Box 606767537
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Contains 30 Results:
Letter from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke to Mrs Jeger, MP, about the work of the Fabian Colonial Bureau, 28 Jan 1954
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 5, fol. 1
Correspondence with James Johnson, MP, 29 Jan 1953-22 Mar 1956
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 5, fols. 2-125
Correspondence with James Johnson, MP, a member of the FCB Advisory Committee, concerning the following territories and topics: Nigeria:
inadequacy of the Railways: fols. 2, 4-5, 8-9, 14, 18, 52
Pioneer Palm Oils: fol. 6
plantation scheme to be undertaken jointly by the Western Regional Production Board, Native Authorities, and Co-operative Societies: fol....
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
29 Jan 1953-22 Mar 1956
Correspondence with Arthur Creech Jones, MP, 13 Jan 1953-15 Dec 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 5, fols. 126-168
Correspondence with Arthur Creech Jones, MP (for further correspondence, 1954-1964, see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/14). Much of it concerns the administration of the FCB, arrangements for committees and conferences, and plans for a collection of essays edited by Creech Jones [New Fabian Colonial Essays, published 1959]. It is concerned also with the following territories and topics: Bechuanaland (Botswana):
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Extents: 1 item
Dates:
13 Jan 1953-15 Dec 1955
Correspondence with David Jones, MP, 19 Jan 1953-8 Dec 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 5, fols. 169-250
Correspondence with David Jones, MP, concerning the following territories and topics: West Indies:
indiscriminate increase of land rents in Antigua, with a letter from Lyttelton: fols. 169-170
incidence of tuberculosis in St Lucia, with a letter from Hopkinson: fols. 172-174
Development Plan in Antigua: fol. 174
West Indies Federation...
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
19 Jan 1953-8 Dec 1955
Correspondence with Bell Duncan Katapa, Kawamba, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), 5 Jan-9 Apr 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 1-3
Correspondence with Bell Duncan Katapa, Kawamba, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), about a fishing dispute in the Luapula Valley. This matter was referred by Marjorie Nicholson to John Hynd, MP (see correspondence with him, MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (1), folder 4).
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
5 Jan-9 Apr 1953
Correspondence with Lord Listowel, 30 Mar 1953-20 Sep 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 4-31
Correspondence with Lord Listowel, a member of the FCB Advisory Committee, concerning the following territories and topics: Nyasaland (Malawi):
Chiefs' Conference about the imposition of federation (in 1953): fol. 4.
Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi):
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Extents: 1 item
Dates:
30 Mar 1953-20 Sep 1955
Correspondence with Lord Lucan, 25 Feb 1953-2 Feb 1956
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 32-58
Correspondence with Lord Lucan, chiefly about book reviews and articles for Venture, and concerning also the following territories and topics: Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi):
FCB deputation to the S/S Colonies (Lyttelton) on federation (in 1953): fol. 52.
Colonies, general:...
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
25 Feb 1953-2 Feb 1956
Correspondence with Hilary Marquand, MP, 17 Nov 1955-24 Mar 1956
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 59-74
Correspondence with Hilary Marquand, MP, who joined the FCB Advisory Committee in 1954, concerning the following territories and topics: Africa, general:
economic development: fols. 59-62
bulk purchase of colonial products: fols. 60-66, 72-73
Raw Cotton Commission: fol. 72.
Dominica:...
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
17 Nov 1955-24 Mar 1956
Letter to Roy Mason, MP, about membership of the FCB, 5 Jun 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fol. 75
Letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Lord Noel-Buxton about Southern Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) comment on an article by him in the Observer, 24 Feb 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 76-77
Letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Lord Ogmore (formerly David Rees-Williams, MP), 5 Nov 1954-19 Oct 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 78-79
Letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Lord Ogmore (formerly David Rees-Williams, MP) about the constitutional position of the Gambia, and a letter from him to Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about his notes on 'Government' in Venture.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
5 Nov 1954-19 Oct 1955
Letter to Wilfrid Paling, MP, about material sent to him by the Bureau relating to Central African federation, 18 Mar 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fol. 80
Correspondence with John Parker, MP, 25 Feb 1953-12 Jul 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 81-91
Correspondence with John Parker, MP, one of the original members of the FCB Advisory Committee, concerning the following territories and topics: St Helena:
enrolment of Secret Service police: fol. 81.
Fiji:
secret ballot for local government elections: fols....
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
25 Feb 1953-12 Jul 1955
Letter from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke to Sir Leslie Plummer, MP, and his reply, about attempts to introduce the jury system into Malaya (Malaysia), 5-14 Feb 1954
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 92-93
Correspondence with Ernest Popplewell MP, 24 May-13 Jul 1954
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 94-104
Correspondence with Ernest Popplewell MP, a member of the Colonial Sub-committee of the Trade Union Group, concerning the following territories and topics: Singapore:
the conduct of the police during riots (in 1954): fol. 94
refusal of Chinese students to register for National Service: fols. 94-95.
Malaya (Malaysia):...
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
24 May-13 Jul 1954
Correspondence with Arthur Skeffington, MP, 29 Apr 1953-19 Apr 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 8, fols. 1-34
Correspondence with Arthur Skeffington, MP, concerning the following territories and topics: Aden:
Abyan Scheme: fol. 1
trade unions: fol. 11.
Colonies, general:
income tax concessions for pioneer industries: fols. 2-4
criminal law...
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
29 Apr 1953-19 Apr 1955
Correspondence with Mrs Harriet Slater, MP, about co-operation in the colonies, 5 May-21 Oct 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 8, fols. 35-39
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
5 May-21 Oct 1953
Letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Julian Snow, MP, 17 Feb 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 8, fol. 40
Letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Julian Snow, MP, about plans for his visit to Nigeria (in 1955), and suggestions for him to meet Professor Eyo Ita.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
17 Feb 1955
Correspondence with the Rev. Reginald W. Sorensen, MP, 12 Feb 1953-14 Sep 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 9, fols. 1-110
Correspondence with the Rev. Reginald W. Sorensen, MP, Vice-Chairman of the FCB, concerning the following territories and topics: Sierra Leone:
measures to give equal franchise rights to citizens throughout the country: fol. 1
functions of the Chief Commissioner regarding local government: fol. 8
low standard of education (in 1955): fol. 13
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Extents: 1 item
Dates:
12 Feb 1953-14 Sep 1955
Correspondence with Sir Frank Soskice, MP, about penal sanctions in the colonies, with particular reference to Kenya, 23 Jul-3 Dec 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 9, fols. 111-114
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
23 Jul-3 Dec 1953