Volumes of typescript letters from the British Cameroons, 1950-1962, and Sarawak, 1962-1965. Includes detailed descriptions of her work, tribal wars in Cameroon. Sarawak subjects include coming of independence, confrontation with Indonesia, rebellion in Brunei, infiltration by Chinese communists.
Elizabeth O'Kelly letters from Cameroons and Sawarak
This material is held atInstitute of Commonwealth Studies Library, University of London
- Reference
- GB 101 ICS172
- Dates of Creation
- c1950-c1965
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Elizabeth O'Kelly served as a rural development officer in the British Cameroons, 1950-1962. She then worked in Sarawak, 1962-1965, advising the Government there on programmes for rural women. She worked subsequently on rural development programmes in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Viet Nam. Among her publications are "Aid and Self Help" (Ernest Benn, 1973).
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