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Letters, speeches, articles and reports relating to the career of Julius Nyerere, the Independence of Tanganyika, and the United Republic of Tanzania, 1959-1988

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Identifier: Coll-490/8/4

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Letters, speeches, articles and reports relating to the career of Julius Nyerere, the Independence of Tanganyika, and the United Republic of Tanzania.

  • Julius Nyerere: Biography [early years] by George Dunheved. June 1959.
  • Nyerere's period at the University of Edinburgh. Request for information. 1960.
  • Gazette: University of Edinburgh, October 1960.
  • Article by George Shepperson 'University of Edinburgh's First Prime Minister'.
  • The Scotsman: 'Independent Tanganyika and Julius Nyerere'. Article by George Shepperson, November 1961.
  • Consideration of proposal to award an LLD to Nyerere. 1961-1962.
  • Proposed citation: letter – George Shepperson to Professor Campbell. 28 April 1962.
  • Dinner for Honorary Graduates: menu, photograph, etc, 5 July 1962.
  • Tanganyika Republic. Celebration by East African Association. Dinner, 8 December 1962.
  • Reporter. Inauguration of East African University, 22 June 1963.
  • Article by David Kemp: 'Inside the Universities: Edinburgh producing Africa's Leaders'. 1963.
  • Umoja! Magazine of Rectorial Campaign Committee [Edinburgh].
  • Letter: Isabel Geddie to Mrs Shepperson. Answers queries concerning date when Nyerere took English Literature class, and the Shakespeare plays studied. 1963.
  • BBC announces possibility of presentation of personalities of African leaders. 1964.
  • Inauguration of President of United Republic of Tanzania.
  • Programme etc. 1 October 1965.
  • 'Tanzania's new look Cabinet'. Newspaper cutting/photograph. February 1966.
  • Review by George Shepperson of book by Henry Bienen: Tanzania: Party Transformation and Economic Development. 1968.
  • 'Debemoja'. Leaflet: critical analysis of Tanzania's year of decision, and of Nyerere. 1970.
  • Letter covering items sent to Miss H. Wright, Central Office of Information. 3 September 1982.
  • Article by George Shepperson 'Julius Nyerere in Edinburgh, 1949-1952'. Sent to Africa Events, 9 August 1985.
  • Letters relating to articles by George Shepperson sent to C. I. Meek.
  • Letters: George Shepperson offers help to a researcher working on Nyerere. October – December 1987.
  • Response by George Shepperson to questions asked by Mr Kalimjuma, Department of Adult Education, Southampton. February – March 1988.

Also includes a black and white photograph of Julius Nyerere and friends taken after he received his Hon. LL. D., on 5 July 1962.

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  • Creation: 1959-1988

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