MS 433 02 02
Reference code
MS 433 02 02
Title
Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from abroad
Level
Sub-series
Date
1930-1968
Extent & medium
4 boxes containing a total of 59 files
Content description
The letters, which were primarily sent to his mother, are often two or three pages in length and describe his travels in great detail. They talk about his experiences of various cultures and the people he met, often in a very amusing tone. Thesiger would also often ask advice of his mother and seek approval for the various roles he undertook in the Middle East.
The letters contain a very vivid picture of his expeditions as well as his movements, as he would often travel from one place to another in quick succession. They are best used alongside the diaries which he wrote at the same time; however his first reactions to his surroundings were often contained in these letters.
The letters contain a very vivid picture of his expeditions as well as his movements, as he would often travel from one place to another in quick succession. They are best used alongside the diaries which he wrote at the same time; however his first reactions to his surroundings were often contained in these letters.
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Number 2 of 2 at this Level
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- Previous: Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters from St. Aubyn’s House and Eton College, MS 433 02 01, (1920-1928)
Beneath this record in the archive hierarchy
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters relating to the Coronation of the Abyssinian Emperor, Haile Selassie, MS 433 02 02 01, (October 1930-November 1930)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Abyssinia, MS 433 02 02 02, (September 1933)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Abyssinia, MS 433 02 02 03, (October 1933-December 1933)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Abyssinia, MS 433 02 02 04, (January 1934-May 1934)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan, MS 433 02 02 05, (January 1935-February 1935)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan, MS 433 02 02 06, (21 February 1935-28 June 1935)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan, MS 433 02 02 07, (6 July 1935-16 October 1935)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan, MS 433 02 02 08, (20 October 1935-7 February 1936)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan, MS 433 02 02 09, (9 June 1936-3 September 1936)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan, MS 433 02 02 10, (5 September 1936-25 August 1937)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan and Western Nuer, MS 433 02 02 11, (3 December 1937-13 May 1938)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from the Western Nuer District, MS 433 02 02 12, (3 June 1938-19 August 1938)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan and the Western Nuer District, MS 433 02 02 13, (19 August 1938-3 July 1939)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Egypt and Sudan, MS 433 02 02 14, (16 September 1939-10 December 1939)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan, MS 433 02 02 15, (4 January 1940-20 June 1940)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan, MS 433 02 02 16, (10 July 1940-15 December 1940)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Sudan and Abyssinia, MS 433 02 02 17, (5 January 1941-27 December 1941)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Syria, Palestine and Egypt, MS 433 02 02 18, (9 January 1942-30 June 1942)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Egypt, Sudan and Libya, MS 433 02 02 19, (8 July 1942-21 November 1942)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Palestine, MS 433 02 02 20, (19 February 1943-14 October 1943)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Abyssinia, MS 433 02 02 21, (18 February 1944-26 June 1944)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Abyssinia, MS 433 02 02 22, (2 July 1944-27 December 1944)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Abyssinia and Arabia, MS 433 02 02 23, (8 January 1945-23 June 1945)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Arabia, MS 433 02 02 24, (7 September 1945-4 November 1945)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Arabia (Empty Quarter crossing), MS 433 02 02 25, (6 January 1946-24 October 1946)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Arabia (Empty Quarter crossing), MS 433 02 02 26, (26 February 1947-15 December 1947)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent from Arabia (Empty Quarter crossing), MS 433 02 02 27, (16 March 1948-16 December 1948)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Oman, MS 433 02 02 28, (4 January 1949-7 December 1949)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Inner Oman and Iraq, MS 433 02 02 29, (7 January 1950-28 May 1952)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Pakistan and Iraq, MS 433 02 02 30, (2 August 1952-25 October 1953)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Afghanistan, MS 433 02 02 31, (24 February 1954-23 September 1954)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through southern Iraq, MS 433 02 02 32, (11 February 1955-15 July 1955)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Morocco and Marrakesh, MS 433 02 02 33, (23 July 1955-5 October 1955)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through southern Iraq, MS 433 02 02 34, (14 January 1956-12 September 1956)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his trip Denmark, MS 433 02 02 35, (28 February 1957- 6 May 1957)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through southern Iraq, MS 433 02 02 36, (14 January 1958-20 April 1958)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Abyssinia, MS 433 02 02 37, (14 January 1959-8 June 1959)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Abyssinia, MS 433 02 02 38, (26 December 1959-Nov 1960)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Sudan, Libya and Italy, MS 433 02 02 39, (6 March 1959-10 June 1960)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya and Tanganyika, MS 433 02 02 40, (22 November 1960-11 January 1961)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya and Tanganyika, MS 433 02 02 41, (28 January 1961-9 June 1961)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his trip Denmark, MS 433 02 02 42, (1 November 1961-2 January 1962)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya and Tanganyika, MS 433 02 02 43, (1 February 1962-3 May 1962)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya and Tanzania, MS 433 02 02 44, (10 May 1962-3 August 1962)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his trip to Italy, MS 433 02 02 45, (4 December 1962-23 March 1963)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya, MS 433 02 02 46, (17 May 1963-8 October 1963)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Persia, MS 433 02 02 47, (21 June 1964-27 October 1964)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kabul, MS 433 02 02 48, (13 May 1965-30 October 1965)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Abyssinia, MS 433 02 02 49, (6 May 1966-19 May 1966)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Saudi Arabia, MS 433 02 02 50, (22 May 1966-25 May 1966)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Yemen, MS 433 02 02 51, (14 June 1966-20 November 1966)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his trip to Portugal and Italy, MS 433 02 02 52, (30 May 1967-21 October 1967)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his trip to Portugal, Italy and Bavaria, MS 433 02 02 53, (11 June 1968-26 July 1968)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya, MS 433 02 02 54, (1 August 1968-14 December 1968)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya, MS 433 02 02 55, (2 January 1969-19 December 1969)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya, MS 433 02 02 56, (4 January 1970-30 December 1970)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya, MS 433 02 02 57, (2 January 1971-30 December 1971)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya, MS 433 02 02 58, (2 February 1972-31 December 1972)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's letters sent during his journey through Kenya, MS 433 02 02 59, (25 January 1973-21 September 1973)