Guide to the Papers relating to the Magarini Settlement Project, 1975-1992

Summary

Collection number:

MS 8246

Creator:

Allen, Bryant James

Extent:

1.26 metres and (9 boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Bryant Allen, National Library of Australia, MS 8246, [series number, subseries number, file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises reports and files accumulated by Bryant Allen and his colleagues Gaye Thompson and Doug Porter while researching their book Development in practice: paved with good intentions (Routledge, 1991) on Australia's role in the Magarini Settlement Project in Kenya. The papers include data on rainfall, research notes, articles, Joint Review Mission papers, correspondence, interview transcripts, drafts, illustrations and chapter outlines. Interviewees include Bob McCown, Paul McGowan, Henry Nix, Coral Bell, Kevin Stephens, Helen Hughes, Doug Campbell, Anthony Vale and Bill Hayden. There are also unpublished reports and official reviews and documents which were used as source material for the book.

Biographical Note:

Dr Bryant Allen was a senior fellow with the Department of Human Geography, Australian National University and co-author (with Doug Porter and Gaye Thompson) of Development in practice: paved with good intentions (London; New York: Routledge, 1991). In 1987 he was a member of the Joint Review Mission which reviewed the Magarini Settlement Project.

Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Library by Bryant Allen in 1995 and 2000.

Arrangement:

The first instalment of papers was indexed by Bryant Allen in chronological order. Library staff have integrated material received in 2000 in the chronological arrangement and split the papers into two runs of files relating to the production of the book and reports and documents used in its production.

Container List:

Series	Subseries	File	Box
1	1	1-9	1
1	1	10-20	2
1	1	21-31	3
1	2	1-12	4
1	2	13-19	5
1	2	20-30	6
1	2	31-41	7
1	2	42-52	8
1	2	53-55	9

Indexed terms

Names:

Allen, Bryant James

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is available for reference.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Bryant Allen, National Library of Australia, MS 8246, [series number, subseries number, file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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