Record revealed
Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
Series
Colonial Office: Kenya Information Service: Photographs
Catalogue reference: CO 1066
What's it about?
CO 1066
This series consists of a number of photographs taken by staff of the Kenya Information Service at the time of the Mau Mau uprising, showing scenes from the uprising as well as images from everyday life in Kenya at the time.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 1066
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Kenya Information Service: Photographs
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Date (When the record was created)
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1951-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a number of photographs taken by staff of the Kenya Information Service at the time of the Mau Mau uprising, showing scenes from the uprising as well as images from everyday life in Kenya at the time.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Colonial Office, Kenya Information Service, 1945-1963
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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17 folders of photographs
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2002 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- International
- Conflict
- Africa
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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All surviving photographs selected under Acquisition Policy criterion 2.2.1.3, showing conditions in Kenya at the time of the Mau Mau uprising.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The British administration in Kenya had a dedicated information service from at least 1948, headed initially by an Information Officer, later by a Director of Information. Its role was promoting and providing information on the work of the Kenya government and the East African Federation.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15761/
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Colonial Office: Kenya Information Service: Photographs
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