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MCR - Miscellaneous Reports Collection
- 10 - Tropical Africa
  - 3 - West Africa: general

Ref No	MCR/10/3/5
Alt Ref No	MR/443
Alt Ref No	geographical classification 10.2
Title	West Tropical Africa: Forests
Description	Manuscript and typescript correspondence and reports, printed documents and press cuttings regarding forestry in West Africa, and training given by Kew to Conservators of Forests on leave in Britain, in particular for those employed in Nigeria. Includes information regarding arrangements for the training and reports on progress. Volume includes letters to Thiselton-Dyer, Prain and Hill, and from Thiselton-Dyer, Prain, Hill, Masters Hillier, Grant Craib, and Chipp. Includes correspondence with the Colonial Office. Volume is arranged in the following sections: -- Aylmer, Guy -- (Ff59-63). -- Brent, R W -- (Ff35-41). -- Bunny, [Joseph] -- (Ff64-68). -- Church, [Leonard] A King -- (Ff12-19). -- Gilman, E C V -- (Ff52-58). -- Hellard, W B -- (Ff26-34). -- Investigation of West African Forest resources -- (Ff97-99). Undated typescript report, [dated after Mar 1921]. -- Palfreman, [Lionel] R -- (Ff20-25). -- Reports -- (Ff42-43, 75-95) Includes: - A H Unwin, REPORT ON A FORESTRY TOUR IN GERMANY (1910) - H N Thompson, ANNUAL REPORT ON THE FOREST ADMINISTRATION OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA FOR THE YEAR 1912 - R E Dennett, ANNUAL REPORT ON THE FOREST ADMINISTRATION OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA FOR THE YEAR 1913. -- Ryan, [Frederick Douglas] -- (Ff70-74). -- Sheriff, J W -- (Ff1-8). -- Unwin, A [Harold] -- (Ff9-11). -- Vetch, C F -- (Ff45-51). Volume also includes (f44) government notice regarding the separation of the Forestry and Agricultural Departments, and (f69) memorandum regarding staff.
Date	3 Aug 1905-Mar 1921
Format	Manuscript papers
	Typescript
	Published documents
	Press cuttings
Collection Title	Miscellaneous Reports
Level	File
Extent	1 volume
Language	English

Associated persons and organisations

Code	Name	Dates
DS/UK/90	Thiselton-Dyer; Sir; William (1843-1928); Knight; British botanist and third director of Kew	1843-1928
DS/UK/187	Prain; Sir; David (1857-1944); Knight; British botanist and director of Kew	1857-1944
DS/UK/141	Hill; Sir; Arthur William (1875-1941); Knight; British botanist and director of Kew	1875-1941
DS/UK/471	Hillier; John Masters (c 1861-1930); botanist	c 1861-1930
DS/UK/222	Chipp; Thomas Ford (1886-1931); botanist	1886-1931
DS/UK/153	Great Britain and Ireland; Colonial Office; 1854-1966	1854-1966

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