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| Description | Collection of memoranda, reports and some correspondence on the constitution, structure, policy and activities of the Department. Documents and papers include;
Aims and activities of the Colonial Department (draft), 1935
Draft minute on training for appointments to the Colonial Service Education Departments, 1936
Notes on preparing testimonials at the the end of the academic year (draft)
Correspondence between Arthur Mayhew, Colonial Office, Dr WB Mumford, and Fred Clarke on the training of probationers memo, 1936
Recruitment and training of education officers memorandum prepared in the appointments department (Colonial Office), 1936
Meeting with Sir Percy Nunn - points for discusion
Records and information in the Colonial Department, document regarding the department library
Memorandum on the expansion of the Colonial Department, discussing the resources gathered by the department and the possibility of publishing material in house
Records and research: September 1936-July 1937, discussing the department library
Memorandum on the Colonial Department library, its status and its organisation
Notes on development of the Colonial Department 1935-1936, including number of students for that academic year
Report of the Consultative Committee, including an account of the development, present organisation and activities of the Colonial Department; comments of the Consultative Committee and suggestions for placing the Department on a sound permanent basis; and recommended estimates, 1939
Report on the Colonial Department, 1938-1939 (draft)
Memorandum on the development of the Colonial Department describing its rapid growth, some of its urgent needs and certain very pressing salary revisions, 1938-1939
The Colonial Department: its work and its needs, 1938-1939 including staff salaries
Journals course: list of suggested subjects
The journals course, document explaining the purpose of the course, 1939-1940
Notes of a meeting held to consider the work if the MEB Colonial Research section on February 16th at 11 am, 1940
Arrangements for the Colonial Department, March 1940. Arrangements for the reconvening of the department's work after World War Two
Personnel memo regarding French Forces (French), 1940
Report on the work of the Colonial Department July - November 1940, describes the Department during wartime
Colonial Department report on work and conditions in 1940
Paper on a course set up by SOAS and the Colonial Department to initiate French men and women going to French Equatorial Africa in the civil service
Additional report on the work of the Colonial department, 1941, including Colonial Review and courses
Report on special colonial course, 1941
Consultative committee for the Colonial Education course, notes on the meeting held 25 February 1941
A brief history of the Colonial Department (Research and Information Section) since the appointment of Dr WB Mumford
Margaret Read's notes on Professor Clarke's first draft of suggestions for the revision of training courses, 1942
Review of courses of training for the Education Services
Services performed by the research and information section of the Colonial Department
Statement to accompany application for a renewal of the Colonial Office Grant towards the costs of the research and information section, with accompanying letter
Memorandum for the Senate on Post-War plans for the Colonial Department. Suggested amendments under 5. Colonial Department
Minutes on the present staffing of the Colonial Department, 1943
Memorandum on plans for Colonial Department 1944-1945
A statement of the services it can offer to the study of problems of education in the colonies and the training of teachers - its development in the future and its needs
Report of the Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies (ACEC), report of the Consultative sub committee, including post-war plans, statement of the services it can offer to the study of problems of education in the Colonies and the training of teachers - its development in the future and its needs, including note submitted by Keith on the question of accommondation of Colonial students in London, 1945
Post war estimates (financial)
Post war problems and finance, Institute of Education. Part of annual report of University of London
Notes for the director of the Institute of Education, Information section of the Colonial Department, 1945
Memorandum on colonial Department staff for 1945-1946
Notes on the value of giving older and experienced Africans an opportunity of taking courses in the UK, 1947
Letter to former staff, students and friends from Margaret Read, discussing the past year, 1950
The development of the Institute in relation to the Colonies |