| Description | Includes copy correspondence relating to Colonial House, Leman Street, 1945? and 1949 and also re the repatriation of a group of Somalis, 1949; Letter from London County Council (LCC) 17 Feb 1950 enclosing minutes of a meeting of the Consultative Committee on the Homeless Poor, 19 Jul 1949 when the problem of providing accommodation and amenities for 'coloured colonials' in London was discussed (following a "fracas" at LCC's common lodging house (Carrington House, Deptford); two agreements concerning loans with two named individuals (1950 and 1951);
Material includes details on Indian Independence and Palestine. Reports show how people viewed different races and how different their views were - concerning West Africans, Indians, Maltese and other communities.
Also the following printed items:
Return of Schemes made under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act, 1940, by the Secretary of State for the Colonies with the concurrence of the Treasury in the Period from 1st April, 1944 to 31st March, 1945 (HMSO 1945)
East and West Friendship Council. Report 1939-1942
Colonial Development and Welfare Act, 1940. Chapter 40 (HMSO [1940])
Cardiff Methodist Mission; Loudoun Square - 'coloured people'; annual report 1949
Africans in London (from The Economist, 11 Mar 1950)
Article from The People, "London's drug fiends exposed" re Andrew Soniar of 96 Old Montague Street, 13 Jun 1954
The Oriental Post No 28, dec 1944 "An independent monthly organ of the Oriental Colony of Great Britain"; "Where you can buy your 'Oriental Post' in future" includes Singh's Restaurant, 12 Whitechurch Lane, E1.
Leaflet of the Young Men's Muslim Association, undated.
Contains personal information which relates to individuals who may be living. Identifiable personal information in title in this catalogue has therefore been redacted |