Buchanan-Smith North Borneo [i.e. Sabah] photographs 1903-09

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

Scope and Content

Album of prints, measuring 95 x 70 mm, presumably taken by Walter Buchanan-Smith during his service as a cadet under the British North Borneo Company.

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).

Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Alternative Form Available

This collection is available on microfiche: South East Asia, number 12.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

good condition unless specified otherwise.

Related Material

Buchanan-Smith's collection of photographs on Nigeria can be found at Y3043U-Y.

Bibliography

Buchanan-Smith's photographs and papers are listed in: Simpson, Donald H. ed. (1975), 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society', London: Mansell, pp.47-48. A survey of Buchanan-Smith's North Borneo letters can be found in: Simpson, D (ed.) (1972), 'A cadet in North Borneo 1903', The Royal Commonwealth Society, Library Notes, New Series no. 183, p.1-5.

Additional Information

This item level description was entered by MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue.

DateText: The dates are approximate..

Smith, Sir, Walter Buchanan-, 1879-1944, Knight