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Official and general correspondence, 1917, 1919-1921

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Correspondence for the period 1920 to 1921, with a few enclosures dated 1917 and 1919.

Includes letters from:
  1. Armitage, Francis Paul, two letters, 1920
  2. Aspinall, Sir Algernon Edward, 1921
  3. Auld, James Paton, two letters, with enclosures (copy letter to Howard Humphrey about permanent sea defences, with related tracing), 1921
  4. Bell, John, two letters, 1920-1921
  5. Brunyate, Sir James Bennett, 1920
  6. Carr, R.H., with copy of Clementi's reply attached, 1921
  7. Cary-Elwes, Cuthbert, 1921
  8. Cochran-Patrick, Charles Kennedy, four letters (one addressed to Sir Ivan Davson), with enclosure (a report about the Bermuda & West Atlantic Aviation Company Limited), 1920-1921
  9. Cookson, Christopher, two letters, 1920
  10. Cobbe, H.N.G., with enclosure ('The Bauxite Deposits in British Guiana. Suggestion for the formation of a Syndicate to deal with lands located by F.G. Harvey', typescript prepared by F.G. Harvey and H.C. Buckmaster, 1920)
  11. Collet, Sir Wilfred, 1921
  12. Conyers, James Hill, 1921
  13. Crowe, Harry J., with enclosures (newspaper and journal cuttings from The Mail and Empire and the Canada-West Indies Magazine), 1920
  14. Darnley, E.R., three letters, with enclosures (copy letters from L.S. Amery, Sir Wilfred Collet, B.H. Bayley and H.C. Ranson; Resolutions of the Combined Court, LXII and LXIII, concerning loans and bonds, 20 Nov 1919), 1919-1920
  15. Davson, Sir Ivan Buchanan, three letters, with enclosure ( A West Indian Currency, booklet by Davson, inscribed), with two copy letters from Clementi to Davson, 1921
  16. Dawson, Geoffrey, 1920
  17. Dobson, John Frederic, two letters (one a note only), 1920
  18. Egerton, Sir Walter, 1920
  19. Ezechiel, Sir Percy Hubert, six letters (including a telegram), with enclosures relating to the Colonial Economic Development Committee (typescript copy of a memorandum by Clementi and a printed copy letter from Gideon Murray proposing the establishment of a Company with the name of the British Guiana Corporation, 15 Dec 1919), 1919-1920
  20. Flood, John Ernest William (on behalf of the Colonial Medical Services Committee), 1920
  21. Gnosspelius, Oscar Theodor, with enclosure (copy letter from Clementi to Mr. Delefons about Short Brothers' proposals for a British Guiana Seaplane Service), 1920
  22. Greene, George Ball, three letters, with enclosures (Resolution of the Combined Court, LXXI, concerning salaries and bonuses, 11 Dec 1919; an answer to a question about the north-west road asked in Combined Court, 1919; copy letter from Greene to the Crown Agents for the Colonies), 1920-1921
  23. Grindle, Sir Gilbert Edmund Augustine, 1920
  24. Haig, Thomas, 1921
  25. Harrison, Sir John Burchmore, two letters, with enclosure (extracts from A Description of British Guiana by Robert H. Schomburgk), 1921
  26. Harvey, Francis George, two letters, 1920
  27. Haynes, Edwin Allison, two letters, 1920-1921
  28. Hill, J.B. (inviting Clementi to become President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with a copy of Clementi's letter of acceptance), 1920
  29. Hinks, Arthur Robert (acknowledging that the Royal Geographical Society has received Clementi's Report on the Condition of the Colony of British Guiana during the Great European War), 1920
  30. Jones, Patrick Nicholas Hill, two letters, with enclosure (brief details about the work undertaken by himself and H.B. Ransom, Consulting Engineers), 1920-1921
  31. King, John Hampden, eight letters, with enclosures (printed extract from the Official Gazette, 7 Jul 1917, being 'The Annual List of Arrivals and Allotments of Immigrants in British Guiana...1916-1917'; Clementi's paysheet for the period 1 Oct to 10 Oct 1919; note recording the number of immigrants between 1835 and 1921, with comments by Clementi and R.P. Stewart; printed memorandum on income tax), 1917-1921
  32. Knight, Gilfred Norman, with enclosure (a leaflet about the West India Committee), 1920
  33. Leechman, Alleyne, with enclosures (nine photographs relating to the Biological and Agricultural Institute, Amani, Tanganyika, see below for details), 1921
  34. Lewin, Percy Evans (acknowledging that the Royal Colonial Institute has received Clementi's Report on the Condition of the Colony of British Guiana during the Great European War), 1920
  35. Lockhart, Sir James Haldane Stewart, two letters, with enclosure (review of Clementi's Cantonese Love-Songs by Ku Hung-Ming), 1920-1921
  36. Loveday, Thomas, four letters (including three postcards), 1920
  37. Lucas, Sir Charles Prestwood, two letters, 1920-1921
  38. Lugard, 1st Baron (Frederick Dealtry Lugard), 1921
  39. May, Sir Francis Henry, 1920 (with postscript by Lady May)
  40. Milner, 1st Viscount (Alfred Milner), with a draft letter from Clementi to Milner, 1921
  41. Nathan, W.S., two letters, 1920
  42. Paul, Herbert J., four letters, with enclosures (two photographs of an 'Eroder' dredger), 1921
  43. Peotter, R.S., 1920
  44. Purcell, Hubert Kennett, with enclosure (letter received from O. Webber, Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary), 1920
  45. Read, Sir Herbert (enquiring whether Clementi would accept the appointment of Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong University, with draft of Clementi's reply declining the appointment), 1920
  46. Rolleston, Herbert Lancelot, two letters, with enclosures (manuscript notes on the revenue and expenditure of the Colonial Steamer Service, 1920; Report of the Onderneeming Estates Committee of Onderneeming Industrial School, Combined Court no. 27/1921, with page of corrections by Rolleston and Mr. Dennison, the acting Chief Clerk), 1920-1921
  47. Satgé, Sir Henry Valentine Bache de (letter introducing R.H. Carr), 1920
  48. Stewart, Murray, 1920
  49. Stewart, Sir Gershom, three letters, with enclosures (two questions about British Guiana he recently asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies), 1920-1921
  50. Thorne, [A.T.], 1921
  51. Thurn, Sir Everard im, 1920
  52. Verney, 4th Baronet (Sir Harry Calvert Williams), six letters, with enclosures (copy letters to the Colonial Office from Eustace G. Woolford and British Guiana Contructors Limited; copy of a document summarising the proposals for work in British Guiana made by the British Guiana Constructors Limited), with two copy letters from Clementi to Verney, 1920-1921
  53. Waterhouse, Sir Ronald, two letters, with enclosure (letter from G.C. Tryon to C.J. Eyres regarding Clementi's request for an interview with Sir Frederick H. Sykes), 1920
  54. Wiseman, Robert Arthur, three letters, with enclosure (draft despatch the Colonial Office are planning to send to the Governor of British Guiana, Sir Wilfred Collet, about the present condition of British Guiana), 1920
  55. Wood, Casey Albert, 1921

Also includes:
  1. leaflet about the Emergency Powers Act (10 & 11 GEO. 5.) (CH. 55), 1920
  2. Short Airships, Seaplanes and Boats, booklet about Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford) Limited, [1920?]
  3. newspaper cutting about 'The Colony's Government', [Jul 1921?]
  4. newspaper cutting from The Daily Argosy being the text of the budget speech read by the Colonial Secretary (Clementi) in the Combined Court, Dec 1921
  5. British Guiana. Report for 1919 (Cmd. 1103-11), Mar 1921
  6. speech by Clementi to the West Indian Medical Conference, corrected typescript, 11 Jul 1921
  7. printed prospectus (flyer) advertising the Government's Loan of $5,000,000, 20 Jul 1921
  8. certificate granting Clementi a leave of abscence, 23 Dec 1921 (for the period 29 Dec 1921 to 28 Dec 1922)
  9. speech by Clementi to the [Combined Court] reporting on the finances of British Guiana, corrected typescript, [1921?]
  10. 'skit on the Annual Session of Combined Court in December 1921', manuscript, [1921?]
  11. poem about Sir Wilfred Collet entitled 'The Lost Trick', manuscript, [1921?]

Alleyne Leechman photographs comprise:
  1. Alleyne Leechman with Barclay Leechman (his son), Mr. Wade (Government Geologist) and Mr. [Watts?] (of the Government Post Office?), two copies
  2. the laboratory and the library
  3. Sigi river (waterfall), two photographs (similar image)
  4. Sigi sawmill
  5. view from the balcony showing heavy clouds in the valley with hills in the distance
  6. view from Bomole hill, 600ft above the Institute, with Amani and hills in the distance
  7. Mvule tree, Chlorophora excelsa

Dates

  • Creation: 1917, 1919-1921

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 600 / 8

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