Box 1478
Container
Contains 20 Collections and/or Records:
Outgoing correspondence from Sue Spencer in Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa and Madrid, Spain, December 1956 to March 1957
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
December 1956 to March 1957
Outgoing correspondence from Sue Spencer in London, England, March 1957-May 1957
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
March 1957-May 1957
Outgoing correspondence from Sue Spencer in Freetown, Sierre Leone, Africa, June 1957-August 1957
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
June 1957-August 1957
Outgoing correspondence from Sue Spencer to family and friends, August 1957-September 1963
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
August 1957-September 1963
Outgoing correspondence from Sue Spencer to family, undated
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1956 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1964
Outgoing correspondence from Robert Spencer and the Spencer children, March 1957-December 1962
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
March 1957-December 1962
Incoming correspondence from publishers, January 1963-June 1964
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
January 1963-June 1964
Incoming correspondence from family and friends, August 1960-January 1961
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
August 1960-January 1961
Business-Related Incoming correspondence, June 1960-October 1960
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
June 1960-October 1960
Photographs, 1964
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1964
Newspaper clippings
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1956 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1964
Envelopes
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1956 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1964
Miscellaneous Items
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1956 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1964
Manuscript: African Creeks I Have Been Up, original, section one
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1956 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1964
Manuscript: African Creeks I Have Been Up, original, section two
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1956 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1964
Galley Proof: African Creeks I Have Been Up, 1963 August 06
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1963 August 06
Galley Proof: African Creeks I Have Been Up, 1963 September 05
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1963 September 05
Manuscript: Unidentified title, incomplete
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1956 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1964
Notebook and Diary
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1956 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1964
Manuscripts: Miscellaneous
File — Box: 1478, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection includes correspondence from Spencer to her two daughters while she was living in Africa with her husband—a mining engineer—and their three sons. Sue and her husband, Robert, lived in Africa for ten years. Mrs. Spencer published a majority of the correspondence in her book, African Creeks I Have Been Up. Not all of the letters in this collection appear in the book.The earlier correspondence details the family's life in...
Dates:
1956 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1964