Personal papers covering colonial service in the Gold Coast, 1940-1946, Nyasaland, 1947-1952 and Singapore, 1952-1957.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1957
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 479].
Shelfmark:
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 479
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 2353
Biographical / Historical
George Frederick A. Hibberd (b 1918) served as Administrative Officer, Gold Coast from 1940, and in Nyasaland from 1947. In 1953 he was seconded to Singapore. He then retired, but was re-employed as Trade Commissioner, London, 1960.
Other Finding Aids
Listed as no. 586 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were donated to the library by George Frederick Hibberd in May 1984.
- Title
- Papers of George Frederick A. Hibberd
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Paul Davidson
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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