Kenya
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
Field Books of H.B. Maufe
Field Books of H.B. Maufe
Extents: 0.15 Linear metres (3 boxes)
Dates:
1906
Single Item
Memoirs of Brian Havelock Potts (microfilm)
Memoirs as settler in Thika (1912-1924) and Mount Elgon (1924-1931), including service on the East African Front.
Shelfmark: Micr.Afr.596
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
1912-1931
Collection
Papers of Cedric Owen Oates
Articles, minutes of meetings, memoranda, statements and correspondence, mostly as Chairman of the Convention of Associations in Kenya.
Extents: 2 boxes
Dates:
1950-1972
Collection
Papers of Henry Izard
Correspondence, memoranda, etc. concerning his association with the Public Relations Office, the Electors' Union, the Tea Board in Kenya, the Joint East Africa Board, and the Tanganyika Tea Board.
Extents: 10 boxes
Dates:
1939-1967
Single Item
Papers of Hugh Henry ('Harry') Heatley (1875-1959) relating to his life in East Africa and the UK, with his biography by Rose Heatley
Papers of Hugh Henry ('Harry') Heatley (1875-1959) relating to his life in East Africa and the UK, 1895-1959, with his biography by Rose Heatley, 2014.
Shelfmark: MS. 22701
Extents: 1 box (3 folders)
Dates:
1894-1959, 2014
Collection
Papers of Norman C. Drury relating to the Government Press in East Africa
Typescript account of the early history of the Government Press in Kenya and Tanganyika, from 1917, by Drury, the first Government Printer; with related correspondence, 1959-1960, and press cuttings, maps, printed material and photographs relating to East Africa, 1914-1963.
Extents: 2 volumes, 2 boxes
Dates:
1914-1963
Collection
Papers of Robert Ogle Barnes
Notes, lectures and reports about soil and water conservation in Kenya, South Africa, Basutoland and Mauritius. Typescript and photocopies.
Extents: 2 Volumes
Dates:
1938-1961
Collection
Papers of Robert Ogle Barnes and R.S.W. Barnes
Working papers, field notes, sketches, graphs, plans, maps, drawings, calculations, lecture notes, and correspondence relating to Barnes' work on soil and water conservation in Kenya, Mauritius, Basutoland and Iran. Also, some printed material relating to soil and water conservation, and notebooks used by Barnes whilst serving with the Royal Engineers during World War I. The collection also includes letterbooks kept by R.S.W. Barnes, Robert Ogle Barnes' father, relating to his…
Extents: 11 boxes
Dates:
1892-1894, 1925-1969
Collection
Papers of Sir Edward Brandis Denham
Diaries covering Mauritius (1921-1923), Kenya (1923-1928), Gambia (1928-1930), British Guiana (1930-1934) and Jamaica (1934-1938). 30 volumes. Also, papers relating to Ceylon (1911-1917), Gambia (1816-1929) and British Guiana (1806-1932), including some 19th century papers dated before Denham's time. 2 boxes.
Extents: 30 volumes and 2 boxes
Dates:
1806-1938
Collection
Papers of Sir Henry R. M. Brooke-Popham as Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Kenya
Personal papers, correspondence, etc. including period as Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Kenya.
Extents: 10 files (2 boxes)
Dates:
1936-1953
Collection
Papers of the Convention of Associations
The papers cover two main periods: 1920-1932 and 1957-1963. There are minute books for the whole of the first period and separate files of minutes for particular sessions. The rest of the collection consists of circulars; press cuttings; correspondence with the District Associations; and files of correspondence and other papers dealing with specific conferences, administrative matters, or particular subjects with which the Convention of Associations was concerned. Included is…
Extents: 17 boxes and volumes
Dates:
1919-1932, 1957-1963
Collection
Papers of the Kenya Association (1932)
The bulk of the collection is concerned with enquiries about land for sale or to let. This consists of descriptions of properties (as supplied by residents), and correspondence with residents, potential settlers and with the Kenya Agent in London. There is also some correspondence with visitors to Kenya and others requiring information about travel, accommodation, employment, etc. Also included is a file of press cuttings (1937-1938) dealing with settlement, tourism and other…
Extents: 22 files and volumes
Dates:
1932-1952
Single Item
Papers of the Kenya Institute of Administration
Programmes, papers and lectures from the Kenya Institute of Administration, 1962-1968.
Shelfmark: MSS.Afr.s.2014
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1962-1968
Single Item
Papers of William Sydney Marchant
Papers relating to Marchant's service in the British Solomon Islands (now the Solomon Islands), 1942-1943 (with associated press cuttings); military administration in Tripolitania (now Tripoli) and British Somaliland (now Somalia), 1941-1943, and papers relating to Kenya, 1925, 1946, 1947.
Shelfmark: MSS.Brit.Emp.s.292
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1925-1947