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Papers of George Frederick Sharp

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Correspondence, memoranda, etc. as postal official in Nigeria (1912-1930); as Colonial Postmaster in Barbados (1931-1939); and as Postmaster-General in British Guiana (1939-1946).

Dates

  • Creation: 1912-1946

Extent

5 boxes

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS.Brit.Emp.s.281].

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MSS.Brit.Emp.s.281

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 4158

Biographical / Historical

George Frederick Sharp was born in 1888 and educated at University College School and King's College, London. He worked for the General Post Office from 1907-1912 and was on military service in the London Rifle Brigade from 1908-1912. In 1912 Sharp went to Nigeria where he worked as a postal official; from 1928-1930 he was acting deputy Postmaster-General. Sharp retired in October 1930 but was reappointed in 1931 as Colonial Postmaster in Barbados. In 1939 he became Postmaster-General in British Guiana, a post he held until 1946. Compiled with reference to A Biographical Dictionary of the British Colonial Service 1939-1966 by A.H.M. Kirk-Greene (1991).

Other Finding Aids

The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room and a handlist is also available for this collection.

Listed as no. 1177 in Manuscript Collections of Africana in Rhodes House Library, Oxford, compiled by Louis B. Frewer (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1968) and as no. 624 in Manuscript Collections (excluding Africana) in Rhodes House Library, Oxford, compiled by Louis B. Frewer (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1970).

Title
Papers of George Frederick Sharp
Status
Published
Author
Marion Lowman
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom