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Florence Nightingale Letters

[Letter, Florence Nightingale to (unknown), September 11, 1894] Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

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Florence Nightingale to [Unknown]. Notes on Indian sanitation and its relation to the caste system, regarding the employment of low caste persons to collect refuse, cattle dung and human wastes which high caste persons (Brahmin) will not touch. Incomplete - a draft?

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Title
[Letter, Florence Nightingale to (unknown), September 11, 1894]
Creator
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Date Created
1894-09-11
Description
Florence Nightingale to [Unknown]. Notes on Indian sanitation and its relation to the caste system, regarding the employment of low caste persons to collect refuse, cattle dung and human wastes which high caste persons (Brahmin) will not touch. Incomplete - a draft?
Extent
4 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1734-01-069; RBSC_ARC_1734_01_069
Collection
Florence Nightingale fonds
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-01-069
Date Available
2012
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
AIPUUID
b3fa72ed-bd0f-4b5d-b6aa-de9b67796cf8
DOI
10.14288/1.0018138
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/