GB 0402 JSS - SMITH, Joseph S Kellet

1 box, 3 files

GB 0402 JSS 1895-1897 Collection level 1 box, 3 files Smith , Joseph S Kellet , fl 1875 , surgeon

Joseph S Kellet Smith was a surgeon who was attached to an expedition lead by R I Money in the country west of Lake Nyasa, [Malawi], 1875.

Donated to the RGS by his son, 1975.

Papers of Joseph S Kellet Smith, 1895, concerning explorations in the country west of Lake Nyasa including diary, Jun-Sep, 1895; five unpublished short stories, 'The revolution of Benjamin-wad-Wiri', 'The Lake Trader', 'The sacrificial altar of the Sandili', 'The Brimming cup' and 'The thraldom of Stephen Clinch'; loose pages, untitled, beginning, 'A man's enjoyment of golf...'; fifteen chapters of an unpublished book based on events of the 1895 expedition with 38 photographic prints prepared as illustrations including of river Shire, Hora camp, tribesmen and river steamers.

Original order.

Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

English

Collection level description available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.

22 March 2001; May 2008. African cultures African history Central Africa Diaries Documents Fiction Geographical exploration Geography Information sources Literary forms and genres Literature Malawi National cultures National history Nonfiction Primary documents Prose Smith , Joseph S Kellet , fl 1875 , surgeon

Donated to the RGS by his son, 1975.

Papers of Joseph S Kellet Smith, 1895, concerning explorations in the country west of Lake Nyasa including diary, Jun-Sep, 1895; five unpublished short stories, 'The revolution of Benjamin-wad-Wiri', 'The Lake Trader', 'The sacrificial altar of the Sandili', 'The Brimming cup' and 'The thraldom of Stephen Clinch'; loose pages, untitled, beginning, 'A man's enjoyment of golf...'; fifteen chapters of an unpublished book based on events of the 1895 expedition with 38 photographic prints prepared as illustrations including of river Shire, Hora camp, tribesmen and river steamers.

Original order.

Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

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English

Collection level description available in the Foyle Reading Room.

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.

• Engels