Mass Education and Education for Citizenship in Africa, 1943-1963
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (item 1) Colonial Office Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies: Mass Education in African Society, Colonial No. 186, 1943
- (fols. 1-3) note on the Colonial Office Advisory Committee's Report on Mass Education by Sir Philip Mitchell, Governor of Fiji, 4 Mar 1944
- (fol. 4) The Scotsman, article on 'Compulsory Education: African Colonies Want It', 22 Apr 1944
- (fols. 5-11) copy of a letter from V.I. Griffiths to Christopher Cox on the importance of civic as well as mass conventional education, with a note on this attached, 14 Jun 1944
- (fols. 12-13) letter from H.A. Elliott to Creech Jones with a copy of his own note on educating Africans for government; also mentions an article by Griffiths and a meeting with the Jamaican Louis Byles, 1 Jul 1944
- (fol. 14) letter from Cox to Creech Jones asking him to talk about the recent visit to West Africa of the Elliott Commission to the Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies (ACEC), 10 Jul 1944
- (fol. 15) manuscript notes by Creech Jones, possibly for this talk, n.d.
- (fol. 16) written reply to a Question in the House by Creech Jones on the demobilisation of African troops and their subsequent education and training, 15 May 1945
- (fols. 17-19) three letters from Cox to Creech Jones about meeting Major Sellwood to discuss the formation of a Mass Education Sub-Committee of the ACEC, 23 May-2 Jun 1945
- (fols. 20-21) ACEC Mass Education Sub-Committee 'Mass Education Scheme', n.d.
- (fols. 22-23) Colonial Review, articles on 'Demobilisation Plans in East and West Africa' and 'A Central African Council', Dec 1944
- (fols. 24-27) newspaper cuttings on the training of the demobilised African soldier, 1945
- (fol. 28) letter from Captain A.G. Dickson, East Africa Command, Nairobi, to Creech Jones on Army Education Schemes, 16 Aug 1945
- (fols. 29-30) memorandum by Sir Andrew Cohen headed 'Note on Points to be raised by Mr Vincent [later Sir Arthur] on Training and resettlement of demobilised soldiers', 18 Sep 1945
- (fols. 31-33) ACEC Reply of Sir Philip Mitchell, Governor of Kenya to the Secretary of State's Despatch No. 336 of 9 Sep 1948, about the report on Education for Citizenship in Africa, 30 Sep 1949
- (fols. 34-39) summary of the replies from other African Territories, with another copy of Mitchell's reply, minuted, 1949
- (fols. 40-68) typescript of a Colonial Office paper on 'Mass Education, (Community Development)', Jan 1950
- (items 2-3) Mass Education Bulletin, Vol. I, Nos 1 and 2, Dec 1949-Mar 1950
- (item 4) 'Adult Education in a Changing Africa', by David and Helen Kimble. A report on the Inter-African Seminar held in the Gold Coast (Ghana), 10-23 Dec, 1954, 1954
- (fols. 69-79) statement by the African Development Trust, Chairman Canon C.E. Raven, on the refusal by the Federal Government in Salisbury (Harare) to allow Peter Kuenstler to enter the Federation to join Guy Clutton-Brock at St Faith's Mission to organise adult education there, Jun 1956
- (fols. 80-82) report of a lecture to the Royal African Society by Freda H. Gwilliam on 'The Challenge of Education in British Overseas Territories', n.d.
- (fols. 83-90) Western Culture and the Advancing African: The Task of Adult Education, by Guy Hunter, n.d.
- (fols. 91-92) note on 'The People's Educational Association in Ghana', n.d.
- (fols. 93-96) manuscript draft article by Creech Jones headed 'Adult Education in the Colonies', n.d.
- (fol. 97) Africa Bureau News: 'Adult Education in Africa' by Creech Jones, Mar 1963.
Dates
- Creation: 1943-1963
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/34, folder 1
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk