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Date(s)
- late 1800's - early 1900's (Accumulation)
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Fonds
Extent and medium
2 items
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Reverend Henry Adams was one of four men who came to South Africa in 1878 with Henry Brougham Bousfield, who became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Pretoria.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donation from Fiona Adams in 2017.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The two scrapbooks contain press clippings, pamphlets and other printed material from Reverend Henry Adams, are of 4 men who came to South Africa in 1878 with the first Bishop of Pretoria, HB Bousfield. In addition, there are transcripts that outline the content of the scrapbooks including a letter titled Bound for Pretoria.
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Conditions governing access
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Script of material
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Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
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Existence and location of originals
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Publication note
Two series of articles in the scrapbooks are included in "Bound for Pretoria - The travel writings of Henry Adams , 1878-1879". edited by Fiona Adams 2016.
Notes area
Note
Word transcriptions also supplied. Scans of both scrapbooks are supplied as PDFs.