Charles Edwin Spooner collection, 1904-1907/09

Archive Collection
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  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 115 RCS/Y3031I
  • Dates of Creation
      1904-1988-03
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      3 item(s) 3 images

Scope and Content

A collection of modern copy prints made from copy negatives. The copy negatives were made from original prints in the possession of the granddaughter of C.E. Spooner, Mrs Diana Messenger.
Charles Edwin Spooner was born in Wales and after education at Trinity College Dublin and engineering training, commenced his career with North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways. From 1876 to 1891, he worked in Ceylon for the Surveys Department. In 1891 he was appointed State Engineer for Selangor and in 1901 General Manager of the Federated Malay States Railways. He was a keen sportsman and amateur artist.

Access Information

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).

Acquisition Information

The copy negatives were supplied to the RCS by J.M. Gullick in March 1988.

Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Bibliography

For biographical details on Spooner see: 'Who was who' (1988), Sixth edition, volume 1, 1897-1915, London: A. and C. Black Ltd.; Wright, Arnold ed. (1907), 'Twentieth century impressions of Ceylon : its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources', London: Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing Co.

Additional Information

This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.

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