Correspondence and documents relating to Kenneth Cantlie's work for the Entre Rios Railway in Argentina

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.'

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Extent:
1 file with approx. 90 pages, 1 notebook
Identifier:
CANT/1/100
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