GB 0102 PP MS 28 - Blatch, Gledhill Stanley

13 boxes

GB 0102 PP MS 28 Created 1927-1986 Collection (fonds) 13 boxes Blatch , Gledhill Stanley , 1916-1987 , archaeologist
Gledhill Stanley Blatch was born in 1916. He worked for Unilever in the cocoa trade on the Gold Coast between 1937-1938, and then during World War II served the British Government as an intelligence officer. He remained in Germany after the War, attached to the British Forces, until his retirement in 1979. He died in 1987.

From the early 1960s, Gledhill Blatch developed an active interest in Ethiopian affairs, visiting Eritrea regularly before the fighting became too intense and his own health began to fail. His original interest was in the history and archaeology of the country, but as his knowledge and circle of acquaintances grew, he developed an interest in its socio-political affairs.

The material was bequeathed to the School by Gledhill Blatch, and deposited following his death in 1987.

Papers, 1927-1986, of Gledhill Stanley Blatch, comprising correspondence, press cuttings, reports and political propaganda material collected by him. The material relates largely to the Ethiopian situation in the 1970s and 1980s and covers topics such as the famine and refugee situation, questions of religious discrimination and the Mengistu regime.

The collection is divided into 5 main sections: personal correspondence; Ethiopia; Somalia; Sudan; miscellaneous. Within each section, material has been arranged chronologically. The Ethiopian material, comprising the bulk of the collection, has been further sub-divided into Ethiopian history and socio-political.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English and German

Unpublished handlist.

Collection of books on Ethiopia also donated to SOAS Library.

15 May 2000 African history Archaeology Blatch , Gledhill Stanley , 1916-1987 , archaeologist Christians Communication process East Africa Eritrea Ethiopia History Hunger International conflicts Jews Malnutrition Mengistu Haile Mariam , b 1937 , Ethiopian military ruler Migrants Moslems National history Newspaper press Persuasion Political science Politics Press Press cuttings Propaganda Refugees Religion Religious discrimination Religious groups Social problems Somalia Sudan War Nutrition disorders Nutritional and metabolic diseases Pathology Diseases

The material was bequeathed to the School by Gledhill Blatch, and deposited following his death in 1987.

Papers, 1927-1986, of Gledhill Stanley Blatch, comprising correspondence, press cuttings, reports and political propaganda material collected by him. The material relates largely to the Ethiopian situation in the 1970s and 1980s and covers topics such as the famine and refugee situation, questions of religious discrimination and the Mengistu regime.

The collection is divided into 5 main sections: personal correspondence; Ethiopia; Somalia; Sudan; miscellaneous. Within each section, material has been arranged chronologically. The Ethiopian material, comprising the bulk of the collection, has been further sub-divided into Ethiopian history and socio-political.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

• English

• Latin

English and German

Collection of books on Ethiopia also donated to SOAS Library.

Unpublished handlist.

• English