Historical survey of the origins and growth of Mau Mau, by Corfield, in 2 volumes, plus appendices, commissioned by the Kenyan Government and published in an abridged version in 1960. Also, correspondence and news cuttings relating to Mau Mau, the Survey, East African affairs and the Joint East and Central African Board, 1956-1967.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1967
Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS.Afr.s.1675].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS.Afr.s.1675
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 1358
Biographical / Historical
Unknown.
Other Finding Aids
The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room.
Listed as no. 962 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Custodial History
Deposited with the Oxford Colonial Records Project.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to the library from the Oxford Colonial Records Project.
Subject
- Corfield | Frank Derek | b 1902 (Person)
- Mau Mau (Organisation)
- Joint East and Central African Board (Organisation)
- Title
- Papers of Frank Derek Corfield, mainly relating to Mau Mau
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Marion Lowman
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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