Subjects covered are the social and economic conditions of Blacks, Coloureds and Indians with particular reference to locations, health, housing, education, land, poll tax, labour, the urban Black, the liquor problem, juvenile delinquency, relations with the police and discriminatory legislation.

Applications were made to the Grahamstown Joint Council and to the Grahamstown Foundation. Includes a list of refused bursaries 1971-1972, list of bursaries available for Non-Whites and report of the Education Information Centre, Johannesburg, 1968-1969.

Includes the constitution. 1968. Photocopies of originals in the Cory Library.

Correspondents: R. Allan, J.R. Brent (Location Superintendent), E.H. Brookes, R.A. Brown (Sec.), Bishop W. Carey.

Archbishop W.M. Carter B. de Villiers, . H. Devis W. Findlay. J.1.Jones. Rev. M. Knight, H.G. Kuschke (Chief Inspector of Native Education), T.W. Mackenzie (Editor of The Friend) D. Marquard. L. Marquard (Sec.), C. Martin (see. , H.W. Ncalo (Sec.), H.O'Connor (Sec.), H.C. Peacock, R.E. Phillips, R.B. Saayman, A.L. Saffery, M. Storey R.C. Streeten, Rev. C.C. Tugman, H. Wheals, Q. Whyte.

Subjects : Activities of the Council, attempts to revive the Council in 1945 and 1954 and the following specific issues.

1926.

Proposed church conference in Bloemfontein.

1928.

Native Administration Act.

Child welfare.

1930.

Franchise question in British possessions.

1931.

Non-European infantile death rate.

Unsatisfactory bus service.

1933.

Training of nurses.

Unemployment.

Danger in establishing a Department of Native Education.

Hostel for domestic servants.

Freehold for Blacks.

Pass exemptions.

1936.

Education for Blacks.

1950.

Vernacular newspapers in schools.

1955.

Need for bus. shelters and better water supply.

Request for ban on Non-Europeans in the sports stadium to be repealed.

1961.

Confusion about ownership and administration of Bantu schools in the villages.

1970.

Possibility of reviving the racially mixed discussion groups.

Includes manuscript minutes of foundation meeting 10 March 1931 and of meeting at which the Women's Branch was farmed on 4 July 1931. All the rest are photocopies of originals in the Cory Library, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.