Papers connected with the Memorial to the Secretary of State and the resignations of the judges, 1954-1956
folder
Held at the Weston Library
With some correspondence with Lady Wilson after the death of Sir Mark on 10 Apr 1956.
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-11) memorandum on steps taken to regularise the position of the judges, n.d.
- (fols. 12-30) memorial by H.M. Overseas Judges of the Supreme Court of the Gold Coast (Ghana) addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, A.T. Lennox-Boyd, signed by Wilson, Windsor-Aubrey, Dennison, Lingley, and Benson; with Annexures (A: Memorandum by Wilson, 23 Jun 1954; B: Letter from the Governor to Wilson, 24 Dec 1954; C: Suggested Compensation Table for Judges), 16 Feb 1955
- (fol. 31) note from Creech Jones to Lady Wilson, 22 Jun 1954
- (fols. 32-35) draft memorandum by Wilson (see fols. 1-11), n.d.
- (fols. 36-41) letters from Quashie-Idun to Wilson and from Wilson to Roberts-Wray, with two newspaper cuttings (from the Graphic and the Ashanti Sentinel) about attacks on Quashie-Idun in Kumasi, 16 and 18 May 1955
- (fols. 42-43) letter from Lingley to Wilson, 16 May 1955
- (fol. 44) letter from Wilson to the Officer Administering the Government, 19 Mar 1956
- (fols. 45-54) Legislative Assembly Debates, Official Report, 26 Mar 1956
- (fols. 55-62) draft of request from the Gold Coast (Ghana) judges to Alan Lennox-Boyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the queen's permission for their resignations, Mar 1956
- (fol. 63) photostats of letter from Wilson to Roberts-Wray, 3 Apr 1956
- (fols. 64-72) correspondence between Creech Jones, Lady Cripps, and Lady Wilson, 17-27 Apr 1956
- (fol. 73) notes by Lady Wilson on her interview with Creech Jones, 1 May 1956
- (fols. 74-94) letters from the judges (Lingley, Windsor-Aubrey, Dennison, Benson, and Quashie-Idun) to Wilson, 11 May-23 Nov 1955
- (fols. 95-101) letter from Wilson to the Governor, with two copies of one to Roberts-Wray, 11 Nov 1955
- (fols. 102-103) letter from Windsor-Aubrey to Wilson, 22 Nov 1955
- (fols. 104-106) letter from Quashie-Idun to Wilson, 23 and 25 Nov 1955
- (fols. 107-122) draft or letter from Quashie-Idun to Roberts-Wray, with one from Wilson suggesting various alterations, and final version of the letter incorporating these, 24 and 29 Nov 1955
- (fol. 123) letter from Benson to Wilson, 25 Nov 1955
- (fols. 124-129) letter from Windsor-Aubrey to Wilson, 29 Nov-3 Dec 1955
- (fol. 130) letter (unsigned) to Wilson, 5 Dec 1955
- (fols. 131-169) further correspondence between Wilson, Benson, and Windsor-Aubrey, 14 Dec 1955-6 Mar 1956.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1956
Extent
169 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 592/5, folder 5
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk