Memoirs of John Cameron

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 161 MSS. Afr. s. 1755 (117) (Boxes XXXIV-XXXV)
  • Dates of Creation
      [1949-1968], [1978-1984]
  • Language of Material
      English.
  • Physical Description
      2 boxes

Scope and Content

Experiences in the Education Service in Tanganyika, with relatedreports, correspondence, minutes, etc., [1949-1968], [1978-1984].

Administrative / Biographical History

John Cameron worked as Education Officer, Makerere College, Uganda, 1947, thenin Tanganyika as Education Officer, Bigwa, Kidugala and Pasiainsi/ButimbaTeacher Training Centres, 1948-1953. He remained in Tanganyika as Education Officer and SeniorEducation Officer, Mpwapwa Teacher Training Centre, 1953-1957, SeniorExecutive Officer, Southern Highlands and Tanga, 1958-1960, Acting AssistantDirector of Education (African), 1960, Assistant Chief Education Officer,(non-African), 1961-1962, and Assistant Chief Education Officer (Administrationand General), 1963-1964.

Other Finding Aids

Listed as no. 805 (117) in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996). A handlist is also available in the library reading room.