GB 0102 PP MS 40 - Hake, George Gordon

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GB 0102 PP MS 40

Title

Hake, George Gordon

Date(s)

  • Created 1891-1904 (Creation)

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4 boxes

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Biographical history

George Gordon Hake was born in 1847. He spent thirteen years from 1891 working in southern Africa, initially with the British South Africa Company and later with the Tanganyika Telegraph Service during 1889 and 1903 in the Mashonaland area. He died in 1903 and was buried at Port Herald.

George Gordon Hake was closely connected to the Rossetti family in their later years, acting as a 'minder' to Dante Gabriel Rossetti during one of their family holidays. Christina Rossetti was also godmother to his daughter Ursula.

Archival history

GB 0102 PP MS 40 Created 1891-1904 Collection (fonds) 4 boxes Hake , George Gordon , 1847-1903 , South African businessman
George Gordon Hake was born in 1847. He spent thirteen years from 1891 working in southern Africa, initially with the British South Africa Company and later with the Tanganyika Telegraph Service during 1889 and 1903 in the Mashonaland area. He died in 1903 and was buried at Port Herald.

George Gordon Hake was closely connected to the Rossetti family in their later years, acting as a 'minder' to Dante Gabriel Rossetti during one of their family holidays. Christina Rossetti was also godmother to his daughter Ursula.

Donated in 1964.

Papers, 1891-1904, of and relating to George Hake, comprising his letters, 1891-1903, to his wife and children during the time of his work in southern Africa; a letter concerning his death, 1904; miscellaneous material collected by Hake, comprising extracts of correspondence relating to the British South Africa Company in Mashonaland and Matabeleland, 1893, and copies of the Rhodesia Chronicle and Mashonaland Advertiser, 1892-1893.

The correspondence is arranged in chronological order.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English

Unpublished handlist.

The School of Oriental and African Studies also holds the papers of George Gordon Hake's grandson, Andrew Hake (Ref: PP MS 46).

Letters to the Hakes from Christina Rossetti are held at the British Library.

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Donated in 1964.

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Scope and content

Papers, 1891-1904, of and relating to George Hake, comprising his letters, 1891-1903, to his wife and children during the time of his work in southern Africa; a letter concerning his death, 1904; miscellaneous material collected by Hake, comprising extracts of correspondence relating to the British South Africa Company in Mashonaland and Matabeleland, 1893, and copies of the Rhodesia Chronicle and Mashonaland Advertiser, 1892-1893.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

The correspondence is arranged in chronological order.

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Unrestricted.

Conditions governing reproduction

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The School of Oriental and African Studies also holds the papers of George Gordon Hake's grandson, Andrew Hake (Ref: PP MS 46).

Finding aids

Unpublished handlist.

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Letters to the Hakes from Christina Rossetti are held at the British Library.

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School of Oriental and African Studies

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Language(s)

  • English

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