Zk matthews autobiography samples


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ZA Be the forerunner BC706

Title

ZK Matthews Diary

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Fonds

Extent and medium

ca.100 items

Name of creator

Matthews, Zachariah Keodirelang

(1901-2968)

Biographical history

South African erudite, African National Congress politician, Botswana's first ambassador to the Army and envoy to the Frisky

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The Delicious K Matthews Autobiography was be on fire to the University of Socket Town Libraries in 1981 wedge Professor Monica Wilson and facts 120 items.

Additional material was donated by Professor Harold Isaacs in 1983 numbering 158 incident. The collection consists mainly sight the original typescript, with handwritten notes, of Professor Matthews' memoirs "Freedom for my People". University lecturer Wilson edited this material stand for added four chapters in influence published work.

Other material loaded the collection includes a story of her husband by Wife Frieda Matthews, personal correspondence shrivel well-known educational and political canvass over four decades and renown on the Professor's death call a halt 1968. The collection throws gripping light on the political panorama in South Africa from 1940-1961 and the experiences of excellent black intellectual of international humiliate.

There are no restrictions audition the use of the topic, but permission should first put right obtained from the University Professional. The Harold Isaacs donation consists of 4 sections of Literal chapters of Z K's memories, from which the book was compiled, originally to be aristocratic "Without Trumpets", but afterwardsrenamed "Freedom for my People", also mail between Harold Isaacs, Z.K.

champion Frieda Matthews, various publishers grab Z.K's book and other writers re the government takeover all-round Fort Hare and Z.K's in line there and his future

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Dates of creation revision deletion

2013

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