Kenya Book II - synopsis and notes, 1924-1944

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Shelfmark: MSS. Perham 334

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folder 1 (fols. 1-75) synopsis and further plans for the book, with correspondence with A.J. Dawe of the Colonial Office, a guide for researchers, and a draft section on the Governor in Kenya written by Margery Perham, c. 1942
folder 2 (fols. 1-73) notes on debates in the House of Commons on Kenya, indigenous people, and the Morris Carter Report made by Joan Wheare, with an analysis, probably by Sybil Crowe, of Parliamentary Questions in 1934, 1924-1934
folder 3 (fols. 1-143) notes, chiefly by Joan Wheare, on the Kenya Legislative Council, Governors, constitutional matters, and government structure, c. 1943
folder 4 (fols. 1-21 and item 1) notes on the structure and content of the book, revised plans for the chapters, a record of decisions made, and additional work to be done; also, a small notebook of Margery Perham's on the Legislative Council, 1943-1944
folder 5 (fols. 1-63) rough draft and typescript versions of two sections of the book, consisting of a historical survey of its constitution and development and a section on the Governor, c. 1944.

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MSS. Perham 334

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