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Miscellaneous papers collected by Albert Lock. Includes press cuttings from the national press in Botswana, c1974-1981, including articles on the UCCSA Assembly, Gaborone, 1974; copy of the Presbyterian-Congregational Joint Committee Scheme of Union between BPC (Bantu Presbyterian Church), PCSA (the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa), TPC (the Tsonga Presbyterian Church) and UCCSA (United Congregational Church of Southern Africa), Jul 1975; agreement regarding a UCCSA Local Synod for the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa in Botswana; the death of Phillip Matante, leader of the opposition Botswana Peoples Party (BPP), Oct 1979; the funeral and memorial speeches for Seretse Khama, Jul 1980; article on constitutional procedures regarding the election of a new President for Botswana, Jul 1980; article on Gaefalale Sebeso, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly in Botswana, Oct 1983; series of atricles entitled 'Meet the Ambassadors', published by the Botswana Press Agency, on the Ambassadors of various countries to Botswana. Also includes copy of programme for a ceremony to commemorate the handing over of the Maun maternity centre to the Government of the Republic of Botswana, 1 Apr 1975; abstract on the history of public health nursing in Botswana, Sep 1984; report on the Francistown School for the Blind, 1984/5; leaflet on the Historical Background of the Tswana Centenary New Testament, prepared by Alexander Sandilands, London Missionary Society, May 1970.

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