Reference code
ZA UCT BC501
Title
Riddell Donation
Date(s)
- 1846-1857 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Three items
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs N Riddell, Salisbury (now Harare), Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), in 1972.
Scope and content
Letter addressed to Miss Eagar from Tho. R Myhill (?), a ship’s officer, dated Simon’s Town, 28 Nov 1846.
Letter addressed to “My dear Anne” from Hamilton Ross, dated Cape Town, 9 Jun 1851 (or 1857).
Invitation from the Governor and Lady Smith, addressed to Miss Eagar, to a ball in celebration of the Queen’s birthday, 24 May (no year given).
Letter addressed to “My dear Anne” from Hamilton Ross, dated Cape Town, 9 Jun 1851 (or 1857).
Invitation from the Governor and Lady Smith, addressed to Miss Eagar, to a ball in celebration of the Queen’s birthday, 24 May (no year given).
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System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
No restrictions apply
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Alternative identifier(s)
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Eagar, Miss (Subject)
- Ross, Hamilton (Subject)
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2013
Language(s)
- English