Many of the training manuals where compiled (with copyright) by M.E. Whyte, the executive director of the BLL, for the training of African and white mine workers. They contain sketches and photographs to illustrate the text. The training material is described using the terms and expressions on the mines during those years.

Includes memorandum of association of "The African Vocational Training Services (1945) and "The South African Institute of Race Relations" (1945); papers on adult education; papers on a conference on adult education for non-Europeans (1947).

Includes correspondence with the Union Education Department, proposed projects, grant applications.

Includes: Reports of the Adult Education Section of the S.A.I.R.R.

First report 1.4.1947-30.3.1948.

Second report 1.4.1948-31.3.1949.

Third report 1.4.1949-31.3.1950.

Includes reports on visits to Basutoland; notes for Y.M.C.A leaders.

Includes minutes of Native Adult Literacy (a Sub-Committee of the National Advisory Council for Adult Education); Minutes and reports of General Purposes Committee; Finance Committee, Interim Committee of Bureau of Literacy and Literature (B.L.L.).

Includes reports on work done; a summary of the "Report of the Commission on Native Education in South Africa"; reports of the 5 year experiment; notes on Abe Bailey courses; draft constitution and appendices for the B.L.L.

Incudes correspondence with Department of Education; Comments by Maida Whyte on the Bantu Education Syllabus 1955 February-1955 September ; Letters in appeal for funds 1955 May-November.

Includes minutes of interim Committee for B.L.L, Exploratory Committee; Special meetings.

Includes a SABRA newsletter (Afrikaans); memorandum re project of B.L.L (Eng and Afr); index a literacy among African women; articles of association of the B.L.L (Ltd); reports on B.L.L; an address to B.L.L by director of Africa Literature Centre in Zambia; report on a visit to the U.S.

Includes correspondence with 'World Literacy and Literature'; the University of Witwatersrand; the continuation committee of S.A. Churches; the Conference of Missionary Societies in Great Britain and Ireland; Vivian Hicks in attempts to get personnel to the Bureau.

Correspondents: F.J. Van Wyk; Desmand T. Cole; F. Shacklock; L.B. Greaves; Maida Whyte; Quintin Whyte.