Reference code
ZA UCT BC72
Title
John Wightman Papers
Date(s)
- 1891-1940 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 box
Name of creator
(c.1866-1947)
Biographical history
John Wightman was a Rhodesian pioneer from Bulawayo.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Miss Katie Wightman (daughter of John Wightman), Bulawayo Cottage, Cecil Road, Mowbray, Cape Town, April 1962.
Scope and content
The papers of John Wightman comprise speeches, letters and press cuttings about Rhodesian affairs, family photographs, a diary of a journey to Mashonaland from Kimberley, 1891 and a ts of a recording in the 1940s of an interview conducted by Cecil Wightman regarding early Rhodesia (original gramophone record in possession of the donor).
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No restrictions apply
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Language of material
- English
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Dates of creation revision deletion
2013
Language(s)
- English