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Collection of personal and professional photographs of Alastair Trevor Clark, mostly taken in Nigeria., 1946-2002, undated.

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Identifier: Acc.12598/30

Scope and Contents

Contains:

Colour photograph of Abubakar and the Sarduna, at Sharwood-Smith’s final departure from Kaduna railway station.

Colour photograph, July 2002, of Alastair Trevor Clark and his wife, Hilary.

Black and white photograph, circa 1975, of Queen Elizabeth II, with Alastair Trevor Clark.

Negative of unidentified people.

Copy of unidentified man in military uniform.

Sepia photograph of an unidentified woman, probably the mother of Alastair Trevor Clark, inscribed on back 'Love from Mummie, one you already have completely done!'.

Colour copy of photo, circa 1969, of the Avro Anson plane.

Colour copy of photo, circa 1969, of the SE5a plane.

Colour copy of photo, circa 1969, of the de Havilland DH 87 Hornet Moth plane.

Colour copy of photo of Alastair Trevor Clark in uniform with caption 'All my own work – what was left by Bowdler, Zhdanov, and the Lord Chamberlain'.

3 colour copies of unidentified Abubakar and audience, at the final departure of Sharwood-Smith from Kaduna railway station.

Collection of black and white photocopies of photographs titled 'A right honourable gentleman – Clarke Plate Section'.

Black and white negative of unidentified men in suits.

Black and white copy of an unidentified man, believed to be the Sarduna.

Collection of black and white photographs, covered with caption slips, titled 'A right honourable gentleman'. Includes: -'With Sir Francis Cumming Bruce, the British High Commissioner in Nigeria, 14 March 1964' -'In higher mood with Toune and 3LK, 29 April 1963' -'Presentation by Dr Julius-Nyerere, the Tanzania President', 14 June 1965. -Receiving K Baude of Malawi, 3 October 1965. -The Prime Minister with the four Regional Premiers, 1964. -Five Naira note with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa on face. -The Prime Minister with the Governor General, undated. -The Prime Minister with Western Premier, undated. -With Kwame – Nkrumah, 26 January 1959. -Welcoming the British Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, 12 January 1960. -With presidents H Diori of Niger and Fameogo of Upper Volta, 22 May 1965. -With the colonial secretary Mr Boyd, from left, undated. -With the colonial secretary Mr Lennok Boyd, 1st right, and cabinet minister Alh Adelabu, Mr M Mbu, Alhaji Wado and K O Mbadiwe. -Receiving Eastern Regional Premier, 19 April 1963. -The Prime Minister, left, with Sir Dauda Jawara, the Gambian President. -With Mr H Wilson, British Prime-Minister. -With the cabinet minister. -The Prime Minister with Azikwe Francis Ibram, Adetokumbo Ademola and Majekodunmi, the President, later Regional Government Federal Minister of Health, respectively at a party. -With the Governor General and Sudanese Prime-Minister, December 12 1957. -Prime Minister bidding the Queen and her husband goodbye, 16 February 1952. -With External Affairs Minister, 13 March 1954. -Abubakar with children. -With the cabinet ministers, 1 September 1957. -United States Ambassador Mr Joseph Palverm, undated.

Collection of black and white photographs, covered with caption slips titled 'A right honourable gentleman' (no titles).

Black and white negatives of men in traditional Nigerian attire at a meeting, undated.

Black and white photograph of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa with Regional Premiers, undated.

Black and white photograph 'with President Sekour', Toure of Guinea, April 1963.

Black and white photograph, 'The Cabinet Ministers', 1 September 1957.

Black and white photograph, 'with H Wilson, British Prime Minister', undated.

Black and white photograph, 'with the Cabinet Minister', 1 September 1957.

Black and white photograph, 'with President Nyerere of Tanzania', 10 June 1965.

Black and white photograph, 'Being decorated with Guinean National Honour by President S Toure', 29 April 1963.

Black and white photograph 'PM bidding the Queen and her husband goodbye', 16 February 1956.

Black and white photograph, 'with Robert Wright', undated.

Black and white photograph, 'with Sir Foley and Lady Newns in Sierra Leone', undated.

Black and white photograph of Abubakar and other British officials, undated.

Black and white photograph, 'Welcoming the Sudanese Prime Minister', December 12 1957.

Postcard of Alhaji the Rt Hon Sir Abubakar.

Colour photograph of memorial Abubakar.

Negatives titled 'Are the burial place in the Mausoleum in Bauchi'.

Colour photograph of palm tree that was planted by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa as a boy in the 1920s.

Colour photograph of memorial to Abubakar.

Two colour copies of photographs of the black rock, one with caption 'Abubakar from the Black Rock, the rock at Tafawa Balewa (Photo by author)'.

Two strips of negatives captioned 'Black Rock at Tafawa Balewa and date palm in 1981', planted by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa as a boy in the 1920s.

White folder containing negative and photo with title 'for book'.

Black and white photocopy of photograph with men in traditional Nigerian attire.

Photocopy of photo of the black rock.

Black and white copies of photographs attached to draft pages of book, mostly of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.

Black and white photograph of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa in chair in traditional Nigerian attire.

Black and white negative of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.

Colour photograph of the black rock.

Black and white photograph of Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Lang and Scottish Museums Council chairman at the opening of the Royal College of Surgeons Museum.

Sepia reprint of '42 Gambian officers at Masrul: 2 would be killed, 1 to die of blackwater, 8 wounded (1 thrice), the CO would be replaced, the 2 i/c medically boarded (as was the man in the very middle)'.

Black and white photograph titled 'Hilary looks up at me talking down to Lord (Dickie) Attenborough at a Filmhouse opening'.

Colour copies of 2 maps of Arakan/Kaldau.

Colour copy of photograph captioned 'I hated my party suit'.

Black and white photograph titled 'Formerly invisible bureaucrats were taught to give public interviews'.

Black and white copy of photograph titled "HM reopening Scottish United Services Museum with Director's son (note Hilary's hat behind the boy)".

Colour photograph titled 'In the highlands as well, on leave'.

Colour photograph titled 'A visitor to greet was Michael Somare from Papua New Guinea (Solomon Mamaloni glowers)'.

Colour photograph titled "Looking back at the beginning (Edinburgh's Dynamic Earth exhibition)".

Colour photograph titled 'One dog and his man'.

Negative titled 'One leave, with the Laird of Glen Buchat'.

Colour photograph titled 'An Officer administering a government'.

Black and white photograph titled 'slicing into a new life'.

Black and white photograph titled 'Chief Scout Governor Trench and Vice-President DSW inspect Scouts (Baden-Powell now plays baseball)'.

Black and white photograph titled 'Governor Sharwood-Smith installs Adamu Jumba as First Class Chief of Bauchi (with his former DO, a visiting guest, mid rear)'.

Black and white photograph titled "The senior of 2 orderlies by tradition wore his commanding officer's home regimental cap badge; nobody had heard of skin cancers in 1946".

Black and white photograph titled 'Much work but some play; punting up the Cherwell'.

Black and white photograph titled 'Everyone paraded Princes Street on Saturday mornings'.

Black and white photograph titled 'showing the flag with staff to tenants during The Troubles'.

Black and white photograph titled 'The front of a canvassing leaflet – did it garner votes?'.

Black and white photograph titled 'Lord Louis, with his minder, meets old soldiers (Princess Anne talks to war hero Jacob Vouza)'.

Black and white photograph titled 'Kinross Platoon dressed to kill'.

Negative titled 'It was backs to the wall for the flag in Okene'.

Colour photograph of Hilary Clark drinking water.

Colour photograph of Hilary Clark looking into water fountain.

Black and white photograph of sign reading 'Be kind to the animals by not eating them'.

Black and white photograph of men in traditional Nigerian attire.

Colour photograph of unidentified couple.

Colour photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, 2002.

Colour photograph (8x10) of Alastair Trevor Clark.

Collection of black and white photographs of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and officials in traditional attire, at school with school children.

Dates

  • Creation: 1946-2002, undated.

Creator

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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