| Title |
Papers relating to later career |
| Reference |
GCPP Fegan 3 |
| Creator |
Fegan, Ethel |
| Covering Dates |
1930–1961 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 box and 4 items; Paper |
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| Content and context |
These include lectures, papers and reports on Fegan's study of the education of women and girls in Nigeria, including her Gilchrist Report 1928-29 and her report on the 'Tour of British West Africa' for the Carnegie Corporation 1941-42, and some material on the effect of western civilisation on African students in Great Britain. There are also Fegan's own publications on the subject and her various collected publications, including the Northern Provinces Advisory Council [of Nigeria] record of proceedings at meetings with native rulers and emirs and chiefs 1930-31. There is reference to her work and interest in leper colonies, and to her study and teaching of librarianship in Africa. In addition there are two photographs presented to her by Akarigbo of Remo in remembrance of his silver jubilee, September 1941, and a photograph of Ethel Fegan and the Benin City Library Committee (with modern copy made circa 2000) while she was visiting libraries for the Carnegie Corporation, November 1941. |
| Girton/GCPP Fegan 3 contains: |
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Letter to Ethel Fegan. Letter from the Director of Education, Kaduna, Nigeria 7.11.1928 about EF visiting schools and enclosing a copy of 'Nigeria Northern Provinces Education Conference' 1927.
Creator: Smith, F M John.
2 items; Paper. |
March 1927–7 November 1928 |
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2
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'Report on a Tour to the West Coast of Africa to study the Education of Women'. Also known as her 'Gilchrist Report' this is Ethel Fegan's account of women's education in the then British colonies on the West Coast of Africa: Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Gambia. She made a year's tour of these areas August 1928 - August 1929 collecting data about the types of people, statistics of population and schools, historical and present problems in education, the curriculum, and the need for teachers. She was granted a sabbatical from Girton College to make the tour and received funding from the Gilchrist Trustees. There are two copies of the report, one bound into a folder (typescript 91pp plus 19pp itinerary), the other looseleaf in an envelope (typescript 89pp).
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
2 items; Paper. |
27 April 1929 |
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3
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The Bachama Tribe. EF's ms notes 'Some notes on the Bachama tribe, Adamawa Province, Northern Provinces, Nigeria' 39pp signed 'Ethel S Fegan 30.12.28', an article with the same title published in two parts in the 'Journal of African Society' vol.29 no.115 [the second part is not referenced] and a volume of EF's ms notes made from two publications on the Bachama tribe by Niels H Bronnum (`1923 and 1926) signed 'esf 4.9.29'.
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 folder of 3 items; Paper. |
30 December 1928–4 September 1929 |
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4
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'Some needs of African education'. Draft of an article for the 'Gold Coast Teachers' Journal' signed 'esf 9.09.29'. Typescript 5 pp .
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 item (in folder); Paper. |
9 September 1929 |
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5
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'Some Africans'. Draft of an article (typescript 8pp) for the Girton Review, Michaelmas Term 1929.
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 item (in folder); Paper. |
1929 |
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6
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Letter to Ethel Fegan. Letter from Miss Collisson 24.03.1930 inviting EF to speak at the 1930 British Commonwealth Conference on her experiences in Africa and enclosing a conference report, 'Women and the Future' held June 1929.
Creator: Collisson, M Clare.
2 items; Paper. |
June 1929–24 March 1930 |
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'Some account of West Africa, and girls' education there'. Text of a talk given by EF, possibly to the British Commonwealth League Conference in 1930 (see GCPP Fegan 3/6). It is undated but signed 'E S Fegan, Nigerian Education Service'. Typescript 21pp.
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 item (in folder); Paper. |
1930 |
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8
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'The education of Moslem girls'. Text [of a report?]. There are two pages of manuscript in draft, the typed text (3pp), signed 'E S Fegan 26.6.32' and a translation made by EF into a local African language [probably Hausa].
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 item (in folder); Paper. |
26 September 1932 |
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Letter to Ethel Fegan. Letter about the writer's critical reaction to A I Richards and B Malinowski 'Hunger and work in a savage tribe' (London: Routledge, 1932).
Creator: McCulloch, W.
1 item (in folder); Paper. |
28 March 1933 |
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10
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UGS Record. Union of Girls' Schools Record for the Summer Term 1933 containing an article by Ethel Fegan, 'Girls' education in West Africa' pp 772-778.
Creator: Union of Girls' Schools for Social Service.
1 item; Paper. |
1933 |
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11
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'The Nigerian Teacher'. One copy of Vol 1 No 4 of the magazine, 1935.
Creator: Unknown.
1 item; Paper. |
1935 |
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12
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Letter to Ethel Fegan. Letter to EFfrom Mary Blacklock (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine ) 24.10.1936 with MB's 'Certain aspects of the welfare of women and children in the colonies' Annals of Tropical Med. & Parasitology Vol. 30 no. 2, 17 July 1936.
Creator: Blacklock, Mary G.
2 items; Paper. |
17 July 1936–24 September 1936 |
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13
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West African girls in England. Folder labelled 'G C Fellowship' containing three items: 'Report for G C Council' (on West Africans in London, ms 6pp), 'The effect of western civilisation on African students in Great Britain' (a final report, ts 5pp signed 'esf 24.11.37'), Sara A Burstall 'The education & training of African girls students in England (ms 5pp, undated). [Ethel Fegan was a Research Fellow at Girton College 1935-37.] . Letters to EF from Dorothy Brackett of International Institute of African Languages and Cultures 27.02.1937 and Eileen Reid of Save the Children Fund 20.11.1937 about EF's manuscript 'West African girls in England'. The letters are with an annotated manuscript in note form (16pp) and there is also a [final] version in manuscript (18pp).
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 file; Paper. |
27 October 1937–24 November 1937 |
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14
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'Tour of British West Africa for the Carnegie Corporation, N Y'. Two volumes of manuscript notes made by EF of her tour 1941-42 to assess library services in West Africa for the Carnegie Corporation, New York, who were considering grant aide. With the notes is her report March - June 1941, her general recommendations for the Gold Coast for the Carnegie Lending Library 20.06.1941, and her final recommendations 25.06.1941. There is a photograph pf Benin City Library Committee 11.11.1941, while EF was visiting libraries for the Carnegie Corporation. EF is seated in the front row, with the (all male) committee. There is also two copies a published pamphlet by 'Libraries in Africa' (London: Sheldon Press [1944]) of talks prepared for broadcasting in Africa from local stations following the Carnegie tour and an article 'Libraries, present and potential in West Africa' in the 'East and West Review' vol.3 no.3, July 1942.
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 bundle, 1 folder and 1 item; Paper. |
1941–1944 |
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15
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'Life in a leper colony'. Draft (manuscript 7pp) of an article for the Girton Review Easter Term 1946.
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 item (in file); Paper. |
1946 |
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16
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Book review. Draft (manuscript 4pp) of review of Monica Wilson 'Good company: a study of Nyakyusa age-villages' (OUP 1951) for the Girton Review Lent Term 1952.
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 item (in file); Paper. |
1952 |
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17
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Women in Northern Nigeria. Folder labelled 'Nigeria NP school' containing the following:. drafts of an article 'Women in Northern Nigeria' for the Girton Review Michaelmas Term 1954. There are 3 drafts: manuscript (9pp), typescript (8pp) with numerous annotations and signed 'E S Fegan March 1954' and typescript (8pp);. partial manuscript for a book, 'African adventures of an amateur educationalist'. There are 3 pages of ms notes 'suggested chapters for book' and what appear to be five distinct sections, all in manuscript - an introduction, 'Daily life of women', 'Portraits', 'The children', 'By-products', some paginated. It is difficult to date, some sections were obviously written in about 1935, but revisited later.
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 folder; Paper. |
1935–1954 |
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18
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'The beginnings of girls' education in Northern Nigeria'. Article in the 'Nigerian Teacher' no.21 March 1954 pp32-3.
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 item; Paper. |
March 1954 |
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Northern Nigeria: self-government celebrations. Letter to Ethel Fegan from David Miles (for the Ministry of Education, Northern Nigeria) 15.10.1958 inviting EF to help with the script of a pageant to show the progress of education as part of the celebrations. With the letter is a brief for the pageant, and what appears to be EF's notes for a contribution. Headed 'Education of Muslim girls in Northern Nigeria', the notes describe her visits to British West Africa between 1928 and 1954 and her educational work (typescript 9pp). One page of the notes is dated 01.11.1958.
Creator: Fegan, Ethel; Miles, David.
2 items (in file); Paper. |
15 October 1958–1 November 1958 |
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20
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'The Bible and leprosy'. Letter to EF from Bernard Moiser 21.01.1961 with a copy of his article (7.10.1960).
Creator: Moiser, Bernard.
3 items (in file); Paper. |
7 October 1960–21 January 1961 |
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Undated articles and notes. Undated articles, most with no clear provenance as follows:. 'Fashions in West Africa' ts 6pp) CLC [Cheltenham Ladies' College] Magazine;. 'Schools in West Africa' (ts 11pp);. 'Girls' education' (ms 6pp);. 'Some problems of Northern Nigeria' (ts 5pp);. Notes from N M Bronnum 'Under Daemoners Aag' (1926) about the 'Meaning of the Totem animal' (ts 4pp); also 'Extracts from Hadiths and Muslim text books on the subject of treatment of animals' (undated pamphlet, Kano Emirate Printing Dept);. Notes headed 'Land' (ms 5pp, held inside Library Association examination paper folder);. Folder containing 4 items (the Folder is a Kano Province Educational Department correspondence jacket): 1) untitled piece about ethnological study in Africa and the translation of a manuscript (ts 10pp carbon copy), 2) 'In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate' by Nallam Kailani - probably the translation of the manuscript referred to in 1) (ts 10pp carbon copy), 3) 'Girls' Education in Northern Provinces' (ms notes 10pp), 4) 'Education of Mohammedan girls' (ms notes 3pp).
Creator: Fegan, Ethel.
1 file; Paper. |
1927–1940 |
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Akarigbo's Silver Jubilee: photograph. Two photographs presented to Ethel Fegan by the Akarigbo of Ljebu-Remo taken of his Silver Jubilee Celebrations in 1941. It is possible that EF appears in the crowd on one of them, but she is difficult to identify.
Creator: Oworu.
1 file of 2 items; Paper. |
14 September 1941 |
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Record of proceedings. Two printed volumes being records of proceedings at full meetings with firstly native rulers (December 1930) and secondly emirs and chiefs (November 1931).
Creator: Northern Provinces Advisory Coucil.
2 vols; Paper. |
December 1930-November 1931 |
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Achimota Review 1937-47. A report on the second decade of Achimota College, following up on the first report published in 1937 (not held at Girton College).
Creator: Neill, H C.
1 vol; Paper. |
1947 |
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25
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Outline map showing railways of Nigeria. Also shows the towns and province boundaries of the Northern and Southern Provinces.
Creator: Survey Department.
1 item; Paper. |
1925 |
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