Photographs relating to the work of Terence Francis Gethin Hopkins
Photographs of Nigeria and Gambia, some captioned, relating to colonial administrative service in West Africa (mostly from the 1930s):
- West Africa in general, prints 19-29 taken in Katsina in 1958, 1928-1958: 29 prints
- Nigeria (from envelope endorsed 'Nov. 1932-1933'), 1931-1934: 65 prints
- Nigeria (from envelope endorsed 'Snaps; Dekina, Idah, Lokoja'), 1932-1935: 113 prints
- Gambia (from envelope endorsed 'Gambia 1935; Basse & G'town; Chimps & Buck; Feathers & Stamps'), 1935: 57 prints
- Gambia (from envelope endorsed 'Basse 1936-37'), 1936-1937: 27 prints
- Gambia (from envelope endorsed 'Chiefs & their wives, messengers etc.'), 1936-1939: 27 prints
- Gambia (from envelope endorsed 'Gambia; Basse house & garden; 1938-1939'), 1938-1939: two prints
- Gambia (from envelope marked 'Gambia cattle &tc. around Basse District'), 1939: 52 prints
- 44 negatives
- 19 negatives
- 22 negatives.
Dates
- Creation: 1928-1958
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. s. 1665].
Shelfmark:
MSS. Afr. s. 1665
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 2470
Abstract
Photographs of Nigeria and Gambia, 1928-1958.
Biographical / Historical
Terence Francis Gethin Hopkins was born in 1902 and educated at Epsom College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He accepted a commission in the Gloucestershire regiment in 1922, and in 1926 was seconded to the Gold Coast (Ghana) regiment of the Royal West African Frontier Force (1926-1929).
In 1930, Hopkins entered the Colonial Administrative Service as a cadet in Nigeria. After spending the years 1935 to 1939 on secondment to Gambia, he returned to Nigeria, becoming Senior District Officer in 1949, and Resident of Northern Nigeria in 1955(-1958).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition details unknown.
- Title
- Catalogue of photographs relating to the work of Terence Francis Gethin Hopkins
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Original Catalogue by Clare Brown; Collection Level Description by Marion Lowman.
- Date
- 1995; EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Second edition.
Repository Details
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