Thompson collection on Northern Rhodesia/Zambia

Collection of black and white photographs arranged under broad headings in approximate chronological order within each heading, the majority of which were captioned by R.S. Thompson at the time of donation. The photographs marked 'O' are official photographs, it is probable that most of the others are by Thompson.

Reginald Sigston Thompson was born in 1920, and served in the Northern Rhodesian/ Zambian Provincial Administration from 1947-1968.

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).

Presented to The Royal Commonwealth Society by Reginald Sigston Thompson in December 1982.

Includes index.

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche number 147-148.

Good condition unless otherwise stated.

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

Thompson, Reginald Sigston, b 1920