Box 606766492
Container
Contains 10 Results:
Diary of Blackburne's tour of the Gambia, in which he visited the regions to inquire about the state of supplies of food and clothing, 26 Dec 1941-7 Jan 1942
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/6, folder 1, fols. 23-46
Extents: 24 Leaves
Dates:
26 Dec 1941-7 Jan 1942
Transcript of broadcast by Viscount Swinton, Minister Resident in West Africa, given in England, about the war effort in West African British territories, 13 Aug 1943
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/6, folder 1, fols. 47-48
Letter from the Colonial Office about Blackburne's report on development and welfare in the Gambia, 5 Oct 1943
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/6, folder 1, fol. 49
See MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/6, folder 3.
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
5 Oct 1943
Letter on Blackburne's appointment as Colonial Secretary, from the Colonial Office, 25 Jan 1941
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/6, folder 1, fol. 1
Notes for a speech and other rough notes in Blackburne's hand, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/6, folder 1, fols. 2-12
Synopsis for a chapter of Blackburne's book Lasting Legacy, entitled 'The Gambia and the War', n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/6, folder 1, fols. 13-22
Correspondence and a report relating to period of office in the Gambia, 1941-1943
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/6
Letters, notes, and a diary relating to Blackburne's work in the Gambia, 1941-1943
folder
Extents: 49 Leaves
Dates:
1941-1943
Letters from Blackburne and his wife on the former's appointment as Colonial Secretary of the Gambia, and letters written from there on the work in Bathurst (Banjul), war news, etc., 19 Jan 1941-14 Jun 1943
folder
Including:
(fols. 172-173) offer of a post under Sir Frank Stockdale, the Controller of the West Indies Welfare Fund
(fol. 214) Blackburne appointed Administrative Secretary to Sir Frank Stockdale.
Extents: 242 Leaves
Dates:
19 Jan 1941-14 Jun 1943
Bound report prepared by Blackburne as Chairman of the local development committee, on Development and Welfare in the Gambia, Jun 1943
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460/6, volume 3
Unfoliated. Topics covered include politics, government, education, agriculture, medicine, and social welfare.
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
Jun 1943