Correspondence with Sir Gordon Lethem, Philip S. Peberdy, and Ronald Herbert Garvey about an appointment for Peberdy, and about colonial matters, Jun-Nov 1949
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-2) letter from Lethem, Governor of British Guiana (Guyana), 1941-1946, to Greenidge, agreeing to help find a post for Peberdy, formerly Amerindian Welfare Officer and District Commissioner of Lethem, British Guiana (Guyana); and referring to Anti-Slavery Society affairs, 17 Jun 1949
- (fols. 3-4) letter from Lethem to Greenidge about applications by Peberdy for posts in Nigeria and with the British Council, returning and commenting on a cutting from The Daily Telegraph about Earl Baldwin's possible resignation from the Governorship of the Leeward Islands, [8] and 11 Jul 1949
- (fols. 5-13) letter from Lethem acknowledging letters from Greenidge (with enclosures) about West Indian development, the Settlement Commission's proposals, and the Colonial Development Corporation. Lethem comments on the handling of colonial affairs (in particular the indiscriminate granting of responsible government); on troubles in Jamaica; and on Peberdy's prospects of a post. With this letter is a memorandum by Greenidge on West Indian development (one of the enclosures referred to); a note by Lethem; and p. 3 of a letter apologising for his absence from a meeting, [5 Oct?] 1949
- (fol. 14) letter from Lethem to the Editor of The Times commenting on an article, 'New Deal for British Guiana', 15 Sep 1949
- (fols. 15-17) correspondence between Greenidge and Garvey, Governor of British Honduras (Belize), about Peberdy's application for a District Commissionership in that colony; and about Lord Listowel and the development of British Honduras (Belize) and British Guiana (Guyana), 5-21 Oct 1949
- (fols. 18-26) letters to Greenidge from Peberdy about posts in British Honduras (Belize) and Nigeria; help from Greenidge, Lethem, and Sir Harry Luke of the British Council; and the attitudes of Marnham, Woolley, and Garvey. Peberdy comments on British Guiana (Guyana) affairs and officials, in particular Gregory Smith; on a possible Question about tools ordered by Peberdy for indigenous communities in the Rupununi District; and on personal matters, 6 and 7 Nov 1949.
Dates
- Creation: Jun-Nov 1949
Extent
26 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 285/21, folder 8
Repository Details
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk