Letter from A. E. Housman to G. C. A. Jackson Jackson, Gerald Christopher Arden (1900-1978), physician in Southern Rhodesia (With cuttings from *The Times*, 9 and 10 Feb., containing articles headed ‘Empire Copper | The New Mines of Rhodesia | I.—A Task for the Geologist’ and ‘Empire Copper | II.—Recruits to Rhodesia | A Mixed Mining Community’, and an envelope.) ————— **Transcript** Trinity College | Cambridge 10 Feb. 1931 My dear Gerald, These articles may interest you if you have not seen them. I hope you are not one of the people who have been caused much distress by the closing down of the Burana M’Kubwa mine. Your affectionate godfather A. E. Housman. [*Direction on envelope:*] Gerald Jackson Esq. | Imperial College Hostel | Prince Consort Road | S. W. 7 ————— The envelope, which bears a 1½d. stamp, was postmarked at Cambridge at 10.15 p.m. on 10 February. 10 Feb. 1931 1 sheet, 1 envelope, 2 cuttings https://archives.trin.cam.ac.uk/letter-from-a-e-housman-to-g-c-a-jackson-14 18