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SWYNNERTON, Sir Roger, 1954-c. 1985

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1717 (150)
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Comprises:

  1. (fols. i-xviii) address card, personal data sheet, and correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project (ODRP)
  2. (fols. 1-27) 'The Development of African Agriculture in Kenya', typescript memorandum by Swynnerton, 1980
  3. (fols. 28-44) transcript of interview with Michael Cowen, Jul 1981
  4. (fols. 45-60) transcript of interview with Dr E.S. Clayton and I.D. Carruthers, Aug 1981
  5. (fols. 61-89) transcript of interview with Dr A. Thurston
  6. (fols. 90-169) unedited version of the same interview
  7. (item 1) volume of press cuttings about the Swynnerton Plan, 1954-1981 (all photocopies).

Dates

  • Creation: 1954-c. 1985

Extent

169 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1717 (150)

Biographical / Historical

Career details:

  1. Assistant Director of Agriculture, Nairobi, 1951-1954
  2. Deputy Director, 1954-1956
  3. Director, 1956-1960
  4. Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Agriculture, 1960-1962.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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