Reference code
ZA UCT BC1012
Title
Hooper Family Papers
Date(s)
- 1903-1991 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
25 archive boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Henry John Colchester (1919-1986) was a diplomat in Rhodesia, later Zimbabwe, and was married to Win, née Bransby, a writer and artist. Their son is Anthony Sidney Colchester Hooper (1943-), who was University Librarian at the University of Cape Town, and their daughter is Deidre Swire-Johnson.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Anthony Hooper.
Scope and content
Personal data, correspondence, broadcast material as well as lecture, research and historical information, originating from Henry John Colchester Hooper's career in the diplomatic service and the Zimbabwean interim government.
Correspondence between Hooper family members, especially Win Hooper and Anthony Sidney Colchester Hooper.
Correspondence between Hooper family members, especially Win Hooper and Anthony Sidney Colchester Hooper.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
No restrictions apply
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Alternative identifier(s)
Subject access points
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Name access points
- Hooper, Henry Sydney Colchester (Dr) (1887-) (Subject)
- Hooper, Henry John Colchester (1919-1986) (Subject)
- Hooper, Anthony Sidney Colchester (1943-) (Subject)
- Hooper, Win (née Bransby) (Subject)
- Hooper, Mary Deidre (Mollie) (née Wood) (Subject)
- Hooper, Frank (Subject)
- Swire-Johnson, Deidre (née Hooper) (Subject)
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Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2013
Language(s)
- English