Collection GB 1446 MS 7 - STANNUS, Hugh Stannus (1877-1957): paper on tattooing in Nyasaland

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GB 1446 MS 7 [1927] collection 1 item Stannus , Hugh Stannus , 1877-1957 , physician , Major

Hugh Stannus Stannus, consulting physician and specialist in tropical diseases was appointed Medical Officer to the King's African Rifles in British Central Africa [Malawi], in 1905 and carried out research into various tropical diseases particularly pellagra and sleeping sickness. He made an intense study of anthropology and ethnology and published a monograph on the Wa-Yao people. He was elected FRCP in 1931. In 1914 he became principal medical officer of the Nyasa-Rhodesian forces operating in Southern German East Africa [Tanganiyka (Tanzania)].

Presented by the author, 7 Jan 1927.

Paper by Hugh Stannus entitled 'The practice of scarification (tattooing) among the natives of Nyasaland', [1927], including diagrams and map.

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11 leaves, plates, map (photos.). 33 x 20 cm. Typescript.

Grey paper boards, brown cloth spine.

Collection level description available in the Institute's reading room.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

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Presented by the author, 7 Jan 1927.

Paper by Hugh Stannus entitled 'The practice of scarification (tattooing) among the natives of Nyasaland', [1927], including diagrams and map.

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Appointments are necessary for all visits; please contact the archivist by email to arrange; a fee of £10 is payable by all visitors except Fellows and Members; membership details can be found on the RAI web site; access to material referring to the most recent thirty years is restricted; some material is very fragile and may not be available for view; a few items are of restricted or forbidden access.

Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.

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Collection level description available in the Institute's reading room.

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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