Correspondence with Wilfred Benson and Phyllis LeRoy and others, 1943-1948

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(fols. 1-59) correspondence between Rita Hinden and Wilfrid Benson, Secretary of the International Labour Organization (ILO) until 1947, subsequently Director of the Division of Non-Self-Governing Territories, United Nations Trusteeship Division. Topics include: the ILO: the 1944 Conference at Philadelphia and proposals for Minimum Standards of Social Policy in Dependent Territories, the 1945 Conference at San Francisco; the UN: Benson's task of establishment a new Department on Dependent Territories, problems of transmitting information and reliance on specialised agencies, the Fourth Committee of the Trusteeship Council, Britain's attitude to Trusteeship, Palestine, South West Africa (Namibia) and the Ewe Question, and the concept of international accountability (see also: MSS Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 2, fols. 136-138; and folder 6, fol. 149), 26 Nov [1943]-10 Dec 1947
(fols. 60-64) correspondence with Mother Florence Bourret, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Menlo Park, about matters connected with her dissertation on the Gold Coast (Ghana), including the United Africa Company and Unilever, cocoa control, the Gold Coast constitution, and Labour's attitude to indirect rule (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 3, fol. 1), 8 Sep-3 Oct 1945
(fols. 65-67) correspondence between Edward C. Carter, American Institute of Pacific Relations, Inc., and Rita Hinden arising out of their meeting at the Stratford Conference on Asia. Those mentioned include Dorothy Woodman, Col D.R. Rees-Williams, and Creech Jones, 20 Oct-21 Nov 1947
(fols. 68-69) correspondence with Ernest Sabben-Clare, British Embassy, Washington, about an exchange of publications. (MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 2, fols. 108-135), 2-9 Sep 1947
(fol. 70) letter from John Collier, President of the Institute of Ethnic Affairs, Washington, intended to accompany a copy of the first issue of the Guam Echo. (MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/31, folder 7; 365/129, folder 2, fols. 139-152), 20 Feb 1947
(fols. 71-72) correspondence between Melvin A. Conant Jnr. and Rita Hinden arising out of the Stratford Conference and referring to Colonial Development legislation, 1-27 Nov 1947
(fols. 73-74) correspondence with Doloris Coutter, Director of Publications, Institute of Ethnic Affairs, about an exchange of publications, 27 Sep-29 Oct 1946
(fols. 75-77) letter from Lt Col W.R. Crocker, Chief of Africa Section, UN Trusteeship Department, to Frank Horrabin about reviews by Rita Hinden and the possibility of a reply by him in Empire; with a related letter from Rita Hinden to Crocker, 7-14 Oct 1947
(fols. 78-79) letter from Frederick S. Dunn, Director, Yale Institute of International Studies, intended to accompany a memorandum, 'Anglo-American Relations in the Post-War World': with a reply from Rita Hinden referring to the Conference held by the Institute of Pacific Relations in Quebec in Dec 1942, and its effect on colonial thought in Britain as exemplified by the FCB pamphlet, 'International Action and the Colonies', 29 Jun-16 Sep 1943
(fols. 80-82) correspondence with Peter J. Gay about the Bureau in connection with his research at Columbia on 'The Thought of Fabian Socialists on International Affairs', 13 Dec-23 Jan 1946
(fol. 83) note of address of Barbara Hayes, British Information Services, New York, n.d.
(fols. 84-97 and item 1) correspondence with the Institute of Pacific Relations and the Editorial Department of its journal, Far Eastern Survey, about the Institute's publications, with related enclosures (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 1, fols. 22-25; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 2, fols. 66-67, 139-153; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 3, fols. 57-58, 79-82, 102-107), 22 Feb 1945-14 Jul 1947
(fols. 98-102) correspondence between the Editors of Jewish Frontier and Rita Hinden about contributing to their colonial section, 5 Oct 1945-14 Feb 1946
(fols. 103-104) correspondence with Joseph M. Jones, Assistant Editor of Fortune, about an article by him on colonial regionalism, 29 Sep-23 Nov 1944
(fol. 105) letter to the League of Nations Publications Department about the possibility of reprinting 'Co-operation for Economically Under-developed Countries', by W.H.K. Campbell, 13 Mar 1945
(fols. 106-107) letter from Dan Lerner, Libcon Mission, US Army, requesting material for a Hoover Research Institute study of colonial affairs, 23 Feb [1943?]
(fols. 108-135) correspondence between Rita Hinden and Phyllis LeRoy, Division of Dependent Area Affairs, State Department, Washington, recently of the American Embassy, London; and a related correspondence with Marjorie Nicholson. Topics include: the Division's work and organisation; the Trusteeship Council; the Panama Canal Zone; Greece; Palestine and Rita Hinden's visit 1945; the UN Section of the Caribbean Commission; Puerto Rico; the Virgin Islands and Governor Hastie; Hawaii; Western Samoa; Sarawak; the International Labour Organization (ILO) Recommendations on Minimum Standards for Dependent Territories; Draft Trusteeship proposals for former Japanese mandates 1946, and a related letter from John Collier; the Canberra Conference 1947; Rita Hinden's publications. Those mentioned include: John Foster Dulles, Francis B. Sayre, Ralph Bunche, Henry Wallace, Tugwell, Pinero, Taussig, Ben Gerig, E. Sabben-Clare, Creech Jones, Ivor Thomas, Richard Crossman, Greenidge, Henry Swanzy, I.G. Jones, Margery Perham, David Horowitz, John Collier, and his wife, Laura Thompson (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 3, fols. 98-100, 175-180; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 5, fol. 18), 13 Jan 1946-6 May 1947
(fols. 136-138) letter from Julius Lewin, UN Trusteeship Department Research Section, to Rita Hinden about the Trusteeship Division; Britain's policy on Trusteeship; Creech Jones, Benson, Bunche, A.H. Poynton; and the political atmosphere in America; with a reply from Rita Hinden (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/94, folder 1A, fols. 24-26), 15 Oct 1947
(fols. 139-152) correspondence Rita Hinden and P.E. Lilienthal, Editor of Pacific Affairs, about reviews by Rita Hinden of publications on the Philippines and possible further contributions; her pamphlet, 'Socialists and the Empire'; and the progress of John Collier's study of US Dependencies for the Bureau (See also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/31, folder 7; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 3, fols. 102-107), 18 Sep 1946-23 Apr 1947
(fol. 153) visiting card of Vernon McKay, Foreign Policy Association, New York (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 1, fol. 1), n.d.
(fols. 154-155) inquiry from the New York Public Library about obtaining a copy of the FCB report, Co-operation in the Colonies; with reply, 4-17 Sep 1946
(fol. 156) request to University of Pennsylvania Publications Department for review copies of recent publications on Africa, 4 May 1944
(fols. 157-158) request from Edith Penrose, Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton, for information about the groundnut scheme; and a reply from Rita Hinden suggesting sources, 25-29 Apr 1947
(fol. 159) reply from the Rockefeller Foundation to a request from the Bureau for financial aid, 24 Sep 1946
(fols. 160-165) correspondence between Emory Ross, Foreign Missions Conference of North America, and Rita Hinden, with a related letter from Phyllis M. Shepherd about arrangements for Ross to meet Rita Hinden, Marjorie Nicholson, and Horrabin in London. Topics include: a possible visit by Hinden to America; FCB publications and their circulation in America; Ross's forthcoming visit to Africa and Europe; Labour's colonial policy; comments in The African World on Creech Jones's appointment as U-S/S Col (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 1, fols. 3-4), 14 Jan-17 Sep 1946
(fols. 166-167) correspondence with Frederick D. Schneider about sources for his unpublished thesis, 'The Fabian Society and the British Empire' (Stanford, 1947), 3-16 Dec 1946
(fol. 168) letter from the Bureau to the Caribbean Section, US State Department, requesting a copy of 'The Caribbean Islands and the War' and other publications on the West Indies, 15 Aug 1944
(fols. 169-172) correspondence between Michael Straight, the New Republic, and Rita Hinden about a series of articles by Rita Hinden on the British Labour Government and the Colonies, 24 May-19 Nov 1946
(fol. 173) visiting card of Donald G. Tewkesbury, Professor of Comparative Education, Columbia University, n.d.
(fol. 174) letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Dr Eric Williams, Harvard University, intended to accompany a copy of Empire containing an article by him on the new West Indian University, commenting on his book, Capitalism and Slavery, and requesting his views on West Indian affairs (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/133, folder 5, fols. 39-41), 16 Sep 1947
(fol. 175) letter from Margaret Wrong thanking Rita Hinden for information about the Nigerian strikes and referring to Benson and to the forthcoming Report of [the International Committee on Christian Literature for Africa] (see also MSS Brit. Emp. s. 365/129, folder 3, fols. 69-77, 193-194), 1 Nov 1947.