Correspondence, 1956-1960

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Contains:

(fols. 1-12) correspondence between C.E.M. Woode, General Secretary, British Guiana Friendly Societies Union, W.T. Rodgers, and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about the nature of Fabian and FCB activities, the Union's status and activities, its subscription and receipt of FCB publications; with a draft certificate of membership and related annotations, 14 Apr-16 Jul 1956
(fols. 13-14) correspondence with Holden, now Rural Dean of Essequibo County, about his work among the indigenous peoples; the constitutional crisis; FCB and other publications (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/138, folder 2, fols. 46-73), 26 Oct-14 Nov 1956
(fol. 15) letter to E.G. Jaharally about renewing his subscription to Venture and the need for contacts in British Guiana (Guyana), 24 Jan 1957
(fol. 16) letter to T.E. McKitterick of the Economist, c/o Chief Information Office, Georgetown, requesting an account for Venture of the recent elections, 14 Aug 1957
(fols. 17-23) letter from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke congratulating Mrs Jagan on her appointment as Minister of Labour, Health, and Housing and offering help over Family Planning Clinics; correspondence with Dr Jagan about a meeting with Hilary Marquard, Creech Jones, David T. Jones, and McKitterick arranged by Hilda Selwyn-Clarke during Jagan's London visit (Jul 1959); and about FCB publications, the need for socialist literature in the colony, and the Conservative electoral victory in 1959 (with references to Lennox-Boyd and Ian Macleod), 10 Sep 1957-29 Oct 1959
(fols. 24-25) letters to M.H. Chan, East Coast Demerara, about his subscription and a Christmas card sent by him, 22 Dec 1958-31 Dec 1959
(fol. 26) letter to Critchlow about an exchange of publications and the possibility of the Labour Union taking out membership of the Bureau (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/137, folder 1, fols. 170-172), 4 Jun 1959
(fols. 27-29) correspondence between C. Hoskyn's and R.J. De Corum, Evening Post, Georgetown, about material on the colony's development following the Berrill Report; Jagan and his report to the Peoples' Progressive Party (PPP) Congress; Sir Patrick Renison's transfer to Kenya; and an exchange of publications, 17 Jul-17 Sep 1959
(fol. 30) letter from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke to the Commissioner of Co-operative Departments requesting up-to-date information on British Guiana (Guyana)'s co-operatives, 14 Dec 1960.