East Africa, 27 Nov. 1911-7 May 1966
Correspondence, memoranda, leaflets and press cuttings relating to nursing appointments, pensions, terms and conditions of service, in Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia. Correspondence is chiefly with the Colonial Office (Henry Lambert, H. J. Read, Sir G. Grindle, L. B. Freeston, R. A. Wiseman, G. F. Seel, Harold T. Allen, J. E. W. Flood, Charles J. Jeffries, F. R. Fairclough,G. B. Cartland) but also includes letters from:
- Major G. J. Keane, Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, Uganda
- Eldoret European Hospital Committee, Kenya (G. E. King, J. H. Phillips)
- Eldoret European Hospital, Kenya (J. Rawland, R. S. McCulloch)
- Sir George Smith, Governor of Nyasaland
- Mombasa European Hospital Committee, Kenya (G. P. Codrington Ball)
- Mombasa European Hospital, Kenya (Jane Walden)
- Mrs. A. Breeks (former Overseas Nursing Association nurse) about experiences as wife of medical officer in Tanganyika (1921)
- Adèle Talbot, nurse serving with the Nyasaland Field Force (1911)
- Beatrice Buck, describing nursing experiences in Northern Rhodesia (1926-1927)
- nurse in Kenya to the Editor of The Nursing Mirror and Midwives' Journal written in response to articles in the British Press that Kenya is a "dangerous place in which to live" (1961)
Includes
(fols. 69, 110-111, 208) notes made following visits to the Overseas Nursing Association by Dr. Gilks (Principal Medical Officer, Kenya), 25 Sep. 1929, Dr. W. H. Kauntze (Director of Medical Services, Uganda), 16 May 1934, and Mrs. S. H. M. Simpson (Chairman of the House Committee, Mombasa European Hospital), 1 Sep 1950
(fols. 86-90) copy memorandum on "The Position of Some Women in the Colonial Service (with special regard to Kenya Colony)" by Dr. Mrs. Michael Shaw, National Council for Equal Citizenship, ?1933
Also includes 14 items comprising:
- (item 1) The Lady Grigg Welfare League. Incorporating Child Welfare, Maternity and Nursing in Kenya, pamphlet appealing for funds, Jan. 1927
- (items 2-4) Model Pensions Ordinance for European Officers serving in the East African Dependencies, Colonial Office, African (East) Number 1107, Apr. 1927 (three copies)
- (items 6-7) Information regarding Appointments for Nursing Sisters in the East African Dependencies (Kenya, Uganda, Nyasaland, Zanzibar, Tanganyika Territory, and Northern Rhodesia), Colonial Office, African (East) Number 1086, 7th edition, Aug. 1930 (two copies)
- (items 8-9) Information regarding Appointments for Nursing Sisters in the East African Dependencies (Kenya, Uganda, Nyasaland, Zanzibar, Tanganyika Territory, and Northern Rhodesia), Colonial Office, African (East) Number 1086, 8th edition, Apr. 1937 (two copies)
- (item 10) A Letter To Susan. Being an account of the Day-to-Day Life of a Farmer's Wife in Kenya in War Time, British Commonwealth Leaflet, Series C: "How the other half lives", Number 6, ?1944
- (item 11) Kenya. Extract from Information as to The Conditions and Cost of Living in the Colonial Empire, Colonial Office, Colonial Number 136, 4th Edition, 1946
- (item 12) Zanzibar. Extract from Information as to The Conditions and Cost of Living in the Colonial Empire, Colonial Office, Colonial Number 136, 4th Edition, 1946
- (item 13) report of the European and Asian Salaries Committee, Nairobi Municipal Council, 24 Nov. 1948
- (fols. 233-236) "Queen Elizabeth's Oversea Nursing Service in Uganda", memorandum by Rosaland Flagg, with accompanying letter from the Colonial Office, 1955
- (fols. 239-245) "Some Impressions After Two Years Welfare Work Among the Nandi Tribe in Kenya", memorandum, author unknown, ?1959
- (item 14) Christmas card showing aerial photograph of New Mulago Hospital with Makerere Medical School and part of Old Mulago Hospital in the background, 1965
Dates
- Creation: 27 Nov. 1911-7 May 1966
Extent
274 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 400 / 136 / 1
Repository Details
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