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T.D. Mweli Skota Papers
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General Correspondence

Mainly relating to personal issues, particularly his son's schooling, and business relations, but also Skota's political engagements at the time. Including correspondence with DDT Jabavu, Tshekedi Khama, W. Stuart about elections 1936, Rev Kadalie introducing him to Sylvia Neame, Mary Benson, William Ballinger, AWG Champion, Benjamin Pogrund.

Other correspondence can be found in the relevant sections, i.e. African National Congress and African Yearly Register.

General Correspondence

General Correspondence

Including amongst others: letter by the Secretary for Native Affairs of the Union of South Africa to the General Secretary, O.F.S. Native Congress, regarding Pass laws for native women and the conduct of the police, April 1924; a confidential letter to Skota from the Western Province Head Office of the ANC, regarding the poor ANC work in the Western Province, May 1926 (the letterhead includes an image of the Headquarter in Waterkant Street, Cape Town); a confidential letter to Skota regarding the ANC Constitution, December 1930; letter to the ANC General Secretary by the Chaplain-in-Chief of the African National Congress, regarding suggestions for the Special Convention of the ANC in July 1932; the Draft programme for the All African Convention Transvaal Conference, September 1936; letter by Thomas Karis enquiring about the 1912 Constitution of the ANC.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

NOTE: The brochure "The Romantic story of the South African Mission" has been discarded due to mold, but can be found as a pamphlet in the archive of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa. Other items are badly damaged.

First edition

First edition

The book probably belonged to Edward Roux, holding his signed name on the first page, and is also signed by T.D. Mweli Skota (24/9/74). Judging by the ink used it has annotations by both Roux and Skota inside text and photographs.

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