Correspondence, 1956-1960
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (fols. 1-4) letters from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke congratulating Grantley Adams on his party's victory in the 1956 elections and urging him to go forward as the first Federal Prime Minister; with related correspondence between Selwyn-Clarke and Creech Jones (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/133, folder 5, fols. 1-4; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/135, folder 2, fols. 22-28), 2 Jan [1956/1957?]-23 Jan 1958
- (fol. 5) letter from Catherine Hoskyns to the Editor of The Beacon about reprinting articles from Venture in his paper, 30 Jul 1959
- (fols. 6-7) correspondence between George Cadbury, United Nations Adviser, and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about constitutional problems involved in West Indian Federation; a possible federal solution for Rhodesia (Zambia/Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (Malawi); and an article by Cadbury for Venture's special issue on education. There are references to Norman Manley, Eric Williams, and Hilary Marquard, MP (See also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/143, folder 3, fols. 1-6), 5-18 Mar 1960
- (fols. 8-9) correspondence with K.D. Chen, Federal Secretariat, Bridgetown, about the FCB publication, 'Towards West Indian Federation', by H.V. Wiseman, 31 Oct 1956-23 Jan 1958
- (fols. 10-13) correspondence with Rawle Farley about an article by him on the Extra-Mural work of the University of the West Indies, and about FCB and other publications (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/133, folder 5, fols. 25-28), 8-29 Nov 1956
- (fol. 14) letter from Phyllis Shand Allfrey (then working with the Bureau) to Cameron Tudor, Bridgetown, about Answers to Questions instigated by him concerning the Barbados airport and the deep-water harbour project, 12 May 1956
- (fols. 15-16) letter from Mrs Allfrey to Frank Walcott, Caribbean Area Division of the Inter-American Regional Organization of Workers (CADORIT), Bridgetown, requesting copies of the May and Jun issues of CADORIT's Information Bulletin and permission to reproduce an article on trade unionism in the British Caribbean; with a related note by Marjorie Nicholson (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/133, folder 3, fols. 37-41), 5 Jul 1956.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1960
Extent
16 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/135, folder 5
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk