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Primary and Secondary Education in Six Selected African Territories

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Memoranda, correspondence, diaries, etc., relating to primary, secondary, and teacher education in the Gold Coast (Ghana), Northern Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), Nyasaland (Malawi), Tanganyika (Tanzania), and Uganda, [1928-1984].

Dates

  • Creation: 1928-c. 1985

Extent

3.5 linear metres (50 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Swahili

Conditions Governing Access

Some material is closed.

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. s. 1755 (2), fol. 1].

Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Afr. s. 1755 (1-172)

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 1566

Abstract

Primary and Secondary Education in Six Selected African Territories.

Biographical / Historical

This collection is the result of the work of the Oxford Development Records Project relating to education in Africa during the colonial period. From c. 1977 to 1985, the Project set out to record the experiences and preserve the reminiscences of people who had been involved in education, whether as Colonial Education Officers or as missionaries active in the educational field. An aide-mémoire was sent to potential contributors, which they were invited to answer in the form of a memorandum, adding any original papers they were willing to donate. The period mainly covered was from the end of World War Two to independence.

Arrangement

The papers are arranged by territory, then alphabetically by the surname of the contributor.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired through the Oxford Development Records Project.

Related Materials

Papers relating to higher education in anglophone tropical Africa, collected by the Oxford Development Records Project, [c. 1928-1986] (MSS. Afr. s. 1825).

Title
Catalogue of records related to Primary and Secondary Education in Six Selected African Territories
Status
Published
Author
Collection Level Description by Paul Davidson.
Date
2002; EAD version 2025
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
Second edition.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom