Reports, memoranda and papers of 63 administrators, relating to their experiences in agriculture and administration in Commonwealth and colonial territories after 1945, with a selection of their printed articles, etc.
Food and Cash Crops in the British Commonwealth
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 476
- Dates of Creation
- [1980s]
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 9 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Food and Cash Crops collection comprises material initially donated to the Oxford Development Records Project, which invited former members of the Colonial Agricultural Service to submit a memorandum dealing with their work in the development of food and cash crops after 1945 in the territories in which they served.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged alphabetically by the surname of each contributor.
Access Information
Bodleian reader's ticket required.
Note
Collection level description created by Paul Davidson, Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House.
Other Finding Aids
Listed as no. 582 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996). A handlist is available for consultation in the library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
No reproduction or publication of personal papers without permission. Contact the library in the first instance.