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Africa

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Locator = 31.791702;-7.092620,Other = My Geo Position,Created For = Africa

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

Papers of Adrian Hastings (1929-2001)

 Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 36
Scope and Contents The collection consists of material relating to: Hastings' study of and book on Christian marriage in Africa (1951-1974); the use of catechists in Africa by the Catholic church (1967-1970); the Catholic Institute of International Relations, including publications, papers, minutes and reports (1971-1982); the diploma of religious studies at Makere University, Uganda (1968-1972); seminars in Africa including a seminar for young Catholic men at Lubushi, Zambia (1962), and seminars on the church...
Dates: 1935-1982

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 Joseph H. Oldham (1874-1969) and Betty D. Gibson (1889-1973)

 Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 2
Scope and Contents The collection consists of: correspondence and reports relating to the difficulties faced by German and German speaking missionaries after the war (1914-c 1923); reports on the history and activities of German missions, in particular the Basel Mission (1912-1951); correspondence between Oldham and Gibson about Gibson's visit to Africa and Oldham's IMC work (1933); and papers and correspondence collected by Gibson on missions and churches (including some German missions) in Congo, Rwanda,...
Dates: 1912-1975

Papers of Ralph Ibbott relating to Ruvuma Development Association

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1827
Content Description These papers consist of correspondence, publications, articles, pamphlets, reports and newsletters relating to the Ruvuma Development Association (RDA) of Tanzania in the 1960s. There are a small number of letters to and from Julius Nyerere himself, as well as correspondence with other key actors in the history of the RDA. Also included is some research material related to Ralph Ibboott's subsequent publications on the subject. ...
Dates: 1963-2015

Papers relating to Francis Fraser Darling

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1141
Content Description

Papers relating to Sir Frank Fraser Darling (1903-1979), ecologist and lecturer in ecology and conservation at the University of Edinburgh. This collection includes black-and-white research photographs of landscapes and animals, correspondence, African ecological reports and minutes of meetings, publications, handwritten notes, and tapes.

Dates: 1930s-1970s

People at an Outdoor Market in Africa, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2191
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a group of people at a market in Africa in the early/mid 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

People Eating in an American-British Dining Hall in Africa, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2234
Scope and Contents

Photograph of men and boys sitting at long dining tables with a group of men and women standing in the background in a dining hall in the early 20th century Africa. There are both the American and British flags on display on the wall.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Ploughing Ant Heaps, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/469
Scope and Contents

Photograph of three pairs of cattle being driven by a man with a hand plough over ant heaps in a field in Africa in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Polled Mashonas Williams, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/475
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a herd of Polled Mashonas Williams cattle on the plains in Africa in the early 20th century. It is possible that 'Williams' is the man standing in the middle of the herd.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Removing Ant Heap, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1004
Scope and Contents

Photograph of men removing an ant heap in a field in Africa in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s