Materials relating to the SS Mendi, including correspondence, presscuttings, poems and writings

This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 102 MS 349229/01
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1958 - 1967
  • Language of Material
    • English Mende (Sierra Leone)

Scope and Content

Poems:

'The Mendi Sinking' by J. S. M. Matsebula

'The Mendi' by E. C. Mango

Writings:

'The Mendi Disaster - fifty years after', transcript by Randolph Vigne, 21 Feb 1967

'Sinking of the Mendi' transcript and manuscript by L. H. U.

Manuscript and transcript notes by Randolph Vigne on the Mendi, [1959]

Correspondence:

Eight letters to Randolph Vigne re the Mendi 26 Nov 1958 - Aug 1959

Photocopies:

'The Mendi and after' by M. D. W. Jeffreys

Mendi Memorial Scholarship Fund Constitution

Presscuttings, 1958-67

Photographs:

Photocopies of photographs re the Mendi [poor quality]

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