South Africa: African Schools and Families Fund, 1954-1963
File
MSS. Afr. s. 1681/194
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- folder 1 (fols. 1-6) statement by the British Council of Churches and by the Africa Bureau and Christian Action concerning policy regarding the Bantu Education Act in South Africa, 1954
- folder 2 (fols. 1-34) Justice for South Africa/African Schools and Families Fund Appeal: lists of signatories, circulation lists, reports of response to the appeal, and related papers, 1954-1955
- folder 3 (fols. 1-14) African Schools and Families Fund minutes, agenda, and committee papers, 1954-1955
- folder 4 (fols. 1-8, items 1 and 2) Campaign by the Bishop of Johannesburg, in England, for Justice for South Africa: reports of speeches and meetings, Feb-May 1955
- folder 5 (fols. 1-25) correspondence about the Hon. George Spencer's attempts to generate support in Liverpool for the appeal and about the luncheon for the Bishop of Johannesburg given there by him, 1955
- folder 6 (fols. 1-27) record of events organised in support of the fund and progress reports, 1954-1956
- folder 7 (item 1 only) Trust deed of the Fund, 1 Jan 1956
- folder 8 (fols. 1-76) correspondence with the trustees, 1955-1957
- folder 9 (fols. 1-43) correspondence with the trustees, 1954-1963
- folder 10 (fols. 1-301, item 1 only) correspondence with sponsors of the Fund and with applicants for and recipients of grants, 1954-1963
- folder 11 (fols. 1-61) correspondence with applicants for and recipients of grants, 1957-1960
- folder 12 (items 1-3) two pencil sketches of the Charles Johnson Memorial Hospital, Nqutu, and two related photographs. The hospital was one of the applicants for a grant, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1963
Extent
12 folders
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 1681/194
Creator
- From the Collection: Africa Bureau | 1952-1978 (Organisation)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
