Papers of E. James Coode

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Collection Level Description: Papers of E. James Coode

Reference: MSS. Pac. s. 112
Title: Papers of E. James Coode
Dates of Creation: 1928-1979
Extent: 2 boxes

Language of Material: English

Administrative/Biographical History

E.James Coode, OBE (fl 1918-1979) worked as an administrative officer in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1940-1943 and Fiji, 1943-1959. From 1959-1965 he served as British Commissioner and Consul, Tonga.

Scope and Content

Reports, memoranda, letters and diaries, 1928-1979 relating to service in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1940-1943, Fiji, 1943-1959 and Tonga, 1959-1965, and after retirement.

Administrative Information

Access Conditions

Bodleian reader's ticket required: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/.

Reproduction Restrictions

No reproduction or publication of personal papers without permission. Contact the library in the first instance.

Further Information

Finding Aids

Listed as no. 758 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).

Access Points

Coode | E. James | b 1918 | colonial administrator

Great Britain | Colonies | Fiji | Administration

Great Britain | Colonies | Tonga | Administration

Great Britain | Colonies | Tuvalu | Administration

Great Britain | Colonies | Kiribati | Administration

Fiji | History | 20th century

Tonga | History | 20th century

Tuvalu | History | 20th century

Kiribati | History | 20th century

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