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Box 606766848

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Contains 6 Results:

Biographical material, 1887; 1909-1931

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 633/10
Extents: 5 folders
Dates: 1887; 1909-1931

Notes, reminiscences, and newspaper cuttings, 1887; 1909-1927

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With three unfoliated items. Comprises: (fols. 1-15) notebook and loose notes of Coryndon's life, 1870-1907, by Coryndon and probably Lady Coryndon. List of diaries and papers sent to Eric Dutton, not all of which are in this collection, n.d. (fols. 16-82) reminiscences from several people collected by Lady Coryndon for a biography - this was never published. The writers were Lord...
Extents: 95 Leaves
Dates: 1887; 1909-1927

Official duties, 1917-1925

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Miscellaneous papers connected with Coryndon's official appointments and activities, including meeting members of the Royal Family and: (fol. 1) telegram from the High Commission, South Africa, to Coryndon, conveying the Secretary of State's confirmation of the Governorship of Uganda, 5 Nov 1917 (fols. 6-8) copy of the Royal Instructions issued by King Albert of the Belgians to confer on...
Extents: 28 Leaves
Dates: 1917-1925

Official engagements, 1923-1925

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Notes on itineraries of Coryndon's tours while Governor of Kenya and arrangements for the Nakuru Agricultural Show and for the visit of the Fleet to Mombasa.
Extents: 1 folder
Dates: 1923-1925

Royal visits to Kenya, 1924-1925; 1928

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With one unfoliated item. Comprises: (fols. 1-33) correspondence and other papers relating to the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Kenya, 5 Aug 1924-5 Jan 1925 (fols. 34-41) minutes of the Central Executive Committee forwarded by the Secretary of the Entertainment Committee to the Governor, Sir Edward Grigg, relating to the visit of the Duke of Gloucester to Kenya, 17 Sep...
Extents: 41 Leaves
Dates: 1924-1925; 1928

Personal papers, 1923-1931

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Papers connected with (a) a gardener and a chauffeur at Government House and (b) a complaint about an unnamed woman by Mrs Grace E. Orr, President of the East African Women's League.
Extents: 30 Leaves
Dates: 1923-1931