Correspondence and papers of the Administrator and of the Secretary and his staff, relating to Oxfam's programme and operations, Feb 1948-Jul 1958 and n.d. [c.1951]
File
MS. Oxfam DIR/2/3/2/1
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
- Folder 1: correspondence relating to matters including European relief and donations, Feb 1948-Oct 1949
- Folder 2: correspondence relating to a visit to the British Zone of Germany by Leslie Swain, Administrator to the Committee, and Dr. Hugh Robertson, Hon. Trustee, to assess needs, Apr-Oct 1949
- Folder 3: correspondence relating to donations of clothing for Germany, Oct 1950-Dec 1951
- Folder 4: correspondence relating to appeals leaflets and publicity, Mar-Dec 1951
- Folder 5: correspondence relating to matters including relief and donations, refugees in the Middle East, and a letter, 20 Dec 1951, to Miss Rosamund Fletcher thanking her for her help with the production of the Committee's Christmas card, Mar 1951-Oct 1952 and n.d. [c.1951]
- Folder 6: correspondence relating to donations from supporters for aid to the Middle East and to countries including India, Greece and Jamaica, May-Dec 1951
- Folder 7: correspondence relating to the use of a grant of £1,000 by the Agricultural Training Colony, Drymos, Greece, Jun-Jul 1951
- Folder 8: correspondence with donors and others relating to supplies intended for Korea, Jul-Nov 1951
- Folder 9: correspondence relating to the secondment to the Committee of members of staff from the Friends Ambulance Service, Aug-Dec 1951
- Folder 10: correspondence relating to the appointment of an Appeals Organiser, Sep-Dec 1951
- Folder 11: correspondence with the Embassy of Israel regarding requests for funding for youth centres, youth hostels and scholarships for nurses, Dec 1954-Jun 1955
- Folder 12: correspondence relating to aid for Palestinian refugees in Syria and refugee children in Lebanon, Oct 1955-Jul 1958
- Folder 13: correspondence relating to aid to Egypt, mainly in connection with relief efforts following the Suez Crisis, Feb 1956-Oct 1957
- Folder 14: correspondence with A. M. F[rankie] Hamilton, Social Worker with the Netherlands Federation for Aid to Refugees at Camp Enns, Austria, Apr 1956-Jul 1957
- Folder 15: correspondence with Aid Refugee Chinese Intellectuals, Inc. relating to the possible import and sale in the U.K. of embroidery by Chinese refugees in Hong Kong, and the supply of a copy of the film, 'Through Bamboo', concerning Chinese refugees, May 1956-Feb 1957
Dates
- Creation: Feb 1948-Jul 1958 and n.d. [c.1951]
Extent
1 box (15 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Oxfam DIR/2/3/2/1
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk