 147-148.

Index Terms

Africa

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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