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Date(s)
- [March 1965] (Creation)
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1 notebook and 2 pdf files
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Scope and content
Notebook, written mostly in longhand with some shorthand, containing notes on: political, traditional customs and elections in Botswana; secondary and primary education in Botswana; economy and development in Botswana; biographical information on Philip Matante; discussions on decolonisation, majority rule and UDI in Rhodesia; and the OAU (Organisation of African Unity) and the Republic of the Congo.
Names featured include: Seretse [Khama], Philip Matante, [Arthur] Bottomley, Sebastian Chale, [Cristophe] Gbenye and [Moïse] Tshombe.
Transcribed by Sylvia Stirling in 2021 as part of the Clyde Sanger shorthand transcription project with funding from The National Archives' 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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Open(part)
Closed until
01/04/2049
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- Sanger; Clyde (1928-2022); journalist (Subject)