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Add MS 89439
- Record Id:
- 032-003780660
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003780660
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100115473911.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89439
- Title:
- Diary of Major Henry Sparke Stabb during the Anglo-Zulu War
- Scope & Content:
-
Diary of Major Henry Sparke Stabb, Durban to Fort Victoria, South Africa, 14 June to 3 September 1879.
The diary, written in pencil in a field notebook, records Stabb’s account of the battle of Ulundi, a meeting with King Cetawayo [Cetshwayo kaMpande] and a visit to the battleground at Rorke's Drift, six months after the British defeat of the Zulu army there.The diary also records details of Stabb’s hotel stays, meals and meetings with friends and colleagues.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003780660
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003780660
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1879
- End Date:
- 1879
- Date Range:
- 14 Jun 1879-3 Sep 1879
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- Owned by the descendants of Henry Stabbe until offered for sale at auction in 2019.
- Former Internal References:
- deposit 11252
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased at Bonhams, London, Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs sale, 4 December 2019, lot 6.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Cetshwayo kaMpande, King of the Zulu Kingdom, c 1826-1884
Stabb, Henry Sparke, British army officer, 1835-1888