A catalogue of the material deposited by the Ruth First Memorial ...

43 Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London
117/1/15 Resource material
[1950-1982]
Includes copies of articles, seminar papers, newspaper cuttings,
handwritten notes and drafts.
14 boxes
117/1/15/1 South Africa
[1950-1982]
3 boxes
117/1/15/1/1 Mines [1950s]
Material probably collected by First during the preparation of an
unidentified book. Includes drafts of chapters and articles,
photographs, newspaper cuttings, correspondence and handwritten
notes. Partly arranged by chapter headings.
300 pages
approx.
117/1/15/1/2 General seminar papers [1957-1977]
Subjects covered include capitalism, class structure, health,
imperialism, literature and urbanisation.
20 items
117/1/15/1/3 Papers by Harold Wolpe [1967-1976]
Academic material covering subjects such as 'internal colonialism',
occupational and class structure, social inequality and capitalism.
6 items
117/1/15/1/4 Migrant workers 1967-1979
Includes drafts of working papers from the International Labour
Office and the University of Natal, statistical tables and copies of
agreements between the South African government and both Malawi
and Swaziland.
16 items
117/1/15/1/5 South African expansionalism 1968-1972
Unidentified project notes, both typescript and handwritten. Includes
article 'South Africa and her neighbours' from Perspective (Jul
1969).
22 pages
117/1/15/1/6 Corporate investment in South Africa 1970-1972
Includes pamphlets and articles on the position in South Africa of
foreign companies such as General Motors and Polaroid. Also
includes papers from a study project into external investment in
South Africa and a letter from the Secretary-General of the ANC.
25 items
117/1/15/1/7 Foreign investment in South Africa [1970-1974]
With particular reference to the UK. Includes pamphlets, discussion
papers, statistics, newspaper cuttings and study papers from the
government of Zambia.
350 pages
approx.
117/1/15/1/8 Seminar papers presented at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies 1970-1977
Papers presented to postgraduate seminars on 'the Societies of
Southern Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries'. Subjects covered
include international relations, landowning, class struggle, investment,
particular regions of South Africa and industrialization.
25 items
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