Malcolm's diary, Part I, 3 Sep-18 Nov 1935

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Held at the Weston Library

The sheets are numbered by Malcolm, with two additional preliminary sheets of notes. Some sections are in the form of letters to his wife. The daily entries start on 7 Sep, when Hailey and Malcolm arrived in Capetown. Their subsequent itinerary is given below, with the names of a few of those mentioned:

(fol. 1) Capetown: J.M. Graham, Chief Magistrate; Professors Lestrade, Shapera, and Hutt; Louis Botha; and Sir James Rose-Innes, KC (King's Counsel), 7 Sep 1935
(fol. 12) Durban: H.C. Lugg, Chief Native Commissioner; Robert Chuwa, Nyasaland (Malawi) (servant for the tour); and Dr Edgar Brooks
(fol. 24) Pietermaritzburg, 17 Sep 1935
(fol. 26) Kokstad, 18 Sep 1935
(fol. 31) St Johns, 19 Sep 1935
(fol. 32) King William's Town (Qonce): D.L. Smit, Secretary for Native Affairs; and Major M.G. Apthorp, Chief Native Commissioner, 21 Sep 1935
(fol. 37) Fort Cox, 23 Sep 1935
(fol. 38) Fort Hare, 24 Sep 1935
(fol. 39) Queenstown (Komani), 25 Sep 1935
(fol. 42) Bloemfontein, 26 Sep 1935
(fol. 48) Maseru, Basutoland (Lesotho): E.C. Richards, Resident Commissioner, 27 Sep 1935
(fol. 53) Pretoria: Generals Smuts and Hertzog, and Sir Johannes Wessels, Officer Administering the Government, 30 Sep 1935
(fol. 56) Johannesburg: Rheinallt Jones, W.G. Ballinger, and Dr Van Zyl, Chemistry Division, 6 Oct 1935
(fol. 64) Mbabane, Swaziland (Eswatini): Sabuza [Sobhuza II], Paramount Chief, 12 Oct 1935
(fols. 65-67) Kruger National Park, 12 Oct 1935
(fol. 67) Johannesburg, 15 Oct 1935
(fol. 68) Mafeking: Colonel Rey, 16 Oct 1935
(fol. 69) Gaberones (Gaborone), 17 Oct 1935
(fol. 69) Serowe: Chief Tchekedi, 18 Oct 1935
(fol. 73) Bulawayo, 21 Oct 1935
(fol. 73v) Wankie (Hwange), 22 Oct 1935
(fol. 74) Livingstone, 25 Oct 1935
(fol. 74v) Mazubuka, 26 Oct 1935
(fol. 78) Lusaka, 30 Oct 1935
(fol. 79v) Ndola, 1 Nov 1935
(fols. 79v-82v) Roan Antelope Copper Mine, 1 Nov 1935
(fol. 83) Nkana, 2 Nov 1935
(fols. 83-86) Rhokana Corporation, 2 Nov 1935
(fol. 86) Élisabethville (Lubumbashi), Congo Belge (Democratic Republic of the Congo): H. Willis, British Vice-Consul; M. Dupont, Acting Commissaire de Province; and Dr Mottoulle, 3 Nov 1935
(fol. 89) Jadotville (Likasi): Kipushi Mine, 5 Nov 1935
(fol. 94v) Kafue bridge (camp), 7 Nov 1935
(fol. 95v) Ndola, 8 Nov 1935
(fol. 102) Lusaka, 11 Nov 1935
(fol. 103v) Salisbury (Harare): Dr G.A. Taylor; Leonard Bagshawe; Godfrey Huggins, Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe); Dr Martin; Colonel Robins; and Major Ralph Furse, Colonial Office, 13 Nov 1935.