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Alfred Plummer Travel Diaries
Fonds
Reference code: 437
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries recording the travel experiences of the Reverend Alfred Plummer in Germany and England. The earlier diaries cover his visits to Germany and Austria in 1869 and 1889 and include some photographs and newspaper cuttings, while the later diaries document his travels in England between 1916 and 1919, notably in Shropshire, Hertfordshire and Devon. Again they include many newspaper cuttings and photographs, and also some of Plummer’s reflections on World War 1.
Dates:
1869 - 1919
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Fearnsides Collection
Collection
Reference code: FEA1
Scope and Contents
A collection of printed books on geology assembled mainly by W.G. Fearnsides, Professor of Geology at the University of Sheffield from 1913 to 1945. The collection which bears Fearnsides´ name comprises books of historical interest of the 19th and 20th centuries, primarily but not exclusively relating to the British Isles, assembled by himself, with some later additions. The earliest title is a volume on fossils by James Parkinson: Organic remains of a former world (London,...
Dates:
1808 - 1990
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Knoop Far East Photographic Collection
Fonds
Reference code: SLI 5
Scope and Contents
A collection of approximately 1,600 photographic images, some duplicated, assembled by Douglas Knoop on a world tour undertaken in 1913 and 1914.The collection consists of slides, photographs, negatives and postcards, in colour and black and white. The images cover natural features, human interest such as street scenes, and major events such as earthquakes, as well as incidental events on the tour (e.g. on board ship). The countries recorded include India, Ceylon,...
Dates:
1913 - 1914
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Rudmose Brown Collection
Fonds
Reference code: 252
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence and other material of Robert Neal Rudmose Brown, Professor of Geography at Sheffield University, and relates to his writings on, and interest in, Polar exploration in the period 1922-1937. The letters are mainly written to Rudmose Brown by others, including fellow Polar scientists and explorers, about his books on Polar exploration: 'A Naturalist at the Poles: the Life, Work and Voyages of Dr. W.S. Bruce the Polar Explorer' (1923); and...
Dates:
1922 - 1937
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives