Box 606766487
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Contains 21 Results:
Letters from people petitioning Blackburne to deal with legal disputes and complaints, when he was an Assistant District Officer (ADO) in Owerri, 3 Oct 1932-10 Jul 1950
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 1, fols. 33-38
Map of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, showing provinces and divisions, 1932
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 1, fol. 39
Bound draft report in Blackburne's hand on the reorganisation of the area served by the Umuakpo Court, in the south-west corner of the Owerri Division, n.d. [c. 1932]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 1, fols. 40-95
Concerns the geographical, historical, and social aspects of the area.
Extents: 56 Leaves
Dates:
n.d. [c. 1932]
Letters written from Owerri, when Blackburne was an Assistant District Officer (ADO), about his work, such as tax collecting, touring, and so on, 12 Jan 1931-28 Feb 1932
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 3, fols. 1-121
Extents: 121 Leaves
Dates:
12 Jan 1931-28 Feb 1932
Letters written from Liverpool and on board a ship bound for Nigeria, 24 Aug-2 Sep 1932
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 3, fols. 123-130
Extents: 8 Leaves
Dates:
24 Aug-2 Sep 1932
Letters written from Owerri, 20 Sep-30 Dec 1932
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 3, fols. 131-156
Extents: 26 Leaves
Dates:
20 Sep-30 Dec 1932
Letters from Owerri, including Blackburne appointed Private Secretary to the acting Lieutenant Governor of South Nigeria, W.E. Hunt, 14 Jan-2 Apr 1933
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 4, fols. 1-24
Including (fols. 22-24) Blackburne appointed Private Secretary to the acting Lieutenant Governor of South Nigeria, W.E. Hunt.
Extents: 24 Leaves
Dates:
14 Jan-2 Apr 1933
Letters from Enugu, when Blackburne was on tour as Private Secretary, 24 Apr 1933-25 Feb 1934
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 4, fols. 25-83
Including:
(fols. 30-31) visit by Sir Donald Cameron to Enugu
(fols. 65-66) Blackburne appointed Private Secretary to the new Lieutenant Governor, Capt. W. Buchanan-Smith.
Extents: 59 Leaves
Dates:
24 Apr 1933-25 Feb 1934
Letter from Buchanan-Smith to Blackburne's father about the latter's appointment as Dean of Bristol, and about Blackburne's work in Enugu, 12 Mar 1934
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 4, fols. 84-85
Letters written on board a ship returning to Nigeria, 5 Sep 1934, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 4, fols. 86-92
Letter from Ahoada, Nigeria, including announcement of engagement to Bridget Wilson, 1 Oct-19 Nov 1934
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 4, fols. 93-114
(fols. 96-97) announcement of engagement.
Extents: 22 Leaves
Dates:
1 Oct-19 Nov 1934
Letters from Bende, South Nigeria, including appointment as Assistant District Commissioner (ADC) to serve in Cyprus, 2 Dec 1934-7 Apr 1935
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 4, fols. 115-153
Letter from Buchanan-Smith to Blackburne's father on Blackburne's appointment, 20 Apr 1935
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 4, fol. 154
Correspondence and a report concerning Blackburne's work as a cadet in Owerri, South Nigeria, 1929-1950
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Extents: 95 Leaves
Dates:
1929-1950
Letters written by Blackburne to his parents, on the voyage out to Nigeria, and from Owerri as a cadet, where he studied local law and languages, Jul-26 Dec 1930
folder
Extents: 87 Leaves
Dates:
Jul-26 Dec 1930
Letters mostly written by Blackburne to his parents from Owerri, and other places in Nigeria, 1933-1935
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Extents: 156 Leaves
Dates:
1933-1935
Correspondence and papers relating to Blackburn's cadetship in Nigeria, 1929-1950
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1
Letters from the Colonial Office on and following Blackburne's appointment as a cadet, 16 Aug 1929-20 Jun 1930
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 1, fols. 1-11
Extents: 11 Leaves
Dates:
16 Aug 1929-20 Jun 1930
Notes in Blackburne's hand for a speech on the Colonial Empire, covering administration in West Africa, Palestine, and the Gambia, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/1, folder 1, fols. 12-19