Olive Gibbs centenary exhibition

Submitted by Liz Woolley on May 30, 2018 - 16:46

Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
Westgate Library
Date(s): 
Saturday, 4 August 2018 to Saturday, 25 August 2018
Timing: 
During normal library opening hours
Cost: 
Free
Olive Gibbs in 1965 on being appointed Sheriff of Oxford

An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Olive Gibbs, one of the most prominent and well-respected figures in 20th-century Oxford. Olive was a local Labour politician who was instrumental in preventing an inner relief road being built across Christ Church Meadow, who campained for the demolition of the infamous Cutteslowe walls, and who helped to save Jericho from slum clearance. She was also a very active peace campaigner and was one of the founding members of CND and its national chair in the mid-1960s.

Further Information

Contact Details: 

Westgate Library, Queen Street, Oxford OX1 1DJ
01865 815509
county.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk
https://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/cont...

Exhibition
Written and Spoken Word