Thomas Heazle Parke papers 1881-1914

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Thomas Heazle Parke papers 1881-1914

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1643

The papers consist of letters written by Thomas H. Parke to his sister, Isabel Beatty, about his travels with Henry M. Stanley in Africa. Also included are telegrams and newspapers clippings.

0.25 linear foot

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6351526

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Parke, Thomas Heazle, 1857-1893

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cg3tj9 (person)

Epithet: explorer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001193.0x00017a Thomas Heazle Parke was born in Ireland on November 27, 1857 and entered the British Army Medical Service in 1881 as a surgeon. He saw service in Egypt between 1882 and 1885, and accompanied Henry M. Stanley's expedition in 1887 as an unpaid volunteer. Throughout the expedition Parke commanded a company in addition to acting as the medical and sa...