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- 1882 - 1883 (Creation)
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1 volume, paper
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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.
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Entries by Michael Ferrar about daily life in Belfast. The entries end abruptly in 1883, the year of Michael Ferrar's death.
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- English
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An additional note in an unknown hand, dated 24 November 1887, suggests that Michael Ferrar kept a diary for more than 68 years.