West Africa photograph album, 1938-1942

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Summary

Title:
West Africa photograph album
Dates:
1938-1942
Creators:
Henry, Clarence, Major, 1895-1973
Abstract:
Gold Coast Colony, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, circa 1938-1942. Photograph album of trade and transport in British Crown Colonies of West Africa, kept by Major Clarence Henry, whilst on the SS Nigerian cargo steam ship.
Extent:
0.92 linear feet (1 oversize box)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], West Africa photograph album, Bernath Mss 469. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

Gold Coast Colony, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, circa 1938-1942. Photograph album of trade and transport in British Crown Colonies of West Africa, kept by Major Clarence Henry, whilst on the SS Nigerian cargo steam ship, provides a unique window into the arduous work of the naval merchant service, an rare in depth visual chronicle. Oblong Qto. Album, navy leather over blue cloth, gilt titled to spine. Contains 124 original photographs, each captioned in manuscript. Photographs vary in size, the smallest measuring approximately 2.25 x 3.25 inches, and the largest 6 x 4.5 inches. With the officer's calling card pasted inside front board. From dealer's description.

Additional information in collection file.

Biographical / historical:

Major Clarence Henry whilst on the SS Nigerian cargo steam ship kept a photograph album of trade and transport in British Crown Colonies of West Africa, (Gold Coast Colony, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria). The album provides a unique window into the arduous work of the naval merchant service. It is a rare in depth visual chronicle. "This album may hold images of the last and fatal commission of SS Nigerian, being laden with cargo, and sunk by Germans in December 1942 on a voyage from Nigeria to Trinidad." "Both Nigeria and the Gold Coast played a leading role in the development of rubber and cocoa production from 1880 to 1913, gaining tremendous value for its exports." (excerpts from Voyager Press Rare Books & Manuscripts website 05/22/14)

Acquisition information:
Library purchase, 2014.
Physical location:
Del Norte Oversize
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Edward C. Fields, 2014.
Date Prepared:
2014 June 6
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-06-05T10:45-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], West Africa photograph album, Bernath Mss 469. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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