Diaries of Frederick Thomas Morrison
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of diaries kept during Morrison's service as an engineer with the Africa Lakes Company, 1882-1887, as well as engravings and photographs of subjects around the lakes and rivers.
Dates
- Creation: 1882-1887
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Frederick Thomas Morrison was for a time an engineer in the Africa Lakes Company. The Company had been set up by the Moir brothers who were joint managers of the firm. The Africa Lakes Company Ltd. plied steamers along Lake Nyasa and the Zambezi and Shire Rivers in East Africa in the late nineteenth century.
Extent
1 folder, 5 diaries and/or notebooks
Physical Location
Gen. 1803-1809
Other Finding Aids
Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material acquired from a private individual in Swaziland and from the Centre for African Studies, Edinburgh University, 1972, Accession no. E71.36.
Accruals
Check the local Indexes for details of any additions.
Subject
- Morrison, Frederick Thomas, fl. 1885, Engineer (Person)
- The African Lakes Company Limited (1878-1982) (Organization)
- Title
- Diaries of Frederick Thomas Morrison (fl. 1885)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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