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Correspondence and printed material acquired by Pestell during his time at Government House in Salisbury. Many are on the theme of resistance to the Smith regime. They include speeches, reports, articles, two issues of the student paper 'Black and White' and Centre Party leaflets. Six items are undated.

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Title
Correspondence and printed material acquired by Pestell during his time at Government House in Salisbury. Many are on the theme of resistance to the Smith regime. They include speeches, reports, articles, two issues of the student paper 'Black and White' and Centre Party leaflets. Six items are undated.
Institution
University of Oxford
Collection Title
Papers of Sir John Pestell
Creator(s)
African students
Description/Scope and Content
The material relates almost entirely to the period between 1965 and 1969 concerning the events of the Rhodesian Declaration of Independence and its effects while Pestell worked in the Government House in Salisbury.
Date
1965-1969
Location
Bodleian Library
Identifier
MS. Afr. s. 2208 Box 2 1/2
Collection Type
archival collection
Level of Processing
Mixed Processing
Type of Materials/Format
paper-newspapers
Item sets
Oxford