AFR-ZIMBABWE-L Archives

Archiver > AFR-ZIMBABWE > 2001-07 > 0996359967


From: "Gerald Whittaker" <>
Subject: RE: Harry COX
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 00:39:27 +0200
In-Reply-To: <001f01c117ab$b3c71620$582437d2@i2n4h4>


Hi Judy,

I obtained documents from the Archives though Nicholas Vumbunu at e-mail
address:



Be aware though that information on people who are deceased only becomes
available at the Archives after 25 years.

Regards,
Gerold Whittaker.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Ramsey [mailto:]
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 11:25 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: Harry COX
>
>
> Do you have the address for the National Archives at Harare - or will a
> letter to National Archives, Harare find it's way?
>
> Judy
> New Zealand
>
> Researched CHESWORTH
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Doug & Pat Frykberg <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 4:32 AM
> Subject: Re: Harry COX
>
>
> > HI Gregory,
> > For what it's worth and so much has changed since then, in 1994
> > 1. I got immense help about 1900/6 Northern Rhodesia from the National
> > Archives at Harare. Mrs Violet Matangira searched and found much
> information
> > about my father-in-law, a trader based at Kasempa
> > 2.A remarkable book by Robin Short called "African Sunset" pub. London
> 1973
> > ISBN 0 85307 123 3 gives a great deal of information about those early
> > colonial government people. Short now lives in Jersey and wrote to me.
> > 3. "A History of Early Northern Rhodesia - Early Days to 1953" by
> L.H.Gann.
> > Chatto and windus 1964 gives excellent background.
> > 4. My attempts to contact anyone actually in Zambia, even through Rotary
> > failed utterly. My only success was from the mission at Ikelongwe, but
> that
> > was only by direct contact with a nurse at the hospital who was
> going back
> > after her leave.
> > Good luck
> > Pat

This thread: