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Kwok, Marlene, 1932-2015 (Cert. Social Study, Edinburgh University)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: b.1932

Biography

One of the department's first international students, Marlene Kwok came to Edinburgh from British Guyana. She graduated with a Certificate in 1956 and took a post as an Assistant Welfare Officer (Female) with the Caribbean Welfare Service in London. On returning home she wrote “Scenes from the History of Chinese in British Guyana”.

Source: Student Admission File, EUA; Edinburgh University calendar.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

K34 Kwok, Marlene Jeanette, 1955-1961

 File — Box SW 30
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/469
Scope and Contents

Certificate in Social Study, 1956. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph. Includes correspondence discussing her post as an Assistant Welfare Officer (Female) with the Caribbean Welfare Service in London.

Dates: 1955-1961