Labour, Trade Union, Education, and Capricorn Africa, 1951-1960

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Contains:

(fols. 1-2) 'Memorandum against Federation', to be presented by the Reformed Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union to Patrick Gordon-Walker, S/S C.R., in Salisbury (Harare), 13 Sep 1951
(items 1-3) 'Human Problems in Central Africa': Rhodes-Livingstone Journal, Numbers 13-15, 1953-1954
(fol. 3) the Southern Rhodesia All-African Convention Rally: note of Resolutions passed, (1) about the death of Queen Mary, and (2) about African opposition to federation, 29 Mar 1953
(item 4) Information Digest No. 8, published by the Africa Bureau, with a digest of a book by Lord Hemingford on African Education (p. 21), Apr-May 1953
(fols. 4-15) papers concerning the foundation of the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: these include an article by Lord Hemingford on the need for a university in Central Africa, press releases by the Commonwealth Relations Office, an extract from the 1956 Prospectus listing the Council, and a note of the first students, 22 May 1953-1956
(item 5) copy of Bill, 'Native Industrial Workers' Unions Act, 1954' (pp. 15), with compliments slip from the Office of the High Commissioner for Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi), 1954
(fols. 16-36) Trades Union Congress (TUC) General Council 'Report on Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Kenya, Mar 15 - Apr 19', following the visit of Sir William Lawther to assess the position regarding the advancement of Africans in industry; also, a copy of the 'Provisional Revised Agreement on Migrant Native Labour', 6 Nov 1941, 15 May 1954.

(fols. 37-64) contain papers concerning the Copperbelt:

(fols. 37-38) statements issued following talks between the copper mining companies and the trade unions: Venture, pp. 6 and 7, Sep 1954
(fols. 39-41) excerpts from Northern Rhodesia Chamber of Mines Year Book 1956, n.d.
(fols. 42-64) 'African Advancement on the Copperbelt': draft with pasted-in cuttings and quotations, 1948-1957 (including duplicates of fols. 37-41), n.d.

Further:

(item 6) Central African Examiner, with marked article (p. 14) on social colour-bar in the Copperbelt, 26 Oct 1957
(item 7) The Capricorn Africa Society Handbook for Speakers, Feb 1955
(fols. 65-68) Railway African Workers' Union of Central Africa: programme and policy as adopted by the Annual General Delegates Conference Jul 1955, presented by Dixon Konkola, General President, 8 Aug 1955
(fols. 69-72) Capricorn Africa Society: circular concerning the aims and membership of the society, and an article reproduced from The African Parade, Oct 1955
(fols. 73-86) excerpts about multi-racial education from Kenya Weekly News, Chatham House Press News, East Africa and Rhodesia, and other publications (two copies of fols. 73-78), Jan-Nov 1957
(fol. 87) Parliamentary Question by Creech Jones about withdrawing officers of H.M. Overseas Civil Service from Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) and Nyasaland (Malawi), and Lennox-Boyd's Reply, 8 May 1957
(fol. 88) letter from the FCB to L. Katilunga, International Mineworkers' Federation, asking him to visit the Bureau while in London, 18 Jun 1957
(fols. 89-91) Special [Federal] Budget Summary, issued by Rhodesia House, 27 Jun 1957
(item 8) Africa Today (pp. 16), with an article by David Cole on Copperbelt problems, Jul-Aug 1957
(item 9) 'Summary of Press News and Comments' (pp. 20), issued by the Race Relations Department, Chatham House, with marked passages about multi-racial education and Copperbelt African advancement, 13 Dec 1957
(item 10) Civilisations, Vol. 8, No. 2, with an article by Marjorie Nicholson, 'Training Africans for Life in a Modern Economy', 1958
(item 11) 'The Central African Alliance': leaflet published by the Dominion Party, Salisbury (Harare), 1959
(fol. 92) Southern Rhodesian African National Congress: Resolution passed at the Protest Meeting against the banning of Dr Banda and other leaders, 18 Jan 1959
(fol. 93) Trade Union News from Overseas, No. 68: 'moves to end racial discrimination' in Central Africa, 22 Nov 1960.