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1. Add MS 62908 A-C

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Add MS 62908 A-C
Title:
GRINDROD DIARY: diary of Mrs Katherine Peterkin Grindrod, née Adamson (1862-1940), wife of George Herbert Grindrod, principally concerning her residence in Siam; 1892-1894. With a typewritten copy, 1982. The preface to the latter (62908 C, ff. 2-3) gives biographical details of Mrs Grindrod, who was one of a group of teachers engaged by the Siamese crown to set up a school for royalty and nobility; she was also the compiler of Siam: a Geographical Summary (1895). Presented by Dr R. D. Hill, ...
Scope & Content:
Voyages and Travels: Katherine Peterkin Grindrod, wife of G H Grindrod: Kingdom of Siam: Diaries and Memoranda: Diary, etc., by Katherine Peterkin Grindrod rel. to teaching in Siam: 1892-1894: Partly typewritten.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1892-1982
Extent:

3 items

2. Add MS 62908 A

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Add MS 62908 A
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Scope & Content:
GRINDROD DIARY. Vol. I A. Bangkok; 23 May-7 Dec. 1892. ff. i+170. Notebook bound in black cloth. 177 x 120mm.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1892-7 Dec 1892
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 62908 B

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Add MS 62908 B
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Scope & Content:
GRINDROD DIARY. Vol. I B. Siam, voyage, London; Feb.-Oct. 1894, followed by four addenda on small detached sheets (ff. 57-77), chiefly concerning the Grindrods' patron, Sir Robert Morant. ff. x+79. In Smith's Diary and Almanac. 250 x 205mm. includes: ff. 57-77 Sir Robert Laurie Morant, Per...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1894-Oct 1894
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 62908 C

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Add MS 62908 C
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Scope & Content:
GRINDROD DIARY. Vol. I C (ff. 251). Typewritten copy of 62908 A and B, with the four addenda and a preface by Dr R. D. Hill, Reader in Geography at the University of Hong Kong; 1982. Dr R. D. Hill, Reader in Geography at University of Hong Kong: Preface to Mrs K. P. Grindrod's diary by Dr R. D....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1982
Extent:
1 item