Photocopied typescript and manuscript of Him now; a Solomon Islands honeymoon, reminiscences of life as the wife of a colonial officer, 1946, with part of a re-write, 1949-1950.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1950
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Pac. s. 99].
Shelfmark:
MSS. Pac. s. 99
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 3136
Biographical / Historical
Mary Marquand was the wife of W.J. Marquand (b 1917), colonial officer and administrator. W.J. Marquand served as District Officer, British Solomon Islands Protectorate from 1946 and High Commissioner, Fiji, 1950-1953. He held the post of Assistant Secretary, Uganda from 1953 and was appointed Senior Assistant Secretary in 1961.
Other Finding Aids
Listed as no. 768 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
W.J. Marquand sent a typed copy of his wife's reminiscences to the library for photocopying in May 1981.
Subject
- Title
- Papers of Mary Marquand
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Paul Davidson
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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