Archive of Sir Kenneth William Blackburne

Title

Archive of Sir Kenneth William Blackburne

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 460

Summary

Correspondence, etc. relating to cadetship in Nigeria, 1929-1950

Diaries and Colonial Office letters concerning period of office in Palestine, 1935-1940

Letters written by Blackburne and his wife to his parents and her mother, 1935-1941, 1943-1946, 1950-1956

Correspondence and a report relating to period of office in the Gambia, 1941-1943

Correspondence, notes and a diary relating to period of office in the West Indies, 1943-1950

Correspondence, a diary and other papers relating to work at the Colonial Office and posting as Governor of the Leeward Islands, 1948-1957

Reports, booklets, press cuttings, photographs, printed material, etc. concerning the Leeward Islands, 1807-1977

Correspondence, press cuttings and transcripts of speeches relating to Governorship of Jamaica and the island's independence, 1957-1963

Correspondence, press cuttings, photographs, etc. concerning departure from Jamaica, and relating to the Turks, Caicos and Cayman Islands, 1958-1978

Diaries kept by Blackburne and Lady Blackburne in Jamaica, 1958-1962

Letters of congratulation on awards, notes for speeches and miscellaneous printed material, 1938-1981

Drafts, notes and top copies of Lasting Legacy - a story of British Colonialism, c 1943-1977

Miscellaneous printed material, 1940-1974

Associated place

West Indies -- History -- 20th century

Cayman Islands -- Description and travel

Jamaica -- Description and travel

Barbados -- History -- 20th century

Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration

Jamaica -- History -- 20th century

Gambia -- History -- 20th century

West Indies -- Description and travel

Nigeria -- History -- 1900-1960

Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948

Turks and Caicos -- Description and travel

Date

1929-1963

Language

English

Physical extent

3.75 Linear metres

25 boxes

Custodial history

The first approach by the Oxford Colonial Records Project to Sir Kenneth Blackburne was made on the 4th October 1963 and his papers were surveyed by the Project on the 12th February 1964. A series of negotiations between the Project and Sir Kenneth Blackburne continued until 1970 regarding a possible date of deposit. The papers were finally offered to the Project by his son in 1980.

Acquisition

The papers were donated to the library by Lady Blackburne through the Oxford Development Records Project in 1982.

Subject

Antigua -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Conservation and restoration

Mandate -- Palestine

20th century