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Papers of J. A. Gardner

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MSS.Afr.s.2048

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Administrative reports as District Commissioner in Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kenya, 1961-1962.

Dates

  • Creation: 1961-1962

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MSS.Afr.s.2048

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 1950

Biographical / Historical

J. A. Gardner was born in 1921 and educated at Cuthbert's Preparatory School; Bromsgrove School; and Brasenose College, Oxford. After military service (1941-1945), he entered the Colonial Service in Kenya. He held the posts of District Officer (1946), District Commissioner (c.1961-1962), Senior District Commissioner (1962), and Administrative Secretary (1963-1965).

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Listed as no. 974 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).

Title
Papers of J. A. Gardner
Status
Published
Author
Marion Lowman
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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