Catalogue description Colonial Office and Commonwealth Office: Library: Confidential Pamphlets

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Reference: CO 1073
Title: Colonial Office and Commonwealth Office: Library: Confidential Pamphlets
Description:

This series contains pamphlets created in the British Colonies. This collection is made up of the Colonial Office Library print run copy of the pamphlets. They describe the day to day lives of the inhabitants and the administration of the infrastructure (eg road building) of the colony. Many of the volumes include photographs. Those that cover post-1945 consider the affect of the war on the colony and the way forward.

Date: 1890-1967
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Colonial Office, Librarian, 1854-1966

Physical description: 433 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

in 2017 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Custodial history: Colonial Office up to 1966; Foreign Office and then Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) from 1966 onwards.
Accruals: Further accruals are anticipated.
Unpublished finding aids:

An index to the pamphlets will be found within CO 1073/1

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