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Date(s)
- December 1962 (Creation)
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1 notebook and 2 pdfs
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Scope and content
Notebook, written mostly in shorthand, containing notes on Southern Rhodesia including: elections, constitutional reform, African nationalism, repeal of the LAA, racism and European privilege, African and European education and the future of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Also contains notes on Eritrean and Ethiopian generals, politicians and monarchy not thought to be written by Clyde Sanger.
Names featured include: [JV] Danckwerts, [Edgar] Whitehead, [Chidzero], [Duncan] Sandys, [Winston Joseph] Field, Abeye Abebe, General Kebede Gebre, Aman Andom, [Abuna Theophilos], Mesfin Sileshi, Asrat Kassa, Yilma Doressa, [John] Gaunt, [Humphrey] Wightwick, Lord Alport and Lord Malvern.
Transcribed in 2021 as part of the Clyde Sanger shorthand transcription project with funding from The National Archive’s Collaborate and Innovate Testbed Fund. The pdf transcription document also contains a digitised copy of the notebook.
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Conditions governing access
The original notebook and full transcript is closed in line with data privacy. A redacted version of the transcript is available. Please contact the archive for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright: Clyde Sanger
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Script of material
Access Status
Open(part)
Closed until
01/01/2047
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Name access points
- Sanger; Clyde (1928-2022); journalist (Subject)