Charles R. Sprighton papers

MS Shelf: 
SPR
MS Date: 
1905? - 1993
MS Extent: 
31 files
MS File list: 
Available at KCAL
MS Historical note: 

Charles R. Sprighton, Grosvenor

MS Title: 
Charles R. Sprighton papers
MS Scope and Content: 

The Charles Sprighton collection comprises 31 files, which include correspondence, reports, legal documents and research notes and documents. Most of the documents in the collection pertain to the "Grosvenor", a British East India merchant ship which sank off the Transkei coast on 4 August 1752 while sailing between Ceylon and England. The collection also reflects Mr Sprighton's interest in early man and evolution, as well as his interest in literature and writing.

MS Provenance: 
Donation, 2000
MS Local system number: 
KCAL350040
MS Physical description: 
manuscripts, typescripts, printed material, newscuttings, photographs

Manuscript Inventory:

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