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Papers of Laura Longmore

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 204

Scope and Contents

Articles and lectures by Laura Longmore and collected press cuttings and published material. The collection is accompanied by four pieces of correspondence with Terry Barringer, R.C.S. Librarian, 1998.

Dates

  • 1958 - 1998

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

Laura Longmore, a British South African, graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1948. She was a lecturer in African life and administration and in anthropology at the University of Witwatersrand, and contributed to academic, medical and scientific journals. She undertook expeditions to study flora and fauna, bird life, archaeology and marine environments, and attended conferences on a range of subjects. Longmore was a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the Royal African Society, and a Fellow of the American Anthropological Association, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Extent

1 archive box(es) (1 box) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 5

Other Finding Aids

MSS Addenda, vol. III.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Laura Longmore, October 1998.

Related Materials

The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes works by Laura Longmore, 'The dispossessed' (RCMS 201), 'Political dilemma' (RCMS 202) and 'Polygamy' (RCMS 203).

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

Longmore, Laura, fl 1948-1998

Includes index.
Date
2003-12-04 10:15:53+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
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Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom


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