Administering the Empire, 1801-1968: A Guide to the Records of the Colonial Office in the National Archives of the UK

Administering the Empire, 1801-1968: A Guide to the Records of the Colonial Office in the National Archives of the UK

Author: Mandy Banton

Publisher: Institute of Historical Research

Published: 2015-07-17

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9781909646124

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This guide is an updated version of Mandy Banton's indispensable introduction to the records of British government departments responsible for the administration of colonial affairs, and now held in The National Archives of the United Kingdom. It covers the period from about 1801 to 1966. It has been planned as a user-friendly guide concentrating on the organisation of the records, the information they are likely to provide and how to use the contemporary finding aids. It also provides an outline of the expansion of the British empire during the period and discusses the organisation of colonial governments.


The Colonial Office

The Colonial Office

Author: Sir Charles Jeffries

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-05-03

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1000855910

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The Colonial Office (1956) examines the organisation and work of the Office as it stood in the mid-1950s. The role of the Colonial Office had changed following the Second World War, and this book looks at the reasons for the change and its new role. It is an important examination of the administration of colonialism, and the workings of the central power in the governing of colonies.