Lange (Harold M.) collection of material about Malawi, 1945-1973

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Summary

Title:
Harold Marius Lange collection of material about Malawi
Dates:
1945-1973
Creators:
Lange, Harold Marius, collector.
Abstract:
This collection consists primarily of reports, correspondence, and meeting minutes of educational committees involved in establishing and or improving educational programs in Malawi as well as reports, correspondence, and pamphlets concerning the Malawi Polytechnic University Project. This collection also includes some personal papers of Harold Marius Lange who was the apprenticeship registrar at the Malawi Polytechnic University.
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harold Marius Lange collection of material about Malawi (Collection 1645). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes reports assessing the state of education before and after USAID, meeting minutes and correspondence primarily in the Cholo, Blantyre, and Chikwawa districts of Malawi. This collection also includes correspondence, reports and pamphlets concerning the Malawi Polytechnic University project. Harold Marius Lange's personal papers concerning his position as apprenticeship registrar at Malawi Polytechnic University are also a part of this collection.

Biographical / historical:

Beginning in 1960s the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) began to fund educational efforts primarily within the Cholo, Blantrye and Chikwawa districts of Malawi, Africa. The largest project was the Malawi Polytechnic University Project. The objective of this project was to create a trained vocational workforce for a self sustainable economy. The United States granted $2,283,000 out of a total cost $2,629,500. In addition to providing funds that went towards construction and equipment, USAID also sent nine technical specialists from the University of Southern California, as well as 1,500 books to start a library. Harold Marius Lange was the registrar of apprentices at the Malawi Polytechnic University and a member of the advisory committee of the apprenticeship board. It is unclear whether or not he was one of the technical specialists sent to Malawi from the University of Southern California.

Acquisition information:
This collection was transferred from the UCLA African Studies Center. The collection was originally assembled by Harold Lange.
Processing information:

Processed by Chris Marino in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, July 2011.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Chris Marino in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, July 2011; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2012
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word processed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Date of source: July 2011 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harold Marius Lange collection of material about Malawi (Collection 1645). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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