Papers concerning the African Society and the African Circle, 1924-1940
folder
Held at the Weston Library
With 20 printed items. Comprises:
- (fols. 1-7) letters from Lord Buxton, President of the Society, and Sir Howard A. d'Egville, Secretary, to Chancellor about his election as a Vice-President, with two copies of a leaflet about the work of the Society, 1 Dec 1924-19 Feb 1925
- (fols. 8-11) luncheon of the African Society at the Connaught Rooms, London, at which Chancellor and Coghlan were the principal guests; table plan, and cuttings from The Times and South Africa (two copies) with reports of their speeches, 13-16 Jul 1926
- (fol. 12) file entitled 'African Circle', altered to 'African Society', containing fols. 13-89, n.d.
- (fols. 13-14) title page and p. 5 of the Society's Journal, Vol. XXXI, No. CXXIV, with list of members and a note of objects and methods, Jul 1932
- (fols. 15-54) papers of the African Circle, strung together in reverse chronological order, consisting of correspondence and circulars from the Hon. Secretary, R. Nicholson (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/4 (1), folder 4, fols. 131-134), with minutes and memoranda. The Circle, formed in Jan 1933, with Chancellor as Chairman, was limited to 25 members, who were members also of both the African Society and Chatham House. A memorandum and a letter from Nicholson (fols. 42-43) explain that the Circle was a revival of the Chatham House 'African Group', discontinued in 1929, the purpose being to keep members abreast of current African questions and developments. Meetings, numbering not more than nine a year, were held at Chatham House, 5 Jul 1932-19 Apr 1933
- (fols. 55-89) letters from Nicholson to Chancellor, chiefly concerning the African Circle, and memoranda; also, agenda and reports for the meeting of the Society on 7 Mar 1934 (fols. 59-65), 13 Jun 1933-4 Feb 1936
- (items 1-3) Journal of the African Society Vol. XXVI, No. CI, containing reports of the speeches at the meeting of 13 Jul (see fols. 8-11) on pp. 1-7, and two additional copies of these pages, Oct 1926
- (items 4-24) luncheon meeting at the Hotel Victoria, at which Chancellor and Sir Cecil Rodwell (Governor-elect of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)) were guests: table plan, and reports of Chancellor's speech on progress and development of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in the Journal of Jan 1929, pp. 149-154 (20 copies, to the first of which are added pp. 166-172 about the rest of the proceedings at the meeting), 23 Oct 1928
- (item 25) Lord Hailey's African Survey, surveyed for the Royal African Society by Lord Harlech and others, with an introduction by Lord Lugard, published as a supplement to the Society's Journal, Jan 1939
- (item 26) memoranda from the Secretary, E.N. Corbyn, on the War Services Committee and the War Hospitality Committee, 5 Dec 1939
- (item 27) agenda for a meeting of Council, with minutes of the meeting held on 8 Jun 1939, 22 Jan 1940
- (items 28 and 29) 'African Society: Constitution and Rules 1906', and a leaflet of recent date about the Society, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1924-1940
Extent
89 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/10, folder 6
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk