Letters from government offices, etc. (VII)
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 18 / C166
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Description
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Title
Letters from government offices, etc. (VII)
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 18 / C166
Summary
Comprising letters to Travers Buxton and Sir John Harris. Many of the letters are addressed "to the Secretary" which could be either Buxton or Harris (Buxton was Secretary, 1898-1934, and Harris was Organising/Parliamentary Secretary, 1910-1940). Includes:
(item 122) printed memorandum from the Committee to Sir Edward Grey regarding "Portuguese Slavery and British Responsibility", 15 July 1912
(item 178) from Harris (draft letter), undated
(items 182-183) letters addressed to Sir Victor Buxton, 1918-1919
(items 208) "The Law of 1910 as to Sale of Human Beings in China", handwritten notes, [1921]
(item 218) "Regulations Against Slavery in Abyssinia", typescript with handwritten corrections, 1924
(item 219) "A New Ethiopian Decree Against Slavery", handwritten extracts from the Italian Anti-Slavery Society's Bulletin, 1924
Date
1898-1926
Language
English
Physical extent
228 items
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Collection contents
Archive of the Anti-Slavery Society
Papers of the Anti-Slavery Society (original accession)
Nineteenth century correspondence
Letters from government offices, etc.
Letters from government offices, etc. (VII)
