Malawi – A Political and Economic History
Archival Significance Part of the Pall Mall Library of African Affairs series, this history covers Malawi shortly after its 1964 independence, part of a wave of country-specific political histories produced…
1960s
Shona Language Lessons New Edition
Archival Significance A Shona-language instructional text compiled for learners, part of the practical linguistic literature produced to support communication across Rhodesia’s settler and African populations. Institutional Context The original 1969…
Mufilira Copper Mines Limited – Summary of Operations
Issued by Mufilira Copper Mines Limited Mufilira, Northen Rhodesia Publishing date 1960 Printed by Rhodesian Printers Ltd., Beatrice Rd, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia Category Mining Language English
Central African Standard Safety Code for the Electrical Wiring of Premises
Archival Significance
A technical standards document rather than a narrative or historical text. This Code set out binding safety requirements for electrical installations across the Central African region, requirements later carried forward into independent Rhodesia and Zimbabwe’s own technical standards regime.
The Bundu Book of Trees Flowers and Grasses
Published by Longmans of Rhodesia (Pvt.) Ltd for The Standing Conference of National Voluntary Youth Organisations in Rhodesia in association with The Rhodesia Literature Bureau First published, 1965 S.C.N.V.Y.O 1965…
1 Against the Mob by Anthony Harrigan
Archival Significance Written by Anthony Harrigan, a pro-Rhodesia American conservative columnist, the full title recorded elsewhere is One Against the Mob: With Questions Asked by Prime Minister Ian Smith, indicating…
Central African Survey Facts and Figures of Rhodesia and Nyasaland by W.T. Blake
Summary A collection of facts and figures and opinions and an assessment of the future developments of Africa Published by Alvin Redman limited 107 Jermyn Street, St. Jame’s London, S.W.1…
Who’s Who of Southern Africa 1967
Including Mauritius and incorporating South African Who’s Who and the Central African Who’s Who Publishing date 1967 Established 1907 Published Annually Summary An Illustrated biographical sketch book of personalities in…
Tourist Guide to Salisbury – Capital of Rhodesia
Archival Significance A civic tourism guide to Salisbury (now Harare) produced by the city’s own publicity association, capturing how the Rhodesian capital presented itself to visitors in the early 1960s,…
First Report of the Decimal Currency Board
Archival Significance Documents Rhodesia’s transition to decimal currency, implemented in February 1970, a significant administrative and economic reform undertaken during the UDI period despite the country’s international isolation. Institutional Context…