Guard Books and examples of materials published by Oxfam, 1982-1996
The guard books contain materials produced by the Resources Unit.
Dates
- Creation: 1982-1996
Language of Materials
- English
Full range of shelfmarks:
MS. Oxfam COM/1/12/1-13
Biographical / Historical
The Resources Unit was responsible for producing written and audio-visual materials for Oxfam (excluding videos and books). In conjunction with the Design Studio they produced high quality materials, on commission, to support Oxfam's work. These materials were used throughout the UK and Ireland.
Examples include:
- periodicals
- Annual Reviews
- exhibitions and slide sets
- education Packs
- campaigns materials
Arrangement
The guard books are arranged chronologically, most have a contents list which corresponds to numbered items. There are initials following each item on the contents lists, which probably refer to a member of staff from the Resources Unit.
A staff list from 1993 lists Sue Grieg as Manager of the unit and the following staff members as Executives:
- Rob Alcraft
- John Barraclough
- Sarah Christopher
- Liz Clayton
- Bob Crampton
- Dave Dalton
- Rose Derrick
- Glanville Morris
- Emma Gough
- Lucy Mitchell
- Annemarie Papatheofilou
- Pat Simmons
Creator
- From the Collection: Oxfam GB (Organisation)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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