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Robinson, Wren, fl1928 - 1981

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

 File

9 photos - Zululand, 1980

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305S/88-96
Scope and Contents

A collection of coloured matt photographs, all measuring 127 x 89 mm. The envelope is annotated: '1980. 9 photos - Zululand - are of 'Makhalafukwe' the shanty town inside Melmoth 'white' area. These people have got permission to take up jobs in Melmoth! (mostly for Government servants!) Their employers are whites, working in KwaZulu'. The photographs were taken by Wren Robinson.

Dates: 1980
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

School feeding and teaching thro' Zulu Home-Maker Clubs, 1975 - 1976

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305S/24-48
Scope and Contents

A small album containing black and white and colour photographs. The cover of the album is annotated: 'Photos show School-Feeding and Teaching thro' Zulu 'Home-Maker Clubs' holding courses in Nutrition and Cooking at KwaNzimela Centre, KwaMagwaza Mission, Melmoth, Zululand. 1975-1976. These Zenzele Clubs have been assisted by Goodwill Convenors of Zululand Women's Institutes and money from F.F.H. Committee. Photos by Wren'.

Dates: 1975 - 1976
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Southern African collection of Wren Robinson

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 220
Scope and Contents

Papers and photographs regarding Lesotho and South Africa.

Dates: 1964 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Wren Robinson Collection on South Africa

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305S
Scope and Contents

A collection of photographs of Basutoland (now Lesotho) and Zululand, some loose, some in albums, taken or collected by Mrs Wren Robinson while engaged in educational and welfare work. Most have handwritten captions either underneath or on the back by Mrs Robinson. The prints are kept with her papers at RCMS 220.

Dates: 1964 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

Zululand - School feeding scheme, 1975

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305S/16-23
Scope and Contents

A collection of matt prints, each measuring 129 x 80 mm, mounted on two sheets of paper which have been folded to form a folder. The cover is anotated: 'Zululand - School Feeding Scheme. School - feeding, KwaMagwaza School, Melmoth, Zululand. Photos by Wren Robinson'.

Dates: 1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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Type
Archival Object 3
Collection 2
 
Subject
KwaZulu-Natal, Province of (province) 3
Melmoth (inhabited place) 3
Zululand (region) 3
Lesotho (nation) 2