Iris Murdoch, holograph preface to Wendy Campbell-Purdie, Women Against the Desert (London, 1967)
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 6859, fols. 12-13
Held at the Weston Library
Undated holograph manuscript preface written by Iris Murdoch for Wendy Campbell-Purdie's Women Against the Desert (London, 1967).
Dates
- Creation: n.d. [c. 1967]
Extent
2 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 6859, fol. 12].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 6859, fols. 12-13
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11912
Abstract
Iris Murdoch, preface to Wendy Campbell-Purdie, Women Against the Desert (London, 1967).
Biographical / Historical
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) was an Irish-born British author and philosopher who studied at Somerville College, Oxford. Wendy Campbell-Purdie (fl. 1967) was a pioneer planter, planting trees in the Sahara.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Mrs Sarah Williams, 2003.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Iris Murdoch, preface to Wendy Campbell-Purdie, 'Women Against the Desert' (London, 1967)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Judith Priestman. EAD version by Rachael Gardner
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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