A memoir by Gerald Dickson based on his diaries, 270 pages, with an index at the back, 4 pages.
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This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/RCMS 73
- Dates of Creation
- 1971
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- .01 cubic metre(s) 1 volume paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Gerald William Dickson was the son of Canon W.A. Dickson, Rector of Fahan Parish, Co. Donegal. He attended Trinity College Dublin, and received theological training in England. After holding curacies in Gateshead and Ramsgate, he was a U.S.P.G. missionary in India, 1910-1939.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Dr Cashmore, May 1986, whose father, Bishop Thomas Herbert Cashmore, received the memoir from Gerald Dickson in 1971.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Dickson, Gerald William, fl 1890-1971, missionary