Papers on the structure and development of the Commonwealth

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

Scope and Content

Letters, drafts, memoranda, newcuttings, articles and other papers regarding the Commonwealth. Much of the material relates to Carrington's work at the R.I.I.A. Many of the articles and drafts are annotated by Carrington to explain the circumstances under which they were written and the way in which they were used.

Administrative / Biographical History

Charles Edward Carrington (1897-1990) was Abe Bailey Professor of Commonwealth Relations at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1954-1962, and a campaigner against Britain joining the E.E.C.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Presented by C.E. Carrington.

Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

MSS 11

MSS Addenda, vol. I.

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Related Material

The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes the results of Charles Carrington's investigations into the effects of the Congo Basin Treaties, RCMS 113/13.

Additional Information

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Carrington, Charles Edmund, 1897-1990, historian and biographer