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'Ballinger Appeal', 1928-1939

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The file contains correspondence, notes, and memoranda relating to the Fund, including:

  1. (fol. 17) cuttings of letters to the press, the first of which, Manchester Guardian, May 1930, is signed by Josiah Wedgwood and Winifred Holtby
  2. (fols. 18-27) a copy of Ballinger's statement to the Native Economic Commission 1930, and other memoranda by him
  3. (fols. 28-84) letters from Ballinger about his work in South Africa, written during 1931-1933, are addressed to Miss Holtby, Frank Horrabin, A. Creech Jones, MP, and F.S. Livie-Noble.

Other correspondents include G. Lewis, Margaret L. Hodgson (who later became Mrs Ballinger), Howard Pim (Accountant, Johannesburg), Edward Marsh (Private Secretary to J.H. Thomas, S/S Dominions), Julius Lewin (Secretary, Friends of Africa), and Leonard Woolf. At the end of the file are papers by Mrs Ballinger, her manifesto for the South African Elections held in Jun 1937, and the text of her maiden speech in the Assembly.

Dates

  • Creation: 1928-1939

Extent

220 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1427/1, folder 1

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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Weston Library
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