South West Africa (Namibia), 1919-1959
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1681/147
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- folder 1 (fols. 1-18) statements of chiefs opposing the Union of South Africa's claim to incorporate South West Africa (Namibia), 1946
- folder 2 (fols. 1-11, item 1 only) Tshekedi Khama's views on the Union Government's claim for incorporation of South West Africa (Namibia), as presented to the United Nations Organization, 1946
- folder 3 (fols. 1-13) Michael Scott's first attempts to obtain a hearing for the Herero people at the UN, 1946
- folder 4 (fols. 1-14, items 1-5) background material on the Mandates System, 1945-1959
- folder 5 (fols. 1-25, items 1 and 2) general background material on South West Africa (Namibia), 1919-1946
- folder 6 (item 1 only) Union of South Africa: Report of the Native Economic Commission, 1930-1932
- folder 7 (item 1 only) 'A Statement to the British Parliament and People by Tshekedi Khama, Chief and Regent, Bechuanaland', 1935
- folder 8 (item 1 only) Union of South Africa: Report of the South West Africa Commission, 1936
- folder 9 (item 1 only) 'The Case for Bechuanaland', being a statement made by Tshekedi Khama and five other chiefs, 1946
- folder 10 (item 1 only) 'The Future of South-West Africa' by J.D. Rheinallt Jones, 1946
- folder 11 (item 1 only) Report by the Government of the Union of South Africa on the Administration of South-West Africa for the Year 1946, 1947
- folder 12 (item 1 only) 'Memorandum on South West Africa by Rev. Michael Scott with a Preface by Freda Troup', n.d. [1946]
- folder 13 (item 1 only) 'The Hun in Africa: the aims and methods of German Imperialism' by Michael Vane, n.d.
- folder 14 (item 1 only) Union of South Africa: South West Africa and the Union of South Africa, the History of a Mandate, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1959
Extent
14 folders
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 1681/147
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk