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- 1899-1932 (Creation)
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5 production units.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Arthur William Dunk (c 1871-1942) served in the City Imperial Volunteers during the Boer War 1899-1900.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/446 1899-1932 Collection 5 production units. Dunk , Arthur William , 1871-1942 , Boer War soldier
Arthur William Dunk (c 1871-1942) served in the City Imperial Volunteers during the Boer War 1899-1900.
These records were deposited in Guildhall Library in 1980 and were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in the same year. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of Arthur William Dunk, Boer War soldier in the City Imperial Volunteers, comprising official papers; letters and postcards written home during his service; notebooks providing itinerary of travels in South Africa; and menu cards and programmes for dinners of the City Imperial Volunteers Old Comrades Association.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For records of the City Imperial Volunteers, and a history, see CLA/051 and CLC/528.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers Family correspondence Archives Personal archives State security Armed forces Veterans Veterans' associations Organizations Military organizations Nonfiction Diaries War diaries Boer War (1899-1902) Wars (events) City of London Imperial Volunteers , Corporation of London South Africa Southern Africa City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Prose Literary forms and genres Literature
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These records were deposited in Guildhall Library in 1980 and were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in the same year. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Records of Arthur William Dunk, Boer War soldier in the City Imperial Volunteers, comprising official papers; letters and postcards written home during his service; notebooks providing itinerary of travels in South Africa; and menu cards and programmes for dinners of the City Imperial Volunteers Old Comrades Association.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For records of the City Imperial Volunteers, and a history, see CLA/051 and CLC/528.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English