Papers of Sybil Lumb

This material is held atBorthwick Institute for Archives, University of York

  • Reference
    • GB 193 LU
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1940s-1950s
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 0.02 cubic metres;
      2 files and 1 volume.

Scope and Content

Notes, correspondence, press-cuttings and photographs relating to Sybil Lumb's work at the Goromonzi Secondary School, Rhodesia, 1940s-1950s. Much of the material is concerned with the development of African secondary education in Rhodesia.

Administrative / Biographical History

Sybil Lumb was a history teacher in Rhodesia in the 1940s and 1950s, and worked in one of the first Rhodesian secondary schools for Africans. She wrote several historical textbooks.

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Note

Sybil Lumb was a history teacher in Rhodesia in the 1940s and 1950s, and worked in one of the first Rhodesian secondary schools for Africans. She wrote several historical textbooks.

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Accruals

Further accruals are not expected.

Additional Information

Published

GB 193

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