Papers of Arthur Collyer relating to the move of the Maasai
Single Item
MS. 23772
Held in our offsite storage facility
Papers comprising:
- Item 1: 'Notes on a meeting held on 24th Feb 1910 at the camp known as Kiserian close to the kraal of Lenana'. Notes written by Arthur Collyer on the meeting attended by elders of the Maasai, including Lenana and Masikonde, and British officials to discuss the proposed move of the Maasai from the Rumuruti area to south of the Rift Valley.
- Item 2: Carbon copy of the typed transcription of Collyer's handwritten notes, 1910.
- Iten 3: Pencil notes by Collyer about the proposed move of the Maasai including records of walking safaris in June-August and in December 1910 to inspect the new area.
- Item 4: Chapter on Arthur Collyer from Veronica Bellers' book A Speck in the Ocean of Time (2014).
Dates
- Creation: 1910 and 2014
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 23772, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. 23772
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23772
Abstract
Papers of Arthur Collyer relating to the move of the Maasai from the Rumuruti area to south of the Rift Valley in 1911.
Biographical / Historical
Arthur John Morice Collyer was born in Horsham, Sussex, in 1880 and educated at Lincoln College, Oxford. He joined the administration of the East African Protectorate in the early 1900s and was an Assistant Collector in 1902 and District Commissioner at Rumuruti in 1906. He died of tuberculosis on 19 October 1912 at Nyeri.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian by Arthur Collyer's great-nieces in 2024.
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Catalogue of Papers of Arthur Collyer relating to the Move of the Maasai
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Lucy McCann
- Date
- 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk