Letters (MS 53489i)
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Material Information

Title:
Letters (MS 53489i)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Scrapbook on East African History and Geography
Creator:
Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten and typescript manuscript : Hand and typed scripts on thin paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili language ( LCSH )
Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( LCNA )
Genre:
Letter
Correspondence ( LCTGM )
Personal correspondence ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Coordinates:
-4.05466 x 39.66359

Notes

Abstract:
This section of MS 53489 contains letter by Rev. Taylor possibly given to Hichens by Alice Werner. In one letter, Taylor discusses the decision taken by the Swahili Committee to classify Swahili dialects into northern and southern. This section also contains a small cut flash folder with scattered notes, some unreadable. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition: circa 1890s AD (circa 1307 A.H.)
General Note:
Languages: English (Roman script)
General Note:
Extent: 19 leaves
General Note:
Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 22 June 1945
General Note:
Incipit: Dear Sir, Excuse any indifiniteness in my answers to your very definite and interesting questions.
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/68615291
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 53489 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53489i ( SOAS manuscript number )