West Africa Higher Education Commission, 1943-1944
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-2) announcement of the Commission to the Press by the Colonial Office Press Section, 14 Aug 1943
- (fols. 3-5) circular No. 7; minutes of the first meeting of the Commission held in Dover House, Whitehall, 28 Sep 1943
- (fols. 6-50) itinerary of the Elliot Commission in West Africa, Jan-Apr 1944
- (fols. 51-54) note on West Africa by Creech Jones, 1944
- (fols. 55-70) notebook recording expenses, places visited, letters written, people met, speeches made and engagements kept, Jan-Mar 1944
- (fols. 71-72) minutes of a meeting of the [Anti-Slavery Society], when Creech Jones gave an account of his visit to West Africa, 27 Apr 1944
- (fols. 73-75) 'West Africa and its relations with the wider world', a report of an address by Creech Jones at a meeting held under the auspices of the National Peace Council, 12 Jun 1944
- (fols. 76-85) address by Creech Jones to the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 19 Jul 1944
- (fols. 86-89) notes on Housing, Mining, and Small Industries, n.d.
- (fols. 90-91) draft of an article by Creech Jones on agriculture in West Africa as seen by him on his visit to the Commission, together with the three sets of papers, n.d.
- (fol. 92) memorandum suggesting a scheme for settlement of former soldiers on land in Nigeria by J.L. Stewart, Director of Veterinary Services, to the Colonial Secretary, Accra, 19 Feb 1944
- (fols. 93-95) land development scheme at Ofinsu; memorandum by J. Wright, Chief Agricultural Officer, Ashanti (Ghana), and Eric L. Harry, Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, [1944]
- (fols. 96-100) 'Report of the Visit to the Anchau Settlement', initialled G.E., 'Medical Department of Nigeria Note on Trypanosomiasis for the Elliott Commission', 'The Anchau Settlement' by Dr Taylor-Cummings, and another report by Dr Huxley, 25 Apr 1944
- (item 1) newspaper cuttings.
Dates
- Creation: 1943-1944
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/12, folder 2
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk