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ZA HPRA AD1787
Title
Richard Victor Selope Thema, Manuscript
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- undated (Creation)
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254 pages, photocopies of manuscript
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(1886-1955)
Biographical history
Journalist and Secretary of the African National Congress.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This item forms part of the archive of the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR).
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Scope and content
'Out of darkness: from cattle-herding to the editor's chair'
The unpublished manuscript provides Selope Thema's reminiscences of his childhood; BaPedi tradition in the former Northern Transvaal; his activities during the second Anglo-Boer War; his determination to be educated; and his days at Lovedale.
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Under copyright.
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Archivist's note
The manuscript has been digitised for preservation only.