Box 606767589
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Contains 13 Results:
Papers relating to conferences, meetings, and other events organised by the Fabian Colonial Bureau, 1941-1948
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/69
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1941-1948
Conference at Pasture Wood on 'Socialism and the Colonies', Sep 1948
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Speakers at the meeting include:
Rita Hinden, 'British Socialism and the Colonies'
Arthur Lewis (West Indies), 'The Approach to Socialism in the Colonies'
F.A. Ogunsheye (Nigeria), 'Building Socialism: The West African Point of View'
H.M. Nkumbula (Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)), 'Building Socialism: The East African Point of View'
Marjorie...
Extents: 86 Leaves
Dates:
Sep 1948
Conferences and meetings, 1941-1946
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Includes:
(fols. 1-6) report of a conference on 'The Colonies, the War and the Future', held at St Peter's Hall, Oxford, on 18-20 Jul 1941, [1941]
(fols. 7-19) report of a conference held at the Bonnington Hotel, London, on 21 Mar 1942, on 'the future of our colonies in the light of recent developments particularly in the Far East', [1942]
(fols. 20-23) 'A Charter for...
Extents: 1 folder
Dates:
1941-1946
Meeting at Caxton Hall: 'Colonial Policy', 18 Jun 1948
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Speaker: Creech Jones. Papers include correspondence about arrangements, leaflets, and other publicity material.
Extents: 112 Leaves
Dates:
18 Jun 1948
Conference on Colonial Trade Unionism: Questionnaire, notes, and reports on the 1st and 2nd Sessions, with emendations by Arthur Creech Jones, 19 Feb 1945
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People involved in the conference include:
Chairman: Andrew Dalgleish
speakers: Creech Jones, W. Benson (International Labour Office), P. Tofaharn
others taking part include: [H.?] Critchlow (British Guiana (Guyana)), Bankole (Nigeria), Rabinowitz (Palestine), [E.F.] Small (Gambia), J. Annan (Gold Coast (Ghana)), I.T.A. Wallace-Johnson (Sierra Leone), Jomo Kenyatta...
Extents: 28 Leaves
Dates:
19 Feb 1945
Conference held at Clacton 12-14 Apr 1946 on the Relationship between the British and Colonial Peoples, Feb-Oct 1946
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Includes: correspondence, accounts, programmes, records of speeches and discussion, and other related papers; with printed report, 'Domination or Co-operation?'. Those advising or taking part include:
Rita Hinden (speaker)
Lewis (speaker)
Frank Horrabin (speaker)
Dr Kenneth Little (speaker)
F.N.K. Nkrumah (speaker)
...
Extents: 241 Leaves
Dates:
Feb-Oct 1946
Meeting in the Conway Hall addressed by Creech Jones: 'The Labour Government and the Colonies', 14 Dec 1946
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Papers include circulars, mailing lists, accounts, press digests, and lists of questions, with a letter from the Bureau to Creech Jones and a related note by him.
Extents: 41 Leaves
Dates:
14 Dec 1946
Conference at Buscot Park: 'The Transfer of Power from Britain to the Colonies', May 1947
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Papers include:
invitation, attendance, and press lists
circulars, programmes, and correspondence
draft and final versions of the report.
Those advising or taking part include: Sir Stewart Gore-Brown, Dr Meyer Fortes, R. Coupland, Professor W.K. Hancock, Professor Vincent Harlow, Maung Ohn, Margery Perham, D.R. Rees-Williams, MP.
Extents: 89 Leaves
Dates:
May 1947
Papers from four Public Meetings at Caxton Hall, Sep-Dec 1947
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Includes:
'Labour's Colonial Policy', speakers: Ivor Thomas, U-S/S Col., F.J. Errol, MP, 8 Sep 1947
'Non-African Communities in East Africa', speakers: Leonard Barnes, L. Silberman, 13 Oct 1947
'Independence for West Africa', speakers: R. Sorensen, MP, Dr S. Segal, MP, 3 Nov 1947
'Legislation v. Colour Discrimination', speakers: D.N. Pritt, MP, F....
Extents: 107 Leaves
Dates:
Sep-Dec 1947
Conference at Pasture Wood on 'The New Approach to Empire Problems', 17-18 Jan 1948
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Papers include leaflets, programmes, and correspondence about arrangements and publicity. Speakers and others advising or taking part include Lord Faringdon, Dr Wellesley Cole (Sierra Leone), Aidan Crawley, MP, P.L.V. Cross (Trinidad), Professor Frankel, Audrey Richards, Dr Saw Yin (Burma (Myanmar)).
Extents: 222 Leaves
Dates:
17-18 Jan 1948
Papers from two Public Meetings at Caxton Hall, Feb and Mar 1948
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Content includes:
'Why we have not yet conquered illiteracy in the Colonies', speakers: Rev. R.W. Stopford and Rev. Robert Young, 8 Feb 1948
'British Policy and Colonial Reactions', speakers: Lord Faringdon, F.A. Ogunsheye (Nigeria), Dr David Pitt (Trinidad), 8 Mar 1948.
Papers from the two meetings include:
...
Extents: 91 Leaves
Dates:
Feb and Mar 1948
Meeting at Caxton Hall: 'African Impressions', 8 Jun 1948
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Speakers at the meeting include: H.D. Hughes, MP and John Hynd, MP. Papers include leaflets and other publicity material; correspondence about arrangements and tickets; and accounts.
Extents: 37 Leaves
Dates:
8 Jun 1948