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Press cuttings, letters, photographs, handbills, reports and other items taken from three albums relating to Sedgwick's trips of 1910 and 1912, and to his activities in trying to persuade private and public bodies and individuals to support juvenile emigration in the Empire. In the first box is a summary list and description of the preservation work carried out on the collection. RCS Library Notes no. 71, Nov. 1962, pp. 1-3, outlines the scope of the collection.

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Booklet issued by the Migration Council to encourage migration from Britain to Commonwealth countries.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

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Working papers on population trends, migration, and housing, covering subjects such as population statistics; British emigration to Commonwealth countries; refugees from Continental Europe in Britain; generational differences in cultural memory; commuting and suburban sprawl. Consists largely of press cuttings, articles, and survey data, with Mark Abrams's notes on population trends, class, and social change. Includes draft of Mark Abrams's article "1951 Census Results" (1952).

Scope and Contents Working papers on race relations, covering subjects such as racial discrimination and tolerance in specific regions of Britain; immigration and public services; the relationship between 'race prejudice' and socialism and conservatism; Enoch Powell and 'Powellism' in public life; and anti-racism and civil liberties. Consists largely of survey data, Research Services Ltd. manuals for interviewers, and reports, with press cuttings and Mark Abrams's notes. Includes drafts of Mark Abrams's papers...

Scope and Contents Denise Holt was born on 1 October 1949, the daughter of William Dennis and Mary Joanna Mills; she was educated at New Hall School, Chelmsford [Essex] and the University of Bristol. In 1987 she married David Holt, having one son.She joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1970 and her diplomatic career included: Research Analyst, initially on the Iberian desk, 1970–84; First Secretary, Dublin [Ireland], 1984–87; Head of Section, FCO, 1988–90; First Secretary, Brasilia...

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.