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General file for the Diocese of Cape Town

Catalogue reference: MU/OS/5/7/21

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This record is a file about the General file for the Diocese of Cape Town dating from 1952-1972.

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Reference
MU/OS/5/7/21
Title
General file for the Diocese of Cape Town
Date
1952-1972
Description

Correspondents include: Miss Cooney, Diocesan Secretary; Joost de Blank and Robert Taylor, Archbishops of Cape Town, 1961; Margaret Van der Byl, Diocesan President; Sheila Maspero, MU Worker. Correspondence addresses the problems caused by racial segregation and the Group Areas Act.

Held by
Lambeth Palace Library
Creator(s)
Mothers' Union
Physical description
1 file
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8b040a2e-058d-44a9-9b98-490e5d57d7c8/

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General file for the Diocese of Cape Town