Memoranda, printed papers, and press cuttings, chiefly concerning detention camps, 1931-1959
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (item 1) 'Great Britain's reward to the Kenya native ex-serviceman' by Charles Speller, Oxford, former member of the East African Medical Department and the King's African Rifles, pamphlet, pp. 21. Typed addenda were pasted inside covers in 1938 and 1948, 25 Apr 1931
- (item 2) 'One African colony - the native races of Kenya', by Christopher J. Wilson, pamphlet, pp. 30, 1945
- (fols. 1-8) mounted press cuttings concerning the Mau Mau uprising, screening, trials, and detention camps, 1953-1959
- (item 3) Friends Service Council News, Autumn 1954, concerning rehabilitation in Kenya, pp. 8, 1954
- (fol. 9) cyclostyled copy of a reply by Lennox-Boyd, S/S Col., to a question by Wedgwood Benn concerning African education in Kenya, Mar 1956
- (fols. 10-13) circular from Fenner Brockway concerning a press conference with Miss Eileen Fletcher, Rehabilitation Officer, Kenya, with statements by her concerning conditions in detention camps and rehabilitation centres, 25-29 May 1956
- (fol. 14) printed programme published by the East African Women's League, 'The Story of Kamiti Prison', n.d.
- (item 4) Central Office of Information Fact Sheets on the UK Dependencies - Facts about Kenya, pp. 5, Jun 1956
- (item 5) 'Constitutional Progress in Kenya': Central Office of Information memorandum, pp. 6, Jun 1956
- (item 6) Fighting Talk Vol. 12, No. 6, 2 Sep 1956
- (fol. 15) press statement by the Africa Bureau: 'Government refuses request for a judicial enquiry in Kenya', n.d.
- (item 7) typed series of quotations concerning discipline in detention camps, pp. 7
- (item 8) report of the Parliamentary Delegation to Kenya, 1957, issued for private circulation, pp. 32, Jan-Feb 1957
- (fol. 16) Kenya Public Relations Office (PRO) publication of a letter from Dr Henri Ph. Junod and Dr Louis Galland, delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to the Editor, East African Standard, about their visits to detention camps, 16 Apr 1957
- (fols. 17-34) three typed copies of a letter from 'Eleanor' to 'Harvey' concerning her impressions on land consolidation, Kikuyu villages, Nairobi, and politics, 21 Mar 1958
- (fols. 35-36) details of Parliamentary Questions on conditions in Kenya prisons and detention camps, tabled between Apr and Nov 1958, with replies by Lennox-Boyd and Profumo, 1958
- (fol. 37) copy of a letter from B.M. Kaggia, detainee, to Stonehouse, concerning conditions in the camps and the whereabouts of other named detainees, 3 Sep 1958
- (fol. 38) African Elected Members Organisation Press Release concerning the Queen Mother's visit, 23 Jan 1959
- (fols. 39-40) 'The Died Detainee': article by Barbara Castle, New Statesman, 14 Feb 1959
- (fol. 41) press statement by Tom Mboya, issued by the Africa Bureau, concerning the enquiry into the deaths of detainees at Hola Camp, 15 May 1959
- (fols. 42-43) two cuttings from the Colonial Times concerning deaths in camps, May-Jun 1959
- (fols. 44-46) two Public Relations Office (PRO) statements: (1) 'Legislative Council reply on Hola'; and (2) 'Hola shown to be neither a 'horror' nor a holiday camp', article by Basil Deakin, reprinted from the East African Standard 5 Jun 1959, 2-9 Jun 1959.
Dates
- Creation: 1931-1959
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/119, folder 4
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk