Correspondence with S.F. Collymore and a related correspondence with A. Greenwood, MP, 3 Jan 1947-23 Mar 1948
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/138, folder 2C, fols. 1-25
Held at the Weston Library
Correspondence with S.F. Collymore, General Secretary of the British Guiana Co-operative and Credit Union League Ltd., and a related correspondence with A. Greenwood, MP, annotated by Marjorie Nicholson and others. Topics include:
- quota difficulties (with copies of a petition to the Governor and related correspondence with the Colonial Secretary)
- the appointment of a Co-operative Registrar
- difficulties in founding consumer co-operatives, with particular reference to the Women's Co-operative Guild and the use of the Town Hall (with copies of related correspondence with the Governor, The Colonial Secretary, the Mayor of Georgetown and Father John Sullivan, S.J., Jamaica; and of a Bill constituting the Guild).
Other enclosures include copies of letters to members of the Settlement Commission on the occasion of its visit to the colony. Those mentioned include Laing, Khan, and Pelham Bayley, Social Welfare Officer.
Dates
- Creation: 3 Jan 1947-23 Mar 1948
Extent
25 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/138, folder 2C, fols. 1-25
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