Correspondence and documents relating to Kenneth Cantlie's work for the Entre Rios Railway in Argentina
- PART OF:
- Personal and business papers
- Made:
- 1920-1923
- part of archive:
- Kenneth Cantlie Archive
- maker:
- Cantlie, Kenneth
Folder of correspondence, documents and other material relating to the Ferrocarilles de Entre Rios, Entre Rios Railway in Argentina. Contains a leather bound pocket calendar with hand-written notes by Kenneth Cantlie between January and September 1923; blueprint of Entre Rios railway lines and connections; an official copy of Kenneth Cantlie's employment certificate in Spanish and English, translated and attested by the notary in London (August 1923) and copies of the certificate in English; a typed story by Kenneth Cantlie of the origins and critique of term 'Dago' (a derogatory term used by the British of certain nationalities of the time); loose pages and two bundles of hand-written notes, both titled 'Dear Father' (referring possibly to Kenneth Cantlie's father Sir James Cantlie or a priest) recounting Kenneth Cantlie's thoughts and experiences in Posadas, Argentina, his views on people, the country and its history; copy of Kenneth Cantlie's resume; a copy of a paper titled 'Locomotive Freight Rating and Train Resistance' by R.E. Kimberley, The Institution of Locomotive Engineers, South American Branch (1920); typed copies of lyrics to Argentinian tango music; a photographic print of Kenneth Cantlie in a gaucho costume with a dog after a ball in London (1924); a letter by G.R.S. Darroch of London Midland and Scottish Railway, Crewe, to Sir James Cantlie 4th September 1923 on railway grouping, visiting Sir James and a wish to meet Kenneth Cantlie: 'I do not know exactly what he has been engaged on in the Argentine.'
Details
- Extent:
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1 file with approx. 90 pages, 1 notebook
- Identifier:
- CANT/1/100
- Access:
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