GB 0102 PP MS 57 - Jellicoe, Marguerite K

10 boxes

GB 0102 PP MS 57 Created 1950s-1986 Collection (fonds) 10 boxes Jellicoe , Marguerite K , d 1994 , ethnologist and anthropologist
Marguerite K Jellicoe had a varied career in East Africa, during which time she worked as a Community Development Officer in the Singida District of Central Tanzania (c1962). She was later attached to the Makere University College, Kampala, Uganda, where she completed her PhD. Marguerite Jellicoe later worked for the United Nations in Zambia; and then returned to Britain to carry out her writing. She repeatedly paid visits to the Singida region, concentrating on the villages of Ihanja and Ikungi where she carried out a detailed study of the life of the local people, chronicling a community in transition, particularly the Rimi/Nyaturu.

Marguerite Jellicoe published The Long Path: a case study of social change in Wahi, Singida District, Tanzania (Nairobi, East African Publishing House, 1978). She died in May 1994.

Donated in 1995.

Papers, 1950s-1986, of Marguerite Jellicoe, relating to her work in the Singida District of Tanzania, including research material forming the basis for her book The Long Path. The notes and transcripts of tapes give an insight into the Rimi/Nyaturu tribe before it became integrated into mainstream life. Topics such as spiritual life, diet, medical knowledge, customs and beliefs are covered.

The material has been kept in its original order from the depositor.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
Transcriptions of tapes in local dialects (with some Swahili) and English translations.

Unpublished handlist.

16 May 2000 African cultures Central (province) Communities Community development Cultural anthropology Cultural heritage Customs and traditions East Africa Ethnic groups Ethnology Food customs Human settlements Ihanja Ikungi Jellicoe , Marguerite K , d 1994 , ethnologist and anthropologist Kampala Makerere University , Kampala, Uganda National cultures Primitive religions Religion Religions Religious belief Religious experience Singida Social change Systems of medicine Tanzania UR Theology Traditional medicine Tribes Uganda

Donated in 1995.

Papers, 1950s-1986, of Marguerite Jellicoe, relating to her work in the Singida District of Tanzania, including research material forming the basis for her book The Long Path. The notes and transcripts of tapes give an insight into the Rimi/Nyaturu tribe before it became integrated into mainstream life. Topics such as spiritual life, diet, medical knowledge, customs and beliefs are covered.

The material has been kept in its original order from the depositor.

Unrestricted.

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

• English

• Latin

Transcriptions of tapes in local dialects (with some Swahili) and English translations.

Unpublished handlist.

• English