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Date(s)
- 26th December 1898 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 digital surrogate of handwritten testimonial
Context area
Archival history
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
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Scope and content
Testimonial letter from Sir Arthur Fremantle, Governor of Malta, in 1898. This testimonial indicates the first use of the word 'cigarettes', however, it is not clear whether these were imported or sold in Malta or whether they were already being produced… Read more
System of arrangement
12 of 36 digitized paper documents
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Size of paper document: 15cm x 22cm
Size of digitized document: 3696 x 5336 - 865MB
Mounted/not mounted: document mounted to thicker paper
Physical condition: in good condition - item re-housed and placed in Melinex polyester film
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Note
References:
Toledo, N. (2022). The Rizzo Marich Dynasty: And the tobacco industry in Malta (1st ed.). BDL Books.
Zarb-Dimech, A. (2022, December 4). The ‘Rizzo Marich’ Dynasty and the Tobacco industry in Malta. The Malta Independent. https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2022-12-04/newspaper-lifestyleculture/The-Rizzo-Marich-Dynasty-and-the-Tobacco-industry-in-Malta-6736247977
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Date of cataloguing: 02/12/2024
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Archivist's note
Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson