Local Government in the colonies, 1947-1961
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-5) brief for the Secretary of State on the Governors' Conference, the African Conference, and on Local Government Policy, Nov 1947
- (fols. 6-10) briefs; on: 1) draft Kenya Local Government (African district Councils) Bill 1947; 2) Statement of Policy on the apportionment of duties between the Government of Nigeria and the Native Administrations, 1948; 3) statement of Policy on the development of local government in Uganda; and 4) conclusions of a summer conference on African local Government at Cambridge, 1947
- (fols. 11-31) 'A Digest of African Local Administration' (including local government, land tenure, and indigenous law) No. 4; prepared by the African Studies Branch of the Colonial Office for the use of the Colonial Governments and the Colonial Service in Africa, 1948
- (fols. 32-37) local Government as a Training-Ground for Parliamentary Government by R.E. Wraith, 21 Jan 1952
- (fols. 38-49) Colonial Office Information Department Memo No. 4A on 'The Development of Local Government in the Colonies', Apr 1952
- (fols. 50-55) notes by Creech Jones and draft of a (?) speech on local administration in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, n.d.
- (fols. 56-147) papers of the Summer Conference on Local Government in the Colonies held at Cambridge, 1951
- (fols. 148-191) papers of the Summer Conference on Local Government in the Colonies held at Cambridge, notes on procedure and list of members attending, 1961
- (item 1) collected reports of the Cambridge University Overseas Study Committee Summer Conference on Local Government in Africa, 1961.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1961
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/48, folder 2
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