Personal papers of Michael Harris, Overseas Division Director, and Joe Mitty, Gift Shops Manager

Title

Personal papers of Michael Harris, Overseas Division Director, and Joe Mitty, Gift Shops Manager

Shelfmark

MS. Oxfam DON/1/3

Summary

Comprises:

Folder 1: Michael Harris's personal papers, including a mass mailing letter of thanks to donors sent by Lady Ogilvie, Jesus College, on behalf of Oxfam, n.d. [late 1940s], Oxfam guides to parts of Lesotho by David Ambrose, 1967-1969, reports relating to Oxfam work in Brazil, 1982-1983, and a photocopy of a letter from former Oxfam Director, Brian Walker, to William Shawcross regarding his publication The Quality of Mercy, 1984, 1967-1987 and n.d. [late 1940s-1960s]

Folder 2: correspondence of Joe Mitty, including a letter of appreciation from Cecil Jackson-Cole, 1951, and correspondence with Andrews Estate Agents, which was founded by Cecil Jackson-Cole in 1946, 2003, 1951-2003

Folder 3: photographs belonging to Joe Mitty, including the Broad Street Oxfam shop interiors and exteriors, 1948-1971 and n.d. [late 1940s-1970s] and the Princess Royal's visit to the shop in 1963, 1948-2003 and n.d. [late 1940s-1970s]

Folder 4: press cuttings collected by Joe Mitty, including The Daily Telegraph Magazine feature 'Salesman on the Side of the Angels' by Byron Rogers, 6 Aug 1971, 1963-2007

Folder 5: shops publicity materials and other documents relating to the history of Oxfam shops, collected by Joe Mitty, including a postcard featuring the poem 'Oxford Famine Relief Shop' by Culex [n.d. 1950s], 1964-2004 and n.d. [1950s-1980s]

Folder 6: documents relating to the history of Oxfam, collected by Joe Mitty, including a booklet for a service of thanksgiving for the life of Cecil Jackson-Cole, 1 Nov 1979, 1966-1979 and n.d. [c.1992]

Date

1948-2007 and n.d. [late 1940s-c.1992]

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (5 folders)