Travel diary for Egypt, Palestine & The Sudan

Between 1929 and 1930 Edwin W Smith went to Egypt, Sudan, Palestine and Syria on a trip taken on doctor's orders. He suffered from diabetes and his handwriting was slightly affected by 'diabetic neuritis'. He called on representatives of the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) wherever possible...

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Archive & Special Collections MMS/17/02/05/02/09/02/02 Open

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Central Africa/611C
Date(s) of creation: 1929-1930
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Central Africa/611C
callnumber MMS/17/02/05/02/09/02/02
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title Travel diary for Egypt, Palestine & The Sudan
scb_date_creation 1929-1930
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 3 volumes
format Archive
description Between 1929 and 1930 Edwin W Smith went to Egypt, Sudan, Palestine and Syria on a trip taken on doctor's orders. He suffered from diabetes and his handwriting was slightly affected by 'diabetic neuritis'. He called on representatives of the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) wherever possible and made detailed observations of people and places as he travelled. These notes were made in three buff note books approximately A5 in size. His diary dates are recorded but he sometimes made mistakes. On this journey he wrote on average more than 1000 words a day. Includes a few loose inserts.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_finding_aids A summary of the entries in these diaries is available in the SCRR.
note Entry in 'Description' field from information supplied by W. John Young, January 2010
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