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20th century

Papers of Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Rankin Campbell, DSO, 1863-1930, when Seneschal of Sark

21st April 2015

Donated 2015 by his granddaughter, Fiona Havergal. Working papers from the early 1920s, and a photograph of the Lieutenant-Colonel. Lt-Col. Kenneth Campbell moved to Sark in 1919, and was sworn in as Seneschal of Sark on the recommendation of W F Collings, the Seigneur. He had left Sark by 1923.

Guernsey Gossip portraits 1907 and 1908

1st April 2015

A list of photographs in the magazine Guernsey Gossip and Visitors' List, which ran weekly during 1907/8; it was based at 42, the Pollet, and was printed by Frederick Watts of the Manor Printing Works. Please contact the Library for further information. The staff photographer seems to have been A Laurens, of 19 the Pollet, and of Jersey, where the magazine (known there as Jersey Week by Week) had its main offices. The 'Weekly Portrait' of an island worthy was accompanied by a biography.

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20th century

Papers of Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Rankin Campbell, DSO, 1863-1930, when Seneschal of Sark

Guernsey Gossip portraits 1907 and 1908

Changing language of the Channel Isles, June 1907

Guy Fawkes' Night 1947

Death warrant for the trees, November 1947

November 1947

A very detached house indeed, November 1947

Prospectors marooned, November 1947

Don't kid yourself: mines, shells, bombs, November 1947

November 5, 1907: trouble

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