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R.H. KEPPEL-COMPTON (CMG), 1980

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MSS. Afr. s. 1742 (22)

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  1. (fols. i-viii) correspondence with ODRP, 1980
  2. (fols. 1-9) "The Relationship between the Government and the African Chiefs and People of the Nyasaland Protectorate", typescript account by Keppel-Compton concerning the duties of a District Commissioner in relation to indirect rule through Chiefs and Native Authorities in a rural area in the early pre-war period, [1980]
  3. (fols. 10-23) memorandum describing the daily life and travels of a District Commissioner in a remote rural area (typescript), [1980]

Dates

  • Creation: 1980

Extent

31 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1742 (22)

Biographical / Historical

(Born 1900, Died 1989)

Administrative Officer, 1923-1946; Development Secretary, 1946-1949; Provincial Commissioner, 1949-1955.

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