Northern Rhodesia war munitions statistics, 1944 - 1989
Scope and Contents
An undated, foolscap photostat of a typescript entitled 'N.R. Production Committee (Munitions): munitions manufacture in Northern Rhodesia'. An introductory note signed by A. Royden Harrison, Chairman, dated 22 June 1944, outlines the activities of the Committee from 1941 to 1944, when its affairs were wound up. The remaining pages contain statistics and a list of personnel.
Dates
- Creation: 1944 - 1989
Creator
- Northern Rhodesia Production Committee (Organization)
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Biographical / Historical
'This committee was originally formed to organise the manufacture of urgent munitions in Northern Rhodesia when bottlenecks existed at that time in the Union and Southern Rhodesia before Ordnance Factories were established and in full operation' (p. 1).
Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder (9 pages)) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 521
Other Finding Aids
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 126.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of the collection is unknown.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.
Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Originator(s)
Northern Rhodesia Production Committee
Finding aid date
2004-01-27 13:36:21+00:00
Geographic
Repository Details
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