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South Africa: African Schools and Families Fund, 1954-1963

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MSS. Afr. s. 1681/194
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Contains:

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. folder 3 (fols. 1-14) African Schools and Families Fund minutes, agenda, and committee papers, 1954-1955
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. folder 6 (fols. 1-27) record of events organised in support of the fund and progress reports, 1954-1956
  7. folder 7 (item 1 only) Trust deed of the Fund, 1 Jan 1956
  8. folder 8 (fols. 1-76) correspondence with the trustees, 1955-1957
  9. folder 9 (fols. 1-43) correspondence with the trustees, 1954-1963
  10. folder 10 (fols. 1-301, item 1 only) correspondence with sponsors of the Fund and with applicants for and recipients of grants, 1954-1963
  11. folder 11 (fols. 1-61) correspondence with applicants for and recipients of grants, 1957-1960
  12. 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

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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Weston Library
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