Zk matthews autobiography samples
Writing autobiography samples.
Zk matthews autobiography samples
AtoM@UCT
Reference code
ZA UCT BC706
Title
ZK Matthews Autobiography
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
ca.100 items
Name of creator
Matthews, Zachariah Keodirelang
(1901-2968)
Biographical history
South African academic, African National Congress politician, Botswana's first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
The Z K Matthews Autobiography was presented to the University of Cape Town Libraries in 1981 by Professor Monica Wilson and numbers 120 items.
Additional material was donated by Professor Harold Isaacs in 1983 numbering 158 items. The collection consists mainly of the original typescript, with handwritten notes, of Professor Matthews' autobiography "Freedom for my People".
Professor Wilson edited this material and added four chapters in the published work. Other material in the collection includes a biography of her husband by