Manuscripts
South Africa, (1897-1963)
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Africa, Near East
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Includes train(s): The Blue Train; The Drakensberg Express. Includes photographs and route guides for the Blue Train (Pretoria and Johannesburg to Cape Town, 1974); several other South African Railways brochures; Namibia, Egypt and others. Note: No people of color are shown in most of the photos of these materials until a 1989 brochure on the Blue Train.
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A Chart of the Ocean between South America and Africa
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"With the Tracks of Dr. Edmund [sic.] Halley in 1700 and Monsr. Lozier Bouvet in 1738." "T. Jefferys sculp." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 163 152678 Chart of the Ocean between South America and Africa.
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Stewart, W. 2 letters (1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Johannesburg, South Africa
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He expresses many concerns about the war and Nazi intrigue and the many internal problems of racial hatred in South Africa.
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Letters on fruit trees in South Africa
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Six letters from fruit growers in South Africa writing for advice on growing fruit trees (particularly peach trees), including those acquired from California. In addition to writing of soil conditions and difficulty with fruit production, the authors also reference World War II, including their own losses and experiences and its impact on fruit exports. Also includes a letter from Weldon to Mrs. Una Winter, a newspaper article on Weldon, and a table of contents from his book Know your orchard problems (1946).
mssHM 73088-73096
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Philippines, (1911-1929)
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Life in the Philippines Fifty Years Ago; Comments on the Political and Economic Status of the Philippines issued by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the Director of Education for the Calendar Year 1929; The Torch published by the Senior Class of the Philippine Normal School; Economic Conditions in the Philippines by Hugo H. Miller
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Japan, (1919-1963)
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Booklets; clippings (information artifacts); invitations; location maps; magazines (periodicals); postcards; printed ephemera; Supplement to International Gleanings from Japan, No. 14; NYK Line: Shopping Around the World; The Present Situation in Shanghai by Kaname Wakasugi Included: Japanese Income-Tax Law translated by J.E. de Becker, LL.B., D.C.L.; The Russo-Japanese War: An Account of the Russo-Japanese Conflict
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