Identity area
Reference code
MCPP/FF/FD/21
Title
Ferrar Diary 21
Date(s)
- 1 September 1871 - 3 September 1875 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 volume, paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1910-2004)
Biographical history
Evelyn Ferrar was the daughter of Hartley Travers Ferrar, geologist on the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, and Gladys Helen (née Anderson). In 1942 she married Lachlan Maxwell Forbes.
Forbes lived in several countries throughout her life, including Egypt and New Zealand. In New Zealand she studied natural sciences with a focus on geology and botany at the University at Victoria College. After graduating she carried our geological fieldwork in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Archival history
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Scope and content
Entries by Michael Ferrar about daily life in Belfast and Dublin.
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Language of material
- English
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Note
Includes a record of letters sent and received.