[Correspondence regarding inheritance, 20 Aug 1969 - 14 Dec 1971]
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Correspondence between the office of the District Secretary and Chief of Matsieng regarding inheritance Creator(s)/Author(s): Chief of Matsieng, District Secretary, Ward Chiefs, General Public
The collection contains manuscripts, interviews, notes, maps, and documentary research pertaining to the creation of D.F. Ellenberger's (1912) History of the Basuto, Ancient and Modern, as well as Ellenberger's own personal research. Prior to their creation by D.F. Ellenberger in the late ninete...
Manuscripts, interviews, research notes, and sketch maps related to the production of Ellenberger's (1912) History of the Basutos, Ancient and Modern. This includes annotations and expansions by successive generations of Ellenberger's family, who were also researchers. Extent and format of origin...
Letter discussing establishment of French mission stations in Lesotho; acquired by Ellenberger to ascertain history of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society in Lesotho; annotations appear to be by M.W. How. Extent and format of original material: 1 letter of 7 pages. Owner(s) of original mater...
Letter discussing Ellenberger's work on Basuto Traditions, forerunner of History. Extent and format of original material: 1 letter of 2 pages. Owner(s) of original material: D.F. Ellenberger
Letter from Chief Jonathan Molapo discussing collaboration on writing Basotho history; English translation included in file. Extent and format of original material: 1 letter of 1 page. Owner(s) of original material: Jonathan Molapo
Notes on Basotho, possibly taken by R.S. Webb? Extent and format of original material: 1 document of 2 pages. Owner(s) of original material: R.S. Webb?
French-'Bushman' dictionary compiled by Paul Ellenberger from his own and his grandfather's work. Extent and format of original material: 1 hand-written notebook of 51 pages. Owner(s) of original material: Paul Ellenberger
The Bushmen of Basutoland, and Some of Their Pigments
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Background research on Moorosi's BaPhuthi and rock art production compiled by M.W. How. Extent and format of original material: 1 document, 33 pages type-written with hand-written annotations. Owner(s) of original material: M.W. How
Signed copy given by James Walton to the Ellenberger Family. Extent and format of original material: 1 book of 10 pages, type-set. Owner(s) of original material: James Walton