MANUSCRIPT
Thomas family : Letters from Herbert Charles Thomas
- Date
- 1945-1950, 1982, 2002
- By
- Thomas familyThomas, William, 1883-1958; Thomas, Christina Adelaide, 1891-1972; Thomas, Herbert Charles, 1920-1982; Brookes, Betty Christina, 1927-
- Reference
- MS-Papers-7436
- Description
Letters written by Herbert (Bert) Charles Thomas to his parents from Auckland, Hamilton and Tokanui (1945-1946), then from Sydney, the `Asturias', South Africa, Luanshya in Northern Rhodesia, Dar-Es-Salaam, Mikindani in Tanganyika (1946-1949) and finally from England (1949-1950). He described his daily work while in New Zealand, experiences with landladies, his experiences looking for work and travelling in various parts of Africa. The letters have been transcribed by Thomas's sister, Betty Brookes, and family background information supplied by another sister, Ann Turvey.
Source of title - Supplied
Accompanying material - Biographical details on Herbert (Bert) Charles Thomas supplied by Mrs Turvey; includes photocopies of two photographs of him
Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph and typescript
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 2 folder(s), 0.02 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Transcriptions (Documents), Manuscripts, Holograph and typescript
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Letters from Herbert Charles Thomas / transcribed by Betty Brookes
Date: 1945-1950, 1982, 2002
From: Thomas family : Letters from Herbert Charles Thomas
Reference: MS-Papers-7436-2
Description: Typescripts of letters written by Herbert (Bert) Charles Thomas to his parents Accompanying material - Biographical details about Herbert (Bert) Charles Thomas supplied by Mrs Ann Turvey with photocopies of two photographs of Thomas Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Herbert Charles Thomas
Date: 1945-1950
From: Thomas family : Letters from Herbert Charles Thomas
Reference: MS-Papers-7436-1
Description: Holograph letters written by Herbert (Bert) Charles Thomas to his parents Quantity: 1 folder(s).