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156 x 203 mm. Mr. R.A. Butler, First Secretary of State, speaking at the end of the Nyasaland Constitutional Conference at Marlborough House, London. Facing him is the Nyasaland delegation with Dr. Hastings Banda, leader of the ruling Malawi Congress Party.

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The official programme of the visit to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland of Harold and Lady Dorothy Macmillan, 18-27 January 1960.

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160 x 210 mm. A view of trees on a cultivated plot of land. The caption continues 'Tops of trees cut off for the growing of elusive crops.' Written on the reverse of the print is 'H. J. Van Rensburg', presumably the photographer.

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36 leaves describing the fish collected from Lake Tanganyika and the locations where they were found.

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When the RES Headquarters was rebuilt in 1934-36, gifts of timber for panelling and furnishing were obtained from Empire Governments, companies and individuals. Many were destroyed during the bombing of 1941 and replacement gifts were received. This file coordinates pre and post-war correspondence.

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220 x 200 mm. Showing three boys posing in the road beside their home made bicycles.

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205 x 160 mm. Showing three boys posing in the road beside their home made bicycles. The caption continues: 'These boys of the Yao tribe are not daunted by the fact that they cannot afford to buy bicycles. With characteristic ingenuity they have made their own from local materials and these cycles go quite well - downhill!.'

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155 x 202 mm. Among the eighteen delegates attending the opening session of the Nyasaland Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House, London, are, left to right: Chief’s Chikumbu, Chinde, Makanjira, Masula and Katumbi.

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155 x 203 mm. A general view of the final session of the Nyasaland Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House, London, as Britain’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr Ian Macleod, makes his closing address.

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193 x 245 mm. Photograph shows: a general view as Mr. Iain Macleod makes the inaugural speech at the Conference.

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156 x 202 mm. In this picture Mr. R.A. Butler is greeting Dr. Hastings Banda, before the start of the conference in Marlborough House.

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139 x 203 mm. In this picture Dr. Hastings Banda (second from right) is flanked by, from left to right: Mr. M.H. Blackwood (United Federal Party, member of Legislative Council), Mr. C. Cameron (Independent, Minister of Works and Transport), and Mr. W.K. Chiume (Malawi Congress Party, Minister of Education and Social Development).

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141 x 203 mm. In this picture, taken before the start of the conference, shows, left, Mr. W. Chokani (Malawi Congress Party, Minister of Labour) and right, Mr. O.E.C. Chirwa (Malawi Congress Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Justice).

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151 x 206 mm. This picture, taken before the start of the conference, shows, left, Mr. Z.U. Tembo (Malawi Congress Party, member of Legislative Council) and right, Mr. I.K. Surtee (Malawi Congress Party, member of Legislative Council).

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138 x 203 mm. This picture shows, left, Mr. R.G. Morgan, and right, Mr. L.A.Little, who are both United Federal Party members of the Legislative Council.

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143 x 206 mm. In this picture Mr. R.A. Butler (chairman) is flanked by left, Mr. M.D. Tennant (Secretary, Central Africa Office), and, right, the Secretary General, Mr. A.M. Mackintosh.

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153 x 156 mm. Mr Iain Macleod, Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking at the opening session of the Nyasaland Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House.

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Collection of 'oilette' postcards of Nyasaland scenes published by Raphael Tuck and Sons for the British Empire Exhibition 1924, from original paintings by D.L. Constantinides.

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Collection of loose monochrome postcards (original photographs) of Nyasaland, published for the British Empire Exhibition 1924.

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Collection of loose monochrome postcards (original photographs) of Nyasaland.

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Collection of loose monochrome postcards of Nyasaland, published by 'Public Relations Office, Zomba, Nyasaland'.

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Collection of 'oilette' and monochrome postcards of Nyasaland scenes.

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A landscape view showing hills in the background. The typescript catalogue states that this photograph was taken in Tanzania. However, no trace can be found of a Nyika in Tanzania. It may possibly be in Malawi, as there is a Nyika National Park and Plateau close to Lake Nyasa which is the likely location of the photograph adjacent to this on the album page.

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A view showing two people on hands and knees on a beach. The caption continues: 'scraping salt deposit from the beach'. The typescript catalogue states that this photograph was taken in Tanzania. However, no trace can be found of a Nyika in Tanzania. It may possibly be in Malawi, as there is a Nyika National Park and Plateau close to Lake Nyasa which is the likely location of the photograph adjacent to this on the album page.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Collection of black and white photographs arranged under broad headings in approximate chronological order within each heading, the majority of which were captioned by R.S. Thompson at the time of donation. The captions, used as titles and recorded in the notes, may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. The photographs...