Zulu War, 1879 : original Killie Campbell collection

MS Shelf: 
ZUL
MS Date: 
1878 - 1956
MS Extent: 
3 files
MS File list: 
Online
MS Historical note: 

Anglo-Zulu War, 1879

MS Title: 
Zulu War, 1879 : original Killie Campbell collection
MS Scope and Content: 

The collection comprises: File 1. Typed copies of articles, letters commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Zulu War, 1879, which appeared in a special supplement to the 'Natal Mercury', 22 January 1929 - File 2. Miscellaneous: (i) Correspondence 1954-1955, (ii) Papers re Rorke's Drift - File 3. Miscellaneous papers. Included in this file is "Roll of officers, non com. officers, and men present at the Defence of Rorke's Drift, January 22nd and 23rd 1879" and includes "a list of the 'KILLED'" written by Lieutenant John. R.M. Chard, Rorke's Drift, 3rd February 1879 and addressed to Colonel Glyn, Commanding 3rd Column (KCM 42367)

MS Provenance: 
Original collection
MS Local system number: 
KCAL351743
MS Physical description: 
manuscripts, typescripts, printed material, newspaper cuttings

Manuscript Inventory:

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