Transcript of the Diary of Mary Casey

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS.Afr.s.2199
  • Dates of Creation
    • 7 August 1950 - 6 April 1966
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 3 boxes

Scope and Content

Typed transcripts of the diary of Mary Casey for the period 7 August 1950 to 6 April 1966. Mainly written from Beale Farm, Timau, Kenya.

Administrative / Biographical History

Mary Casey was the niece of the author John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) and Kenya settler Will Powys.

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Note

Collection level description created by Marion Lowman, Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House.

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