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Accounts of Kitchener's first campaign up the Nile to avenge the death of General George Gordon in Khartoum at the hands of the Mahdi. This first phase ended on the capture of Dongola and was completed by a second expedition in 1898.

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Scope and Contents From the "the cruise of the "Tantallon Castle" on the occasion of the opening of the Baltic Canal" with shipboard articles and lists of guests of Sir Donald Currie, K.C., M.G., M.P. for the opening including Charles Sheldon, Esq.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, clippings, photographs, and papers of Charles Mills Sheldon (1866-1928), British illustrator and war correspondent. Letters were written primarily to his wife, Grace, of London, and often contain detailed descriptions of his experiences abroad. Some of the topics discussed in his correspondence include the Sudan (1896), Cuba (1898), the Spanish-American War, Egypt during the opening of the Aswan Dam (1902), the Durbar in India (1903), and Spain (1906) during the royal wedding...

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Some typescripts added from Acc. 1994.13.

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Some typescripts added from Acc. 1994.13.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, clippings, photographs, and papers of Charles Mills Sheldon (1866-1928), British illustrator and war correspondent. Letters were written primarily to his wife, Grace, of London, and often contain detailed descriptions of his experiences abroad. Some of the topics discussed in his correspondence include the Sudan (1896), Cuba (1898), the Spanish-American War, Egypt during the opening of the Aswan Dam (1902), the Durbar in India (1903), and Spain (1906) during the royal wedding...

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Typescripts added from Acc. 1994.40.

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Typescripts added from Acc. 1994.40.

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Typescripts added from Acc. 1994.40.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, clippings, photographs, and papers of Charles Mills Sheldon (1866-1928), British illustrator and war correspondent. Letters were written primarily to his wife, Grace, of London, and often contain detailed descriptions of his experiences abroad. Some of the topics discussed in his correspondence include the Sudan (1896), Cuba (1898), the Spanish-American War, Egypt during the opening of the Aswan Dam (1902), the Durbar in India (1903), and Spain (1906) during the royal wedding...

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Typescripts added from Acc. 1994.13.

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Typescripts added from Acc. 1994.13.

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Typescripts added from Acc. 1994.13.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, clippings, photographs, and papers of Charles Mills Sheldon (1866-1928), British illustrator and war correspondent. Letters were written primarily to his wife, Grace, of London, and often contain detailed descriptions of his experiences abroad. Some of the topics discussed in his correspondence include the Sudan (1896), Cuba (1898), the Spanish-American War, Egypt during the opening of the Aswan Dam (1902), the Durbar in India (1903), and Spain (1906) during the royal wedding...

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Typescripts added from Acc. 1994.13.

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Scope and Contents Robert H. Dole, East Lansing, Michigan, to Charles Mills Sheldon, London, England. Thanks sent for stamps Charles Mills Sheldon sent; description of his house in Michigan and comparison to English houses.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, clippings, photographs, and papers of Charles Mills Sheldon (1866-1928), British illustrator and war correspondent. Letters were written primarily to his wife, Grace, of London, and often contain detailed descriptions of his experiences abroad. Some of the topics discussed in his correspondence include the Sudan (1896), Cuba (1898), the Spanish-American War, Egypt during the opening of the Aswan Dam (1902), the Durbar in India (1903), and Spain (1906) during the royal wedding...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, clippings, photographs, and papers of Charles Mills Sheldon (1866-1928), British illustrator and war correspondent. Letters were written primarily to his wife, Grace, of London, and often contain detailed descriptions of his experiences abroad. Some of the topics discussed in his correspondence include the Sudan (1896), Cuba (1898), the Spanish-American War, Egypt during the opening of the Aswan Dam (1902), the Durbar in India (1903), and Spain (1906) during the royal wedding...

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Letter from Lipton thanking Sheldon for the gift of the Durgola War Drum and sending wishes for the New Year.

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Congratulations on Sheldon's dispatch to South Africa as representative of Black and White magazine; details and terms of Sheldon's contract.

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Scope and Contents Explanation of how got telegram to go to Sudan and how got boat for passage, trip on Steamer on the Crocodile River described; natives of the area described; commentary on "missionary negro" and untouched negro and work that is done; "I am, at present, absolutely in the dark as to what is transpiring and shall not learn until I get to Suez. I dare say."

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Preparations for Sudan mentioned, description of trip up the west coast of Africa, including Beirn, Mozambique, Dar-el-Salaam, Zanzibar, Aden, and his stay in Cairo.

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Expressions of how pleased to have received a letter and news of home; details of journey south, with special mention of Lord Athlumney; description of his house and surrounding area in Halfa and a few daily activities.

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First battle with the Dervishes detailed; his predictions of what will happen with the expedition.

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Account of what had passed since his last letter; cholera epidemic mentioned; usually bad weather pattern; acquired another corespondence position; news about the death of a friend; references about home.