Report on rural development and education in Zambia
Scope and Contents
'Report to the President 1943-1974. From Chipapa with love. By Merfyn Temple. August 29th 1974', 114 typescript and photocopied pages. The report is written in the form of a letter dated 5 August 1974, addressed to Kenneth Kuanda, President of the Republic of Zambia, State House, Lusaka. The sender's address is Chipapa Village, Chief Nkomesha, Central Province. The report makes recommendations for rural development and education in Zambia. It is accompanied by an undated and incomplete five-page typescript entitled 'Mr Jamieson's Report'.
Dates
- Creation: 1974
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Copyright resides with Merfyn Temple.
Biographical / Historical
Merfyn Temple (b. 1919) was a missionary in Africa for 31 years, during which he worked as a Methodist minister in Zambia and became the first white man to explore the Kafue Gorge. In 2003, at the age of 83, he travelled to Zimbabwe to protest against the human rights abuses in the country, and was deported after a brief period in prison.
Extent
1 envelope(s) (1 envelope) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 521
Other Finding Aids
MSS Addenda, vol. III.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Dr David Phillipson, Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge University, 31 October 2001. Dr Phillipson received the report from Professor John and Mrs Norah Hudson, who had acquired it from Mrs Hudson's parents. Mrs Hudson's father, Dr Frank Hering, had worked in Zambia.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Temple, Merfyn, b 1919, Methodist minister and writer on Africa
Geographic
- Date
- 2003-12-15 14:28:34+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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