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GB 891 RP-RP/1-RP/1/6
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Correspondence concerning the translation of the Goğğam chronicle.
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- 23 October 1983 - 18 November 1983 (Creation)
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Typed, 2 pieces.
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(6 January 1936 – 1 April 2015)
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John Owen Hunwick was a British academic, author, and Africanist. He published several books, articles and journals in the African Studies field. He was professor emeritus at Northwestern University, having retired in 2004 after 23 years of service. Hunwick died in Skokie, Illinois on 1 April 2015, at the age of 79.
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Correspondence concerning the preparation of the translation of the Goğğam chronicle.
- Letter from John O. Hunwick, Department of History, Northwestern University College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois, USA, to Richard Pankhurst to reply to Pankhurst's letter concerning the preparation of the translation of the 'Gojam Chronicle' (The Goğğam chronicle). Dated 23 October 1983.
- Letter from Professor P.M. Holt, Chairman, Fontes Historiae Africanae Committee, The British Academy, to Richard Pankhurst concerning possibly finding another collaborator to undertake the translation. Dated 18 November 1983.
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gb891 rp/1/6