Nigeria - devolution, 1952-1968
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Perham 400
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- folder 1 (fols. 1-37) papers brought back by Margery Perham from Nigeria in 1955 on the administration and the devolution of authority, including reports, minutes, despatches, and 'A Review of the state of development of the Native Authority System in the Northern Region of Nigeria on the 1st of Jan, 1955', anonymous (fols. 31-37), 1954-1955
- folder 2 (fols. 1-3 and items 1-3) Local Government in the Northern Region: official pronouncements on recent trends and future development, with an Information Service press release on the Sardauna of Sokoto's letter to The Times assuring expatriate officers of their future security in the service of the Northern Region, 1952-1955
- folder 3 (fols. 1-44) Local Government in Kano: papers on devolution of authority, 1953-1955, including the text of the inaugural lecture of the Local Government Course in Kano, 1953, (fols. 2-8); the Resident's annual report for 1953 (fols. 9-31); a secret report on the political parties in the Kano election of Nov 1954 (fols. 32-33); an account of the death of the Emir (fols. 37-41); and a report on the reorganisation of the Native Authority Council (fols. 42-44)
- folder 4 (fols. 1-2) notes made by Margery Perham and a letter to her from the Imperial and Foreign News Editor of The Times about writing an article on impressions gathered during her visit, 1954-1955
- folder 5 (unfoliated) Nigeria - local press cuttings, 1954-1955
- folder 6 (fols. 1-14) extracts on Nigerianisation of the civil service taken from the House of Representatives committee stage debate on the Appropriation Bill, 19 Feb 1959, with an interim report on unification of the Civil Service by F.C. Mwokedi, Commissioner on Special Duties, Lagos, 1966
- folder 7 (fols. 1-7 and item 1) Unilever's Nigeria Department Newsletter on the economy, 1966, and 'The Key Problems of Economic Reconstruction and Development in Nigeria', an address given by Dr John Letiche under the auspices of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, 26 Sep 1968.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1968
Extent
7 folders
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Perham 400
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk