Diaries, reports, correspondence, press cuttings, etc. The papers cover a great deal of his work in the Colonial Service. The first three boxes contain the diaries, both confidential and informal, that Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan-Johnstone kept as a matter of routine in his several capacities; although not a complete set, there are some for most years of his service to 1930. The remaining two boxes hold miscellaneous papers on specific subjects. A sixth box holds an album of newspaper cuttings received in 1988 from the Royal Commonwealth Society Library and some additional papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1961
Extent
0.31 linear metres (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. s. 593 (1)].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Afr. s. 593 (1)-(6)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 1645-23739
Abstract
Archive of Lieutenant-Colonel Angus Colin Duncan-Johnstone.
Biographical / Historical
Lieutenant-Colonel Angus Colin Duncan-Johnstone was born in 1889 and educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, in Germany, and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He served in the Colonial Administrative Service in the Gold Coast (Ghana) from 1913 to 1942, except for a period during World War I (1915-1917) when he was attached to the Gold Coast Regiment. During these 29 years, Duncan-Johnstone was Assistant District Commissioner (1913), District Commissioner (1922), Provincial Commissioner of Eastern Province (1928), and Commissioner of Southern Province (1929). In addition to his normal duties, he also held a number of special appointments. He was Officer in Charge of Military Police and Prisons in Togoland (now Togo) (1915); Officer in Charge of ex-King Prempeh's repatriation from the Seychelles (1924); Staff Officer for Ashanti (Ghana) for the visit of HRH the Prince of Wales (1925), and acting Chief Commissioner in the Northern Territories (Dec 1929 to Jan 1930, Jun-Oct 1932). He was awarded the Gold Coast Local Forces Efficiency Decoration in 1939.
Custodial History
The Royal Commonwealth Society Library received the album in MSS. Afr. s. 593 (6) from Sussex University Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to the library from the Oxford Colonial Records Project. The album in MSS. Afr. s. 593 (6) was received in 1988 from the Royal Commonwealth Society Library.
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Lieutenant-Colonel Angus Colin Duncan-Johnstone
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Original Catalogue by P.M. Pugh; Collection Level Description by Marion Lowman.
- Date
- 1965; EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Second edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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