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ROBINSON, Professor Ronald E., 1956-c. 1985

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Comprises:

  1. (fols. 1-31) memoranda and notes on Kenyan land legislation, 1956
  2. (fols. 32-75) report by Robinson on his tour of East and Central Africa, Aug-Sep 1956, to study land tenure
  3. (fols. 77-85) itinerary of visit to Bugisu in Uganda, with background information for the District Commissioner, 1956
  4. (fols. 86-104) report on a visit by Uganda administrative officers to Nyanza and Central Provinces of Kenya, to study farm planning and land reform, Jun 1956
  5. (fols. 105-185) report on Luo customary law, n.d.
  6. (fols. 186-245) survey of villages in five Abaluhya areas of Nyanza, 1956 (all these papers are photocopies).

Dates

  • Creation: 1956-c. 1985

Extent

245 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1717 (133A)

Biographical / Historical

Career details:

  1. Colonial Office researcher on Africa, 1947-1949
  2. Fellow, St. John's, Cambridge, and various university posts, 1949-1971
  3. Beit Professor of Oxford from 1971.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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