The archive comprises:
Diaries, notebooks and an address book.
Correspondence and papers, including material relating to Geoffrey de Freitas's work as a Member of Parliament and as High Commissioner of Ghana and Kenya.
Drafts of his autobiography, The Slighter Side of a Long Public Life, with background material.
Speeches.
Press cuttings and printed ephemera.
Photographs.
Miscellaneous items.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1984
Extent
4 Linear metres (62 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Russian
Conditions Governing Access
Some material is closed.
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 12110/1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. 12110/1-49; MSS. 12110 photogr. 1-12; JL 1099
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12110
Abstract
Papers of Sir Geoffrey de Freitas (1913-1982), politician and diplomat
Biographical / Historical
Sir Geoffrey de Freitas (1913-1982) was a politician and diplomat. He served as Member of Parliament (Labour) for Nottingham Central (1945-1950), Lincoln (1950-1961) and Kettering (1964-1979) and as British High Commissioner in Ghana (1960-1964) and Kenya (1963-1964). He married Helen Bell in 1938.
For a fuller biography see Who Was Who.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Helen de Freitas, 1985.
Subject
- Labour Party (Organisation)
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Sir Geoffrey de Freitas
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Bethany Goodman and Marion Lowman
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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