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LevelFile
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)JC34/3/2/1-3
TitleAlbums compiled by Mary Chamberlain relating to the tour of South Africa undertaken in the company of her husband
Extent3 vols
Date1902-1903
DescriptionAlbums relate to their engagements during the tour; they contain press cuttings from South African and English presses, various printed material, post-cards, photographs, illustrations and personal memorabilia; they were possibly compiled, and certainly bound, at a later date after Mary Chamberlain's second marriage, as the lettering on the volumes read 'Mrs Mary Carnegie'
Comprising /1 'Volume I', 1902, includes photographs of Joseph and Mary Chamberlain at Mombassa, and on board their ship, correspondence to Mary Chamberlain, and ephemera presented to her; /2 'Volume II', 1902-1903, includes post-cards, calling-cards, correspondence to Mary and Joseph Chamberlain, and photographs of Mafeking, Bloemfontein, and General Colley's grave; /3 'Volume III', 1902-1903, includes post-cards, calling-cards, and Christmas cards, photographs and programmes of engagements
Access StatusOpen

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