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41 photographs of Peter S. Kirkwood, teacher at Livingstonia, Malawi.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13580

Scope and Contents

41 photographs of Peter Scott Kirkwood, teacher at Livingstonia, Malawi.

Peter Scott Kirkwood was appointed as a teacher to Overtoun Institution in 1906. He married Janet Gilmour in 1910, and the couple`s first child, Janet Hinshaw Kirkwood, was born in April 1913. Kirkwood returned to Scotland in 1915 on furlough, and spent part of the First World War on service with the Y.M.C.A.

After the birth of his son in January 1918, and leaving his wife behind in Scotland, Kirkwood sailed again for Livingstonia on the Japanese steamer, `Hirano Maru`. The boat was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the Irish coast, and most of those on board perished, including Peter Kirkwood.

Dates

  • Creation: 1906-1930

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (40 loose prints and 1 mounted)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, Professor Elisabeth Davenport.13580

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland
Date
23 12 2014
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
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