MS 433 06 03
Reference code
MS 433 06 03
Title
Wilfred P. Thesiger's mixed diaries
Level
File
Date
1945-1950
Extent & medium
1 box containing 5 diaries
Content description
This collection of diaries cover Thesiger’s first and second crossing of the Empty Quarter and subsequent exploration of Oman. Thesiger came to Arabia as part of the Desert Locust Unit, and his diaries often contain information about locusts as well as comments of the various tribes he encountered.
The diaries give a sense of the hardship of the journey he undertook, as well as accurate and informative details about previously unexplored areas.
The diaries give a sense of the hardship of the journey he undertook, as well as accurate and informative details about previously unexplored areas.
Existence and location of originals
The diaries covering Thesiger’s crossings of the Empty Quarter are copies. The location of the originals is unknown, having been lost during Thesiger’s lifetime.
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Number 3 of 5 at this Level
Beneath this record in the archive hierarchy
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's Rub’al Khali notebook, MS 433 06 03 01, (1945-1946)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's Hijaz notebook, MS 433 06 03 02, (1946)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's Hijaz and Najran notebook, MS 433 06 03 03, (1947)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's Oman notebook, MS 433 06 03 04, (1948-1949)
- Wilfred P. Thesiger's Oman notebook, MS 433 06 03 05, (1949-1950)