Papers gathered by Killie Campbell relating to the issue of race relations between the two world wars, under the nomenclature of the time referred to as the 'native question' or the 'colour question'. Includes draft and published articles, memoranda, minutes of meetings, newscuttings, notes and reports. The topics covered include government legislation, complaints from the townships, and issues to do with employment, including industry and forced labour, and the place of women. Some material relates to the Johannesburg Joint Council, an inter-racial joint council and early precursor of the South African Institute of Race Relations (established in 1929), whose aim was to discuss racial matters and to promote good working relationships between South Africa's peoples. It is not known if Killie Campbell participated in the work of the joint council or merely collected the papers as part of her wider collecting efforts to document South African history. There are some brief annotations and notes in pencil which are thought to be in the hand of Killie Campbell.