Box 606767518
Container
Contains 99 Results:
'International Colonies?' by Leonard Barnes, in Headway, Mar 1937
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 5, fol. 11
1 leaf.
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
Mar 1937
Letter from Bertram Pickard, International Consultative Group, Geneva, in the Manchester Guardian, on the colonial problem, 30 Mar 1937
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 5, fol. 12
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
30 Mar 1937
Two letters from A.J. Siggins to the Rt. Hon. Wedgwood Benn, MP, and a letter in reply from Creech Jones, about the treatment of the non-European races and the attitude of the Labour Party to this problem, 16-26 Nov 1937
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 5, fols. 13-18
Extents: 6 Leaves
Dates:
16-26 Nov 1937
'World Problem Number One': articles in the News Chronicle under this heading by (1) Stuart Emeny, and (2) Philip Noel-Baker, MP, on the question of Germany's colonial claims, 13-17 Dec 1938
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 5, fols. 19-20
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
13-17 Dec 1938
Letter from Creech Jones to Michael Huxley, about a memorandum dated Nov 1937 entitled 'Some thoughts on Peace', given him by Huxley, advocating the progressive surrender of 'sovereign rights', 18 Mar 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 5, fols. 21-27
Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates:
18 Mar 1939
Two cuttings from the Manchester Guardian about (1) Germany's colonial claims in South Africa, and (2) the Mandates Commission, 28 Mar-7 Jul 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 5, fols. 28-29
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
28 Mar-7 Jul 1939
Five Oral Replies to Questions by Creech Jones, concerning the disturbances in the West Indies, 16 Mar-27 Jul 1938
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 6, fols. 1-7
Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates:
16 Mar-27 Jul 1938
Two letters from H. Nankivell to Creech Jones about appointments to meet him, 28 Jul, 19 Aug 1938
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 6, fols. 8-9
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
28 Jul, 19 Aug 1938
Letter from Sir Walter Citrine to Creech Jones about Dr Harold Moody, 29 Aug 1938
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 6, fol. 10
Two postcards from Lord Olivier to Creech Jones about an appointment to see him, 19-25 Jan 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 6, fols. 11-12
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
19-25 Jan 1939
Page of a letter to Kenneth Hill from Creech Jones about an appointment, 21 Jan 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 6, fol. 13
Letter from Creech Jones to A.E. Mathusin, Working Men's Association, Antigua, about the British trade union movement; a letter from Peter Blackman, Negro Welfare Association, to Creech Jones, with lists of Trades Union leaders in British Guiana (Guyana) and the West Indies, 14 Feb 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 6, fols. 14-17
Correspondence about Orde Browne's Report on labour conditions in the West Indies, and his suggestion about scholarships in Britain for West Indian students: two letters from F. Smith, Ruskin College, to Creech Jones, and his reply, one from Creech Jones to Orde Browne, and one from Citrine to Creech Jones, 14-22 Aug 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 6, fols. 18-24
Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates:
14-22 Aug 1939
Cuttings, mostly mounted on sheets of paper, about West Indian problems, from The Times and Manchester Guardian, 13 Nov 1937-4 Aug 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 6, fols. 25-51
There is also a page (fol. 25) from Barbados Advocate reporting the case of Ulric Grant, a Barbadian found guilty of sedition, and two from Peace (fols. 36-37) with an article by W. Arthur Lewis, 'The case of the West Indies'.
Extents: 27 Leaves
Dates:
13 Nov 1937-4 Aug 1939
Memorial by Mohammed Barkat-Ullah Khan, Georgetown, concerning his dismissal from the Civil Service following conviction on a criminal charge (the illegal practice of optometry), 27 Jun 1938-1 Jul 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 7, fols. 1-19
Typescript draft and printed copy addressed to the Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies, some related correspondence with the Colonial Secretary, British Guiana (Guyana), and an envelope containing cuttings from local newspapers reporting the legal proceedings.
Extents: 19 Leaves
Dates:
27 Jun 1938-1 Jul 1939
Minutes of the first meeting of the Committee for West Indian Affairs, which include a statement of its aims, and correspondence between Blackman and Creech Jones, mostly about Committee administration, 8 Nov-13 Dec 1938
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 7, fols. 20-29
There are references to the lock-out on the Trinidadian oilfields (fol. 26).
Extents: 10 Leaves
Dates:
8 Nov-13 Dec 1938
Minutes of the Committee Meeting held at the House of Commons, when Paul Robeson was present by special invitation, 20 Dec 1938
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 7, fols. 30-33
A list of 20 Committee members is attached.
Extents: 4 Leaves
Dates:
20 Dec 1938
Letter from Blackman to Creech Jones, with a copy of the accounts of the Committee, 4 Jan 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 7, fols. 34-35
British Guiana Legislative Council: Report of the Leonora Enquiry Commission, appointed with John Verity as Chairman to enquire into the disturbances at Plantation Leonora, 23 Mar 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 7, fols. 36-52
People's National Party - Convention of Groups: statement of the sessions held on these dates, with Mr Manley in the chair, 12 and 13 Apr 1939
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/2, folder 7, fols. 53-59
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Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates:
12 and 13 Apr 1939