Correspondence and related papers V, 1950-1952
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (fols. 1-12) manuscript notes by Hilda Selwyn-Clarke and drafts for two Bureau papers on Mauritius (two typescript copies of each): A, about the general unrest, dissatisfaction with the local government and trade union issues; B, about the Land Development and Settlement Scheme education and workers' housing, n.d.
- (fol. 13) letter from Charles Collet [a lawyer practising in the Seychelles; see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/173, folder 1, fols. 10-26] to Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about Mauritius Trade Union disputes and petitions, n.d.
- (fol. 14) Colonial Office press release about the campaign against malaria, 10 Jan 1950
- (fol. 15) letter [from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke?] to the General Secretary, Government Teachers' Union, giving information received from H.W. Wallace, MP, about salaries of primary school teachers, 24 Jan 1950
- (fols. 16-21) Union, journal of the Government Servants and Employees' Association: pages and cuttings about trade union matters; also, a cutting from Tanganyika Standard of a letter from R.C. Wilkinson, Labour Commissioner, Mauritius, Feb-11 Jul 1950
- (fols. 22-26) correspondence between L'Aimable, President, Manual Workers' Union, and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about trade union struggles, 24 May-28 Jun 1950
- (fols. 27-29) Colonial Office press releases about Old Age Pension schemes, the administration of the island of Rodrigues, and export of tobacco to UK, 8 Sep-19 Dec 1950
- (fols. 30-32) letter from Teeluck Changora to the FCB, with two enclosures, about his problem in obtaining employment after leaving the army, 15 Sep 1950
- (fols. 33-37) cuttings from Union and La Travailliste, 22 Sep-7 Dec 1950
- (fols. 38-40) correspondence between Eddy Norton, General Secretary, Government Servants' and Employees' Association, and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about an interview of MPs of the trade union group with Griffiths, and his decision to send his Labour Adviser, Edgar Parry, to Mauritius to investigate grievances, 16 Feb-14 Mar 1951
- (fol. 41) letter [from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke?] to MP Riviere, about his petition to the Secretary of State concerning post-war credits of former servicemen, 19 Feb 1951
- (fols. 42-46) correspondence between D. Luckee Narain and Beryl Cross, in connection with the sugar industry, 3 Mar 1951-31 Mar 1952
- (fols. 47-49) correspondence between Guy Forget, MLC (Member of the Legislative Council), and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about his upcoming visit to London, and about constitutional and financial matters, 3-17 Mar 1951
- (fol. 50) letter [from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke?] to J.N. Roy, MLC (Member of the Legislative Council), with information on land rents and rights, 17 Apr 1951
- (fols. 51-56) two copies of Resolutions [of the Mauritius Labour Party] passed on May Day 1951, n.d.
- (fols. 57-63) correspondence between J.S. Bérichon, J. Rankin, MP, and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke, about payment of pensions to non-government school teachers, 11 May 1951
- (fols. 64-69) correspondence between L.M. Jolie and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about scholarship examinations, 2 Jun-24 Jul 1950
- (fols. 70-73) correspondence between S.B. Emile and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about a motion to the Legislative Council, and the advice of the Legal Department of the Colonial Office on the matter, 3-22 Aug 1950
- (fols. 74-78) correspondence with C.J. Opper, Director of Education, and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about success in getting pensions for aided-school teachers; a charge of victimisation brought against Opper by Bazerque; and the Kenya Whitley Council, 1-14 Jan 1952
- (fols. 79-80) correspondence between Eddy Norton and Marjorie Nicholson about his subscription to, and appreciation of, the FCB, 27 Feb, 18 Apr 1952
- (fols. 81-93) Government Servants' and Employees' Association Bulletin of information, and Report of Executive Committee, signed by Eddy Norton, 12 Apr, 15 Oct 1952.
Dates
- Creation: 1950-1952
Extent
93 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/172, folder 1
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk