Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ralph Skene papers
- Dates:
- 1903-1958, bulk 1910-1915
- Creators:
- Skene, Ralph
- Abstract:
- Ralph Skene was a District Commissioner of the East Africa Protectorate in Kenya's Lamu, Malindi, and Kipini Districts 1897- ). The East Africa Protectorate was later known (after 1920) as the Kenya Colony and Protectorate until Kenya became independent in 1963. The collection consists of Skene's official correspondence and reports while serving as District Commissioner. There is also a diary (1908), notes on the Arab clans of East Africa, photographs and postcards (1903-58).
- Extent:
- 1 unknown (4 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ralph Skene Papers (Collection 1215). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of official correspondence and reports of Ralph Skene while District Commissioner of the East Africa Protectorate for the Lamu, Malindi, and Kipini Districts in Kenya. Includes a diary (1908) and notes on the Arab clans of East Africa. Also contains photographs and postcards, 1903-58.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ralph Skene was a District Commissioner of the East Africa Protectorate in Kenya's Lamu, Malindi, and Kipini Districts. He began working for the East Africa Protectorate in 1897. The East Africa Protectorate, proclaimed by the British on November 19, 1890, was later known (after 1920) as the Kenya Colony and Protectorate until Kenya became independent in 1963.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of California Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- Processing information:
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- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Colonial administrators -- Kenya -- Archives.
- Names:
- Skene, Ralph--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-08-05 13:59:38 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ralph Skene Papers (Collection 1215). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988