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Collection Level Description: Transcript of the Diary of Mary Casey
Reference: GB 0162 MSS.Afr.s.2199
Title: Transcript of the Diary of Mary Casey
Dates of Creation: 7 August 1950 - 6 April 1966
Extent: 3 boxes
Name of Creator: Mary Casey
Language of Material: eng
Administrative/Biographical History
Mary Casey was the niece of the author John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) and Kenya settler Will Powys.
Scope and Content
Typed transcripts of the diary of Mary Casey for the period 7 August 1950 to 6 April 1966. Mainly written from Beale
Farm, Timau, Kenya.
Administrative Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated on the 20 July 1992.
Access Conditions
Bodleian reader's ticket required.
Reproduction Restrictions
No reproduction or publication of personal papers without permission. Contact the library in the first
instance.
Further Information
Finding Aids
The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room.
Access Points
Casey | Mary | fl 1950-1966 | niece of John Cowper Powys
Diaries | 20th century
Kenya | Description and travel
Timau (Kenya)
Transformation from XML to HTML by Lawrence Mielniczuk
13 December 2011
Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House