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Interview transcripts and research at the Public Record Office, 1969-1970

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MS. 5469/1
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Comprising:

  1. Transcripts of interviews carried out in 1969-1970 by Hodges and others with 66 veterans of the Carrier Corps in East Africa, with related correspondence and papers including 'A report on an oral history research on the Giriama Rising of 1914' by G.S. Ngombo, 1969. The veterans came from Ukamba Province, Nyanza Province, Kenya Province, Kiambu District, Laikipia District and the Rift Valley. Some of the interviews contain post-war comments and insights into Mau Mau.
  2. Notes by Hodges on sources for the Carrier Corps at the Public Record Office at Kew (The National Archives), c. 1970, with some notes from Dar es Salaam archives with file references.

Dates

  • Creation: 1969-1970

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. 5469/1

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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Weston Library
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