Clark, Alastair Trevor (colonial civil servant, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Solomon Islands)
Dates
- Existence: 1923-2005. - 2005
Biography
Alastair Trevor Clark, colonial civil servant and local politician, was born in Glasgow on 10 June, 1923. He was educated at both Glasgow and Edinburgh Academies. Clark was stationed in Nigeria (1949-1959), Hong Kong (1960-1972), Western Pacific (1972-77), was employed by the Scottish Museums Council (1981-1984, 1987-1990) and married Hilary Anderson in 1965. He received an LVO in 1974 and an OBE in 1976. He published 'A Right Honourable Gentleman: Abubakar from the Black Rock' in 1991 and released his autobiography 'Good Second Class' in 2004. Clark died in Edinburgh on 28 May, 2005.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Correspondence, speeches, diaries, photographs and papers of Alastair Trevor Clark, mostly relating to his work as a civil servant in Nigeria, Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands.
The papers concern Alastair Trevor Clarkâs writing and colonial duties from the beginning of his career in 1949 until the end of his professional career in 1990. They relate to colonial relations within Nigeria and other countries including Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands. The papers comprise letters, manuscript, articles, printed material, maps, government documents, despatches, press cuttings, photographs and reprints of articles.