Correspondence and papers of the Regions Director and the Home Division Director relating to shops and retail, Mar 1965-Jan 1982 and n.d. [1971]
File
MS. Oxfam APL/9/1/4/5
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
- 'Oxfam Activities (Christmas Cards)', Mar 1965-Jun 1970 and n.d. [1971]
- 'Oxfam Activities', Jun 1979-Dec 1981
- 'Stamps Unit', May 1980-Jan 1982, relating to Oxfam's Stamp and Coin Unit and the processing and sale of stamps
- 'Retail Group', Jan-Nov 1981, relating to shop operations
Dates
- Creation: Mar 1965-Jan 1982 and n.d. [1971]
Extent
1 box (4 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Oxfam APL/9/1/4/5
Biographical / Historical
Oxfam Activities Ltd. was incorporated in Dec 1964 as a wholly-owned trading subsidiary of Oxfam 'to promote the sale of Christmas cards in aid of Oxfam and to purchase native-made handicrafts from the emergent countries for sale in Oxfam Gift Shops'.
In 1975, Oxfam Activities expanded to include 'Wastesaver', a recycling operation based in Huddersfield, where waste materials were collected and processed, to be sold for the benefit of Oxfam.
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