Letter from Harold Lambert on Kenya, 1973
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
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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
Subject
- Cashmore, Thomas Herbert Richard, 1928 (Recipient, Person)
Geographic
Repository Details
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