Sixteen files of autograph, typescript, and printed papers, comprising correspondence, notes, official documents, and press-cuttings, on politics and local administration in Uganda, with particular reference to Acholi, 1962-66. The papers were generated in the course of research for Politicians and policies: an essay on politics in Acholi, Uganda, 1962-1965, by C. T. Leys (Nairobi: East Africa Pub., 1967).
The Leys Papers
This material is held atUniversity of Sussex Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 181 SxMs 7
- Dates of Creation
- 1962-1966
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 2 boxes; 0.8 cubic feet
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Professor Colin T. Leys (b 1931) was Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex and then a Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies, and has published widely on politics in both sub-Saharan Africa and Britain.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Donated by Professor C. T. Leys in 1968.
Note
Prepared by John Farrant, August 2002.
Other Finding Aids
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