'5. Social Development and Welfare (including Education)', 1949-1961
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (fol. 1) 'Mbabu Village' by E.R. Chadwick, Assistant District Officer, Nigeria: Spectator, p. 713, 27 May 1949
- (fol. 2) 'Free Education for Nsukka Infant Girls': Eastern Nigeria Information Service (ENIS) release, 28 Oct 1954
- (items 1-2) Eastern House of Assembly Session Papers: No. 1. Policy for Medical and Health Services, No. 2. Policy for Education, 1954
- (item 3) reports on Public Relations in Nigeria, Apr 1952 to Mar 1954 (pp. 16), n.d.
- (item 4) Western Regional Legislature Sessional Paper No. 4. of 1955: 'Development of the Western Region of Nigeria 1955-1960' (pp. 49), 1956
- (fols. 3-4) Eastern Nigeria Information Service (ENIS) releases relating to the Bride Price Commission and other social matters, 23 Feb 1956
- (fols. 5-7) Colonial Office releases about development of roads and water schemes, 11 Sep 1956, 5 Mar 1957
- (fols. 8-9) two cuttings from Eastern Outlook concerning education in the region, 3 and 31 Jan 1957
- (fol. 10) Eastern Nigeria Information Service (ENIS) release: 'Scholarship Vote increased', 4 Apr 1957
- (fols. 11-12) British Council Press Relations Section: notes on study tours in Britain, by officials and by women social workers from Northern Nigeria, arranged by the British Council, 17 May, 4 Jun 1957
- (fols. 13-14) Colonial Office release about a grant by the Colonial Development and Welfare for expansion of education in Lagos, 13 Nov 1957
- (fols. 15-17) 'Social & Economic Development': pages from Eastern Nigeria Today, Mar-Apr, Jul 1958
- (fols. 18-19) statement by the Premier of the Northern Region on the reorganisation of the legal and judicial systems, 1958
- (fols. 20-25) press releases from Patrick Dolan and Associates, on the progress of education in Western Nigeria, 20 and 21 Nov 1958
- (fol. 26) statement by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Isa Kaita, concerning scholarships, Dec 1958
- (fols. 27-29) Colonial Office releases about proposals for a Commission on Higher Education in Nigeria, under the chairmanship of Sir Eric Ashby, and the grant of £250,000 for University College, Ibadan, Apr, 6 May, 19 Jun 1959
- (fol. 30) educational statistics: Eastern Nigeria Today, p. 9, Oct 1959
- (fols. 31-34) Northern Nigeria News, Vol. 2, No. 1: Universal primary education in Kano, Mar 1960
- (fols. 35-36) Northern Nigeria Press Notice: provisional Council for University of Northern Nigeria, 16 Mar 1961
- (fol. 37) International African Institute: notice about the Preliminary Bibliography of the Literature of Nationalism in Nigeria, compiled by Ruth Perry, n.d.
- (fols. 38-41) memorandum (cyclostyled, unsigned) on 'Educational Development in the Northern Region', n.d.
- (fols. 42-45) text of part of an address (possibly to the press) on the future of Nigeria following independence, quoting a statement on Foreign Policy by the Federal Prime Minister, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1961
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/84, folder 1
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk