Papers of Dame Margery Freda Perham

Title

Papers of Dame Margery Freda Perham

Shelfmark

MSS. Perham

Summary

Family papers, including journals and correspondence, [1881-1977]

Papers relating to academic career, 1908-77

Papers relating to non-academic activities and interests, [1916-1980]

Papers relating to publishers, finance, charities and disposition of archives, [1925-80]

Correspondence, [1931-1979]

Diaries, [1910-1980]

Notebooks, [1844-1979]

Lectures and teaching notes, [1921-1971]

Working papers for Oxford Colonial Service courses, 1932-78

Papers relating to involvement with colonial and Commonwealth studies, [?1855-1979]

Writings and related papers, [1888-1977]

Papers relating to broadcasts, 1933-78

Papers relating to Africa and African states and colonies, [1893-1980]

Press cuttings relating to Newfoundland, 1933-56

Papers relating to the West Indies and West Indian states and colonies, [1924-1979]

Press cuttings relating to South America, 1941-65

Papers relating to Asia and Asian states and colonies, 1925-69

Papers relating to Australasia and the Pacific, [1926-1971]

Papers relating to Libya and the Near and Middle East, 1933-77

Papers relating to 'smaller territories', 1933-68

Notes, press cuttings and printed material relating to the Commonwealth, 1942-75

Papers relating to non-British empires, [1917-1977]

Papers relating to colonial policy, [1850-1979]

Papers relating to various subjects, including the Africa Bureau, aid and development, Anti-Slavery Society, economy, education, Fabian Colonial Bureau, League of Nations and United Nations, [1922-1980]

Family photographs and portraits, etc., [c1918-1980]

Photographs, various African locations, [c1921-1968]

Photographs, various locations, mostly in Australasia and the Pacific, 20th century

Postcards, various locations, 20th century

Maps showing British colonies and the Commonwealth, African regions, also Barbados, Ceylon, Western Samoa, etc., [1900-1962]

Royal grant and degree certificates, 1952-69

Tape recordings and cassettes, mostly autobiographical, 1962-71

Microfilms, mostly relating to Lord Lugard papers, 20th century

Associated place

Australasia -- Description and travel -- Views

Africa -- History

Asia -- History -- 20th century

Islands of the Pacific -- Description and travel -- Views

Near East -- History -- 20th century

Australasia -- History -- 20th century

Africa -- Description and travel -- Views

Middle East -- History -- 20th century

Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration

Islands of the Pacific -- History -- 20th century

West Indies -- History -- 20th century

Date

[1844]-1980

Language

English

Physical extent

771 boxes

Custodial history

In 1973, when the Oxford Colonial Records Project's archivist first began work on a summary list of the collection, it was housed in several chests, bookcases, filing cabinets, etc. in three rooms in Margery Perham's Oxford flat. Although the archivist initially allocated an alphabetical system to denote particular storage areas, the constant removal of parts of the collection and the arrival of new material meant that the system was not rigidly adhered to. Many of the labels which she initially attached to files also became detached on their transfer to the library. Moreover, during Margery Perham's work on the biographies of Lord Lugan and Joseph Houldsworth Oldham, many of her own papers became mingled with those of her subjects, only reaching the library when their papers were donated. Further details on the collection's archival history can be found in the handlist, A catalogue of the Papers of Dame Margery Perham 1895-1982 in Rhodes House Library Oxford, by Patricia Pugh (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1989).

Acquisition

Although the papers were formally bequeathed to the library by Margery Perham in 1972, through the Oxford Colonial Records Project, the bulk of the collection was transferred to the library in stages between 1956 and 1980, some of it as part of the papers of Lord Lugard and Joseph Houldsworth Oldham.

Subject

Mandates -- History -- 20th century

19th century

20th century