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Travel to Africa and arrival in Kaimosi, 1930 June to Dec.

 File — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

Letters to Edith’s sister, Alice Riner and the family describe their planning their posting, the journey. They sailed on the Bremen in October to England and there to Marseilles, then to Kaimosi, Kenya. Michener joined the Kaimosi staff which inclluded with A. A. (Archibald Albert) Bond and E. B. (Everett) Kellum and describes the difficulty of winning the trust of the local population.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 June to Dec.

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