IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 1446 MS 27
Held at: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Title: HOBLEY, Charles William (1867-1947): Anthropological papers
Date(s): [1897-1947]
Level of description: collection
Extent: 57 items
Name of creator(s): Hobley | Charles William | 1867-1947 | colonial administrator and geologist
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1867; educated in engineering at Mason Science College; served as Transport Superintendent at the coast of Mombasa for the Imperial British East Africa Company, 1890-1893; served the Foreign Service in Kenya, 1894-1921; undertook a general tour of the whole of the Central African Lake Region, 1895-1896; established a British administration in Mumias, 1895; first European to circumambulate Mt Elgon, 1896; oversaw a number of punitive expeditions, 1894-1908; Provincial Commissioner of Kavirondo Region (later called Nyanza Province) and sub-commissioner of Ukamba Province (stationed in Nairobi), c1909; retired from the Foreign Service, 1921; died 1947.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Anthropological papers by Charles William Hobley and other authors and related correspondence, chiefly on ethnic groups in Kenya. Listed and annotated by A W Champion, [1897-1947].
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Original order
Conditions governing access:
Appointments are necessary for all visits; please contact the archivist by email to arrange; a fee of £10 is payable by all visitors except Fellows and Members; membership details can be found on the RAI web site; access to material referring to the most recent thirty years is restricted; some material is very fragile and may not be available for view; a few items are of restricted or forbidden access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.
Finding aids:
Detailed list available in the Institute's Reading Room.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Arrived in two accessions: first accession: items 1-54, second accession: items 55-57
Immediate source of acquisition:
Unkown
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: May 2008