Comprises papers relating to Harris' time in Somalia for the British Council and work for the United Nations Technical Assistance Board (UNTAB), personal correspondence, notebooks, and official reports.
Dates
- Creation: 1959-1973
Extent
3.96 Linear metres (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 4738, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. c. 4738-4748
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15335-8
Abstract
Papers of Charles Harris (1917-1988), United Nations official
Biographical / Historical
Charles Harris (1917-1998) was a consultant in local government and administration. His career included working for the British Council in Somalia, and for the United Nations Technical Assistance Board (UNTAB) on decentralisation in Saudi Arabia, Papua New Guinea, Cyprus and Nigeria.
Arrangement
The papers of Charles Harris were previously catalogued as part of the Archive of the United Nations Career Records Project, but the decision was taken to separate them to form a collection on their own. The shelfmarks and the order in which they were originally catalogued have been maintained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The material was collected via the United Nations Career Records Project, 1989-1992.
Subject
- United Nations (Organisation)
- United Nations Career Records Project | 1989-1992 (Organisation)
- United Nations | Technical Assistance Board (Organisation)
- British Council (Organisation)
- Title
- Catalogue of the Papers of Charles Harris
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Original catalogue by Martin Jennings, edited and revised by M. Webb. New version created by Francesca Alves
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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