Papers of William Charles Anderson

The collection comprises correspondence, personal papers and photographs dated early 1920's of William Charles Anderson. The papers concern his time working in British Nyasaland on the cotton plantations at Mbewe and Gonda. Also includes printed notes on 'The Treatment of Common Ailments Among Nativ...

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Date(s) of creation: 1921 - 1923
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 380270
Summary: The collection comprises correspondence, personal papers and photographs dated early 1920's of William Charles Anderson. The papers concern his time working in British Nyasaland on the cotton plantations at Mbewe and Gonda. Also includes printed notes on 'The Treatment of Common Ailments Among Natives' and a number of photographs of Anderson, the estate and estate workers.
Main author: Anderson; William Charles (b 1897); cotton planter
Extent: 1 box
Admin history: William Charles Anderson was born 24 August 1897. In the early 1920s he worked as a cotton estate manager for Magunda estates in British Nyasaland on cotton plantations at Mbewe and Gonda.
Acquisition: Donated in 1980.
Arrangement: The material has been sorted into three files; correspondence, personal documents and photographs.
Access status: Open
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Finding aids: Unpublished handlist
Format: Archive           
Subjects:
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/NNAF/P166001 Anderson; William Charles (b 1897); cotton planter Person
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
7729886 Central Africa
9406051 Southern Africa
927384 Malawi