Series 1. Journals, Box 1, 1957-1973

Series 1. Journals; 1957-1973; box 1, folders 1-11.

The journals of Edward Tabler (10 items) contain detailed accounts of his trips to the regions of southern Africa (1957, 1965, 1967, 1971 and 1973) and eastern Africa (1963 and 1969), to England (1961), and of his voyage on the chemical carrier S.S. R.E. Wilson (1960) into the Gulf of Mexico.

Topics discussed in the journals include daily accounts of weather, meals, and events, and other subjects including research, hunting, fishing, and mining.

Locations visited in southern Africa include: Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Kimberly, Bloemfontein, Free State Goldfields, Johannesburg, Durban, Maritzburg, Pretoria, Lydenburg, Bulawayo, Wankie, Salisbury, Umtali, Stapleford, Inyanga, Gorongoza, McIlwaine, Vumba, Zimbabwe, Inyati, Strokestown, Matopos, Pandamatenga, Livingstone, Kafue, Lusaka, Luangwa, Chitengo, Kyle Dam Reserve, Bulilima-Mangwe District, Bechuanaland, Ngweshla Pan, Tshabema, Victoria Falls, Kuruman, Upington, Augrabies, Etosha Pan, Swaziland, Transvaal, Mala Mala, Savuti, Khwai, Moremi, Shangani, Beira, Lisbon, Zululand, Kruger, Maun, Xugana, Matusadona, Ghona-re-Zhou, Faro, Hluhluwe, Umfolozi, and Bana Manzi.

Locations visited in eastern Africa include: Cairo, Khartoum, Kampala, Kabale, Mbarabara, Isilo, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Sambura, Amboseli, Serengeti, Mombasa, Nairobi Park, Treetops, Baringo, Masia Mara, Kericho, Keekorok, Olduvai, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, Arusha, Tsavo West/East, and Entebbe.

Locations visited during Tabler's voyage to England include: Southampton, London, and Cambridge.

Locations visited during Tabler's voyage on the S.S. R.E. Wilson include: Carteret, NJ; Texas City, TX; and Galveston, TX.

People with whom Tabler interacted on his African journeys include: Ginny Tabler (wife, referred to as "G." throughout), Romaine Tabler (wife), Sir Robert Tredgold (the acting governor-general of Rhodesia), Lady Tredgold, Major Robin Campbell (of Uganda), Sir Stanley Urwin, R.C. Hermer (manager of Queen Elizabeth Park), and M.J. Kimberley (secretary of the Rhodesiana Society).

People who assisted Tabler with research on his African journeys include: R.F. Kennedy, Dr. D.R. Masson, Dr. C.F.J. Muller, Dr. Roger Summers, Thomas Baines, Frederick Hugh Barber, W.F. Webb, Hugh Barber, J.S. Moffat, James Dawson, Richard Brown (head of history depart at University College of Rhodesia), D.W. Krynauw (chief archivist), Dr. Pinhey (curator), and E.E. Burkes (archivist).

Animal sightings during Tabler's trips to Africa include: hippos, ostriches, giraffes, crocodiles, warthogs, zebra, buffalo, wildebeest, elephants, waterbucks, impala, rhino, gazelle, jackal, lions, cheetahs, leopards, baboons, monkeys, vultures, bushbucks, antelope, hyenas, mongeese, camels, meerkats, snakes, lizards, reedbucks, foxes, puka, sables, elands, and rams.

Special events mentioned throughout the journals include: voyages, trips to southern and central Africa for research and leisure purposes; visits to libraries, museums, and archives, accidents, unfortunate events, sickness, storms, and hunts.

Additional materials are interleaved between the pages of the journals; they include: cartoon drawings, newspaper clippings, dried leaf specimens, a map and visitor guide of Wankie Game Reserve, engagement schedules for Government House in Salisbury, lists of photographs, Union Carbide Corporation Contract, journal notes, a Wankie National Park map, a Mana Pools Game Reserve map, a Gorongosa National Game Reserve brochure (regulations/map), a Bulawayo Area map, a Rhodes Matopos National Park map, a Gona-re-Zhou Game Reserve map, and complete original lists of unusual happenings.