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Microfilm of photographs, films, notebooks and associated papers of Rev Dr Archibald Clive Irvine, relating to his military service and missionary work in Kenya.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1577

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Album, 1917, undated, of photographs of Blackpool, the voyage to South Africa with the RAMC, and wartime scenes in Cape Town and Durban (Acc.12016/1);

Album, 1919-1922, of mission and family photographs taken in Tumutumu, Kenya, and in Britain (Acc.12016/5);

Album entitled ‘Chogoria – the early days. The start to 12 October 1922’ (Acc.12016/6);

Album entitled ‘Chogoria early days, 1922-1930’ (Acc.12016/7); 

Album entitled ‘Chogoria 1930-1947’ (Acc.12016/8);

Incomplete album, 1942, undated, entitled ‘Chogoria, glimpses into the past in favour of Dr Irvine’ (Acc.12016/9);

Album entitled ‘Chogoria, 1947 to retirement 1961’ (Acc.12016/11);  

Album entitled ‘The Nairobi home, 1961-1968’ (Acc.12016/12);

Photographs, 1951-1996, undated (Acc.12016/14);

Photographs, 1961-1971 (Acc.12016/15);

Miscellaneous letters and papers, 1922-1996, undated (Acc.12016/16);

Album entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922-1927. Prototype of the Chogoria picture booklet’ (Acc.12016/17);

Printed leaflets, 1938-1959 on Chogoria Mission (Acc.12016/19).

Dates

  • Creation: [1917-1996.]

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

1 Reels

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Existence and Location of Originals

Acc.12016/1, 5-9, 11-12, 14-17, 19.

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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

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