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Alexander Gillon Macalpine. Malawi missionary papers and linguistic studies
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-48
Scope and Contents
The papers at MSS 3086-3090 consist of biographical notes on African and missionary colleagues dating from 1893; diaries from 1897 onwards; wayside and journey notes and jottings; extracts from newspapers; notes on folklore; letters; film strip showing pictures of missionary work; notebooks; and, correspondence with church ministers in Scotland. There are printed items, including the catechism and hymns in the Chitonga language; psalms in Tonga; dictionaries; the grammar of the Bemba...
Dates:
1893-1964
Church of Scotland Slide and Visual Collection
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 47
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of: (1) Lantern slides and glass plate negatives of: China (Charles Somerville collection, Dugald Christie); Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria); India; and Jamaica. Most sets come with indexes and commentaries and date from late 19th century to early-mid twentieth century. (2) Slides (35 mm) of: Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan and Egypt); Far East (including Taiwan and Hong Kong); Holy Land; Middle East; India (including Western...
Dates:
19th century-20th century
Colin Cameron papers relating to Nyasaland / Malawi
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-70
Scope and Contents
Contained in the Colin Cameron Collection are personal letters of congratulation on his election and his appointment as Minister; various personal documents including his letter of appointment as Minister; personal and private correspondence; business, correspondence, and questions and answers of the Legislative assembly, 1963-64; material for speeches; ministerial material; and, constituency material. The Collection also includes material on housing rentals policy; passenger transport; main...
Dates:
1952-1969
Malawi Writers Group
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1135
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of copies of printed matter which includes:
- 'The rain-maker', by Steve Chimombo - a play
- 'African literature in English and the Malawi cultural background' by Steve Chimombo, 22 December 1974
- 'The Muse', Thursday 13 November 1975, edited by Ken Lipenga - the bulletin of the Writers Workshop
- circular of the Writers'...
Dates:
1974-1976
Material relating to Henry Wilson Ord
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1306
Scope and Contents
The material relating mainly to Malawi from the 1960s and 1970s was drawn together in January 1978 and placed in a bulky file after the death of Ord. The unsorted and uncollated file contains largely typescript copies of papers, data sheets, and correspondence during his period as economic advisor (African matters). The collection includes material on the shadow price for foreign exchange and labour in Malawi, crop estimates, crop and agriculture policy, district maize projections, GDP and...
Dates:
1960-1985
Newspaper articles, 'Diary Extracts' by Rev, Alex Caseby, Malawi, 1977
Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 64
Scope and Contents
6 pages of newspaper cuttings written by Rev. Alex Caseby adhered to A4 paper. The newspaper cuttings were part of a series called Diary extracts, describing live in Livingtstonia, Malawi.
Dates:
1967
Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-490
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers, articles, correspondence, publications, photographs, audio-visual material, and artefacts of Professor George "Sam" Shepperson, a prominent scholar of African and American African history, and Malawi specialist. This includes, among other things, papers and correspondence relating to central and eastern Africa with special reference to Malawi and Tanzania (including correspondence of Julius Nyerere); papers on nationalism in Nyasaland (Malawi), including...
Dates:
late 19th-century - late 20th century
Papers of Colin Legum
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-693
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises the papers of Colin Legum, an Anti-Apartheid activist and political exile, and later newpaper political correspondent. It includes correspondence files, committee minutes, freelance articles, files in legal document wallets labelled alphabetically, office filing, published periodicals, journals, research files, press cuttings, notes, publications, and newspapers relating to the post-colonial history of many countries mostly in Africa, but also in the Middle East and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950s-1970s
Papers of David Clement Ruffell Scott
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-223
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of nineteen letters from Scott to his close friend the Reverend James Robertson written mainly from Blantyre, Nyasaland (Malawi) from the time of his arrival in 1881 to 1895, the year in which his wife and brother died. They describe in some detail the work of the mission and his experiences in Africa.
Dates:
1881-1895
Papers of Helen M. Taylor
Fonds — Box: Gen.2180, Folder: Gen.2180/3
Identifier: Coll-224
Scope and Contents
The collection covers the period of the controversy over the Central African Federation and the protests of the nationalist movement under Hastings Banda. The material includes papers, memoranda, telegrams and reports by Taylor and others relating to the position
of the church, mission and teacher training college at Livingstonia and giving their opinions on the events in Nyasaland. Statements and correspondence are directed to the government, the Devlin Commission of Enquiry and to...
Dates:
1958-1963