MC/26 - Churchill Fellowship (birds in West Africa)
Reference code
MC/26
Level of description
File
Title
Churchill Fellowship (birds in West Africa)
Date/s
1998-2002
Quantity & Format
1 box
Scope and content
In 1998 MC received a Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship to explore the cultural importance of birds in West Africa (Benin and Cameroon).
- Bundle of correspondence on birds in West Africa, 1997-1999.
- Photocopied articles on African culture, legends, folk-lore.
- Booklet on Witchcraft, magic and divination by Patrick Mbunwe-Samba.
- African birds in traditional magico-medicinal use – a preliminary survey by Mark Cocker.
- Newsletter of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, August 1998.
- Press release of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust on MC's solo journey to uncover the magic, myth and folklore of West African birds, 3/3/1999.
- Correspondence, 1998-2002
- A list of fellows (including MC) receiving medallions at Guildhall on 26/5/2000.
See MC/14 for MC's report for the Fellowship. 'The Magic, Myth and Folklore of Birds in West Africa (Report for Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship 1998)', by Mark Cocker. [Typescript]. The report includes photos of fetish markets in Benin with animal skulls and skin including hyena, serval and birds.
- Bundle of correspondence on birds in West Africa, 1997-1999.
- Photocopied articles on African culture, legends, folk-lore.
- Booklet on Witchcraft, magic and divination by Patrick Mbunwe-Samba.
- African birds in traditional magico-medicinal use – a preliminary survey by Mark Cocker.
- Newsletter of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, August 1998.
- Press release of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust on MC's solo journey to uncover the magic, myth and folklore of West African birds, 3/3/1999.
- Correspondence, 1998-2002
- A list of fellows (including MC) receiving medallions at Guildhall on 26/5/2000.
See MC/14 for MC's report for the Fellowship. 'The Magic, Myth and Folklore of Birds in West Africa (Report for Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship 1998)', by Mark Cocker. [Typescript]. The report includes photos of fetish markets in Benin with animal skulls and skin including hyena, serval and birds.
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MC - Mark Cocker Archive
- MC/26 - Churchill Fellowship (birds in West Africa)