Photograph of the opening session of the House of Chiefs, Nigeria
Photograph of the opening session of the House of Chiefs under the new constitution of Nigeria, 10 February 1947, with A.G. Eyre as Clerk of the House, far left, front row.
Dates
- Creation: 1947
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS.Afr.s.1838].
Shelfmark:
MSS.Afr.s.1838
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 1776
Biographical / Historical
Antony G. Eyre was born in 1921 and educated at King's School in Canterbury; and Trinity College, Oxford. He was on military service during 1941 to 1942 (2nd lieutenant).
In 1942 Eyre entered the Colonial Administrative Service as a cadet. He was posted to Nigeria where he later held the post of Clerk to the House of Chiefs (1947). In 1955 he transferred to the Education Service; he was appointed Senior Education Officer in 1958 (-1960).
Other Finding Aids
The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room.
Listed as no. 1326 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Subject
- Eyre | Antony G | b 1921 | Colonial Administrator (Person)
- Nigeria | House of Chiefs (Organisation)
- Title
- Photograph of the opening session of the House of Chiefs, Nigeria
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Marion Lowman
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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