Scope and Contents
An unpublished account of the role of the early district officer in Kenya and the problems inherent in implementing policy, with illustrations and maps, 501 pages. There is a five-page survey of sources, but only limited source references. The book was written with the financial support of the Department of Technical Cooperation, which enabled Cashmore to spend two years on research and writing, one of which was spent in Kenya. The volume is dated at the front October 1964.
Dates
- Creation: 1964
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
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 volume(s) (1 volume) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 46 V
Other Finding Aids
MSS Addenda, vol. II.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Dr Cashmore.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Cashmore, Thomas Herbert Richard, b 1928
Geographic
- Date
- 2003-11-27 14:35:52+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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