Collection, part of a project on the Natal sugar industry, comprising photocopies of documents with box of related microfilms and microfiches. The documents include papers of the Indian Immigration Commission, records of plantations, estates and individual businesses, printed works, and reports, statistics and other papers on labour, agriculture and other related subjects. The originals are dated 1847-1979, though much of the printed material is undated.
Natal Sugar Commission Papers
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Afr. s. 2295
- Dates of Creation
- 20th century
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 15 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
These papers comprise the outcome of a research project into the Natal sugar industry, by a group of researchers at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford, funded by the Social Science Research Council.
Access Information
Bodleian reader's ticket required.
Note
Collection level description created by Paul Davidson, Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House.
Other Finding Aids
The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
No reproduction or publication of personal papers without permission. Contact the library in the first instance.
Additional Information
Selected original papers are held at the Natal Archives Department.