Memorandum of Edmund Woods Allen

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Afr. s. 1755 (35) (Box X)
  • Dates of Creation
    • [1960-1964], [1978-1984]
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box

Scope and Content

Experiences of vernacular education in Northern Nigeria, and related matters, [1960-1964], 1978-1984.

Administrative / Biographical History

Edmund Woods Allen worked in Northern Nigeria as history master, Zaria Government College, 1947-1950, Principal, Maru Vernacular Teacher Training College, 1950-1954 and Acting Area Inspector of Education, 1954-1956. He served as Provincial Educational Officer, 1956, Principal, Bauchi Teacher Training College, 1957-1959, Area Inspector of Education, 1959-1962 and Inspector of Education, 1962-1963.

Other Finding Aids

Listed as no. 805 (35) 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.