Archive of Algar R.W. Robertson

Collection

Correspondence, tour diaries, etc., relating to service in the Gold Coast (Ghana), British Guiana (Guyana), Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago, and Nigeria.

Dates

Creation: 1915-1955

Extent

0.44 linear metres (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 433/1].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 433/1-14

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 3969

Additional Description

Abstract

Archive of Algar R.W. Robertson.

Biographical / Historical

Algar Ronald Ward Robertson (1902-1975) worked as Assistant Treasurer, Gold Coast (Ghana), 1929-1936, and Deputy Treasurer, British Guiana (Guyana), 1936-1939. He was Financial Secretary in Fiji, 1940-1948, Trinidad and Tobago, 1948-1953, Nigeria, 1953-1954, and the Federation of Nigeria, 1954-1956. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1948 and the CMG (Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George) in 1953.