General correspondence, 1944-1948
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 881 (1.2)
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fol. 1) accounts for 1944, n.d.
- (fols. 2-7) correspondence about European Settlement; invoices, 22 Jan-15 Oct 1945
- (fols. 8-10) notes for report on the year 1945, 1945
- (fols. 11-15) paper entitled 'Pasture Leys', n.d.
- (fols. 16-22) Foot and Mouth Disease rules, 31 May 1946
- (fols. 23-32) minutes of meetings and some correspondence, 4 Sep 1946-27 Mar 1948
- (fol. 33) correspondence about Cassava Factory, 12 Sep 1947
- (fols. 64-70) circulars from the Veterinary Department, about Artificial Insemination and Contributory Veterinary Services, 18 Sep 1947.
(fols. 71-450) 31 Oct 1944-20 Jan 1948. The papers are fastened into the file in reverse chronological order. Subjects dealt with include the following:
- Nandi Fencing Scheme: fols. 75-77, 382, 399
- Kenya National Farmers' Union: fols. 78, 84-87, 313-316
- Cattle Cleansing Ordinance: fols. 82-84, 88-92, 257-258
- veterinary services: fol. 101
- resident labourers: fol. 102, 118, 150, 308-309, 324-328, 372, 447
- rations for Africans: fols. 104-105, 334-335
- Meat Marketing Board: fols. 109, 128
- railways: fols. 123-124, 152
- Kenya Association: fols. 140-142, 237-238
- squatters: fols. 144, 150
- Plateau Farmers' Association: fols. 144, 209-210, 253
- soil conservation: fols. 171, 368-378
- Eating House for Africans at Turbo: fols. 64, 174-179, 223
- Kenya Fruit Growers' Association: fols. 183-193, 297-298
- flax: fols. 217-222, 367
- labour: fols. 231-236, 259-260, 286-287, 299-300, 334-336
- European Settlement: 248-249
- Kipkarren Farmers' Association Rules: fols. 244, 254
- post and telephone services: fols. 255-256, 261-269, 294-295, 433-435
- grass fires: fols. 270, 284
- elected Members' Organisation: 292-293
- grazing: fols. 321-323
- Turkish Tobacco: fols. 358-360
- East African Tanning Extract Company: fols. 283, 344, 361-366
- police: fols. 304-305
- medical services: fols. 436-446
- locusts: fols. 448-450.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1948
Extent
450 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 881 (1.2)
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