Loose papers and one newspaper from Patrick and his son James Colquhoun's correspondence files. RCMS 263/1-9 have a cover headed 'Nevis 1820' and RCMS 263/11-31 are in a similar cover '1832 West Indies'. Each has a note of contents, but these do not tally exactly with the items now present.

Enclosures are numbered RCMS 263/4a-c.

These letters document Bell’s early service as Governor of Northern Nigeria, describing his arrival at Zungeru and official duties, including the encouragement of railway development and tin mining, finance and the planning of new towns, as well as his colleagues, accommodation and social life. Bell embarked upon several tours of inspection, reporting upon local rulers, people, climate, terrain and wildlife (109 sheets).

These letters likely were written to Bell’s sister Eleanor or Ellen, who was managing his Dominican plantation Sylvania. Those which deal with Nigerian subjects are similar to letters addressed to Bell’s aunt in RCMS 36/4/4 (68 sheets).

These letters cover the final period of Bell’s tenure as Governor of Northern Nigeria and his appointment as Governor of the Leeward Islands. They discuss Bell’s response to what he regarded as an unjust demotion by the Colonial Secretary, Lewis Harcourt, over the Nigerian mission question. Bell also describes his official duties, including visits to the islands within his jurisdiction, his health and private interests (58 sheets).

Prominent subjects include official visits, the constitutional status of Dominica and the meeting of the Legislative Council (15 sheets).

Priminent subjects include the raising of troops to fight in the First World War, brief accounts of islands visited, and the settling of Bell's private affairs after accepting the appointment as Governor of Mauritius (8 sheets).

These letters document Bell’s service as Governor of Mauritius and include the following subjects: the course of the First World War, the need to encourage patriotism among the Mauritians, the social life of the colony, and the management of the Dominican plantations (11 sheets).

Enclosing newspaper cuttings re his official duties as British Consul in Pittsburgh.

Letters from Chicago and Detroit, enclosing newspaper cuttings: includes letters to and from Spencer Childers (6, 22); letters to Childers from H.B. Shattuck, 1878 (2), Fanny Broughton, 1879 (4), W.M. Wilkinson, 1879-85 (6, 21, 26, 28), John Burton, 1883 (42, enclosing letter from G.N. Nash 43, G.R. Blanchard, 1886, 44-5).

Political papers relating to Childers' public career and private papers concerning his family, first wife Emily (nee Walker, 1827-1875) and their eight children.

Copies of letters written by Arthur to government officers and others within the colony.

MS extracts from Tanner MSS 54, 55 and 56 (Bodleian).

28 sheets.

75 x 100 mm. Showing Clemens dressed in a white suit and pith helmet, standing with arms folded in front of a palm tree.

101x76mm. Showing young coffee trees.

240 x 193 mm. Showing a section of the Ottawa Library of Parliament, with tables in the foreground and ornately carved wooden galleries beyond.

71 x 110 mm. Full length uniformed portrait of Lieutenant Lee Lum. Photographer unknown.

Collection of colour 35 mm transparencies given by the High Commission for Trinidad in August 1982. When planning the exhibition 'Commonwealth in Focus' the library requested material from Commonwealth Governments and these slides were sent in response. A continuous slide show was prepared to portray contemporary aspects of the countries of the Commonwealth and nine of these slides were copied for inclusion. The image descriptions are copied from the list supplied with the slides.

Half-plate. Near St. John, New Brunswick.

Half-plate. Near St. John, New Brunswick.