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Robert Glyn LOOSMORE, 1951, 1960-1962, 1980-1981

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MSS. Afr. s. 1738 (26)

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  1. (fols. i-vi) personal data sheet, curriculum vitae and correspondence with ODRP, 1980-1981
  2. (fols. 1-77) detailed memorandum on service in Northern Rhodesia and Tanganyika (manuscript), with typescript transcript by ODRP, [1980-1981]
  3. (fols. 78-79A) newsletter for Masai district, January 1960
  4. (fols. 80-84) letters from Colonial Office on appointment to Northern Rhodesia, 1951
  5. (fols. 85-94) minutes of meetings and programmes relating to Independence Celebrations, 1961
  6. (fol. 95) letter from Alamasi Limited (Diamond Mine), 1962
  7. (fols. 96-98) letter from Loosmore to Regional Commissioner about a TANU complaint, 1962
  8. (fols. 99-141) letters from Mrs. Elizabeth Loosmore to her parents, from Shinyanga, 1961-1962

(All these papers are photocopies)

Dates

  • Creation: 1951, 1960-1962, 1980-1981

Extent

148 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1738 (26)

Biographical / Historical

(Born 1923)

Northern Rhodesia: District Officer, 1953-1954; Secretariat, 1955; Clerk of African Representative Council, 1956.

Tanganyika: District Officer, 1957-1958; District Commissioner, Masasi, 1959; District Commissioner, Shinyanga, 1961; Ministry of Local Government, Dar-es-Salaam, 1962; Tutor at Administrative Training Centre, Mzumbe, 1962-1963.

Repository Details

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