| RCS/RCMS 113 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 35 |
Diary of Sir John Ponsonby |
| 36 |
Princess Margaret in East Africa, 1956 |
| 37 |
Diary and letters of Ernest Gedge |
| 38 |
Ernest Millar collection |
| 39 |
Account of the return of the Kabaka to Uganda |
| 40 |
Reminiscences of the Asian community in the West Nile District |
| 41 |
Stanley's journey through Ankole, 1889 |
| 42 |
Letter and photographs of Bishop Hannington |
| 43 |
Obituary of Ernest Balfour Haddon |
| 44 |
Memoirs of George Nightingale |
| 45 |
Uganda Railway Survey diaries |
| See later --> |
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|
Africa miscellanea
| Title |
Reminiscences of the Asian community in the West Nile District |
| Reference |
RCMS 113/40
(former reference: MSS 45c99) |
| Creator |
Lane, Peter N, fl 1987-1988 |
| Covering Dates |
1987–1988 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 folder; paper; Photocopy |
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| Content and context |
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In the late 1980s P.N. Lane collected reminiscences from his friend Vasirali S. Kaba and Kaba's friends describing their lives in the West Nile District of Uganda. The Asian community in Uganda was expelled by General Idi Amin in 1972.
Memoirs and correspondence, photocopied in 1987 or 1988, representing the reminiscences of members of the Asian community of the West Nile District of Uganda.
Presented by P.N. Lane, 1987 and 1988.
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| Further information |
MSS Addenda, vol. II. Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Arua |
| Nile |
| Uganda |
| Lane, Peter N (fl 1987-1988) |
| RCS/RCMS 113/40 contains: |
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1
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Reminiscences of Joraversinhji S. Jhala. A description by Jhala of his life in the West Nile District, including sections on religion, education, trade and transport, with a questionnaire containing personal information.
5 pages. |
circa 1987 |
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2
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Letters of Allibhoy Suleman Kaba. Two letters from Kaba to P.N. Lane, 23 June 1988 (5 pages) and 16 November 1988 (3 pages), containing reminiscences of his time in the West Nile District. There is an accompanying letter from P.N. Lane to T.A. Barringer, R.C.S. Librarian, 29 November 1988, enclosing Kaba's second letter.
9 pages. |
1988 |
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3
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West Nile and my memory. Reminiscences written by Kaba in 1987 relating to his activities as a businessman and leader of the Asian and Muslim communities and his personal contacts with Idi Amin (17 pages). These are accompanied by a 1987 questionnaire containing personal information and details about Kaba's time in the West Nile District (5 pages) and correspondence, 1959-1988 (17 pages).
39 pages. |
circa 1987 |
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4
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Memory of Yayabhai Rajabali. Reminiscences of Rajabali's life in the West Nile District.
2 pages. |
circa 1987 |
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