Wilkin, W. H. (Walter Harold), 1876-. Autograph letters signed addressed to Rupert Shoolbred, Scotland, written while on a hunting safari in Kenya
Object Details
- General note
- Each letter is in its original envelope with stamp. M198 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 5: Manuscripts
- Extent
- 9 Items (Correspondence, 4.5 x 7 in.)
- Date
- 1910 June 25 - October 23
- Container
- Item M198
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email [email protected] for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- The safari went from Nairobi to Meru to Chanler Falls to the Lorian Swamp. The letters give detailed descriptions on almost a daily basis of game encountered and hunted.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890735-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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