Commonwealth & African Collections at the Bodleian Library

Description

The Bodleian holds over 4000 manuscript collections relating to the Commonwealth and Africa including the papers of the Anti-Slavery Society, the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Sir Roy Welensky and many people who served in the Colonial Service or as teachers, doctors, soldiers and engineers in the territories covered. See http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/finding-resources/special/guides/commonwealth_african for further information.

Website

http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/finding-resources/special

Keywords

Commonwealth; India; Colonial history

Access

Bodleian Library reader’s ticket required.

Access for outsiders

Yes, subject to reader’s ticket being obtained.

Facilities

http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/using-this-library

Charges

There may be a fee for issue of reader’s ticket if not a registered member of Oxford University.

Moving Image, Audio and Related Documentation Holdings

Sound

c.100

Video/Film

c.10

Catalogues

Online catalogue

http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/finding-resources/special/catalogues

Card catalogue

Card catalogue to manuscripts with more detailed handlists of particular collections as appropriate.

Digitised catalogue

No

Main Contact

Name

Ms. Lucy McCann

Job title

Archivist

Telephone

01865 277150

Fax

01865 270912

Email

specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Address

Broad Street
Oxford
OX1 3BG