Papers of Mrs. Margaret Jean Chamberlain ne Buckerfield

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Afr. s. 1755 (43) (Boxes XVI-XIX)
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1950-1964, [1978-1984]
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 4 boxes

Scope and Content

Reports, memoranda, minutes, etc. relating to career in Northern Nigeria, 1950-1964, [1978-1984].

Administrative / Biographical History

Mrs. Margaret Jean Chamberlain worked in Northern Nigeria as Provincial Woman Education Officer, Kabba and Illorin Provinces, 1950-1952, Principal, Women's Training College, Kabba, 1952-1957, and Acting, later Substantive Inspector of Education (Women), 1957-1959. She served as Assistant Director of Education (Women) and Deputy Chief Inspector, Uganda, 1959-1962.

Other Finding Aids

Listed as no. 805 (43) 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.