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Richard W. KETTLEWELL (CMG), 1955, 1960, 1964, 1979-1984

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MSS. Afr. s. 1742 (23)

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(23A)

  1. (fols. i-xxxviii) correspondence with ODRP about contributors and contributions to the project, 1979-1984
  2. (fols. 1-29) transcript of taped interview on Kettlewell's career (typescript), 1979
  3. (fols. 30-86) preliminary note on, and transcript of, the ODRP colloquium on Land in Nyasaland (typescript), 1980
  4. (fols. 87-96) notes supplied to Dr. Colin Baker on Sir Geoffrey Colby's governorship of Nyasaland (typescript), 1979
  5. (item 1) "Nyasaland - Whence and Whither?", offprint from African Affairs, July 1964, of text of address by Kettlewell to Royal Commonwealth Society
  6. (item 2) "An Outline of Agrarian Problems and Policy in Nyasaland", paper tabled in the Legislative Council, May 1955

(23B)

  1. (fols. i-iii + 1-68) "Nyasaland: Five Year Plan for Agriculture, 1960-65", development proposal submitted to the Colonial Office by the Nyasaland Government, 1960. [See also MSS. Afr.s. 1811]

Dates

  • Creation: 1955, 1960, 1964, 1979-1984

Extent

205 leaves + 2 items

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1742 (23)

Biographical / Historical

(Born 1910, Died 1994)

Agricultural Officer, 1934-1939 (King's African Rifles, 1939-1943); Senior Agricultural Officer, 1943-1950; Deputy Director, later Director, of Agriculture, 1950-1959; Secretary for Natural Resources, 1959-1961; Minister for Lands and Surveys, 1961-1962.

Related Materials

See also MSS. Afr. s. 1811, 'Memories of a colonial career', an account by Kettlewell of work in the colonial agricultural service in Nyasaland, 1934-1961. Photocopied typescript, 1980, 86 leaves.

Repository Details

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