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Gardiner, Rolf, 1902-1971 (Conservationist and writer)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence: George Shepperson with Rolf Gardiner, and others, 1971-1983

 File — Box CLX-A-24: Series Coll-490/22; Series Coll-490/23
Identifier: Coll-490/23/RG(B)
Scope and Contents Concerns Rolf Gardiner's account of his work in Malawi, his conservation experiments, schemes that were lost, and his writings.10. Rolf Gardiner has had his records of work, and impressions of Central Africa in particular from 1947, put together and excerpts of the more interesting, descriptive and historical passages typed. Describes his frustration over constructive plans for land use and landscape treatment of the region between Chileka and Blantyre. 13 January...
Dates: 1971-1983
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson / File 23 / Rolf Gardiner

Letters from Rolf Gardiner, to Henry Williamson, c 1960s

 File — Box CLX-A-24: Series Coll-490/22; Series Coll-490/23
Identifier: Coll-490/23/RG(E)
Scope and Contents

Rolf Gardiner expresses his appreciation of Williamson's books and describes the emotions they arouse. Comments upon the poets of the war generation and those that followed.


Including:


5-6. Appeal for the release of Rudolf Hess. He asks Henry Williamson to lend his weight to a petition. 4 and 5 February 1967.

Dates: c 1960s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson / File 23 / Rolf Gardiner

Rolf Gardiner, c 1936-1968

 File — Box CLX-A-28: Series Coll-490/A-G
Identifier: Coll-490/E
Scope and Contents

File of Gardiner's publications on Africa (especially Nyasaland) made up by Rolf Gardiner for George Shepperson. Typescripts, copies, extracts: extracts taken from the bound volume of Nyasaland Reports, 1947-1954, 1955-1962, 1963-1970; articles taken from 'Published Articles and Letters', 1943-1949; extracts from articles, 1949-1957, and typecript report entitled "The Nchima Tea and Tung estates Limites - report of a visit by the Chairman. June 14 - June 28, 1968".

Dates: c 1936-1968
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson / File "A-G"