COLCHESTER, Thomas C., c. 1978-1985
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. i-iv) address card and correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project (ODRP)
- (fols. 1-4) notes on 'The Beginnings of Coffee Growing in Embu District in 1933'
- (fols. 5-7) notes on 'Land Ownership in Mwea-Tebere in the Thirties'
- (fol. 8) notes on 'Agricultural Backwardness in Meru in 1932'.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1978-1985
Extent
8 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 1717 (30)
Biographical / Historical
Career details:
- Administrative Officer: District Officer, Embu and other districts, 1931-1936
- Labour Officer, Nyanza, 1937; seconded to Zanzibar, 1937-1939
- Municipal African Affairs, Nairobi, 1940-1945
- Local Government and Housing Department, Kenya, 1946-1949
- Local Government Department, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), 1949-1953
- Secretary, Cabinet office and War Council in Kenya, 1953-1954
- Permanent Secretary, Kenya, 1955-1960.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk