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Letter from Harold Lambert on Kenya, 1973

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/49

Scope and Contents

An undated copy of a letter from Harold Lambert to T.H.R. Cashmore, 6 April 1964, containing personal recollections of colleagues and other aspects of administrative life in Kenya. The letter was sent in connection with Cashmore's dissertation, 'Studies in district administration in the East African Protectorate, 1895-1918' (Ph.D., Cambridge, 1965), and 'Your obedient servants' (see RCMS 173).

Dates

  • Creation: 1973

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

Harold Ernest Lambert served in the administration in Kenya. Thomas Herbert Richard Cashmore (b. 1928) came to Kenya as a District Officer in 1953. He retired from the Kenya Administrative Service in 1962.

Extent

1 folder(s) (1 folder (13 pages)) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 46

Other Finding Aids

MSS Addenda, vol. II.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Dr T.H.R. Cashmore, 1973.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

Lambert, Harold Ernest, fl 1964-1965

Finding aid date

2003-10-08 15:08:41+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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