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Description
The Diana Mitchell Papers document her activities as a social and political activist, journalist, educator, and consultant
in her native Zimbabwe, dating from the late 1950s to the early 2000s. The collection consists of correspondence, writings,
reports, minutes, biographical data, and printed matter.
Background
Diana Mitchell was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (Harare, Zimbabwe), in 1932. She was a school teacher at various schools and
a part-time student at the University of Zimbabwe, where she received her M.A. in African history in 1979.
Extent
71 manuscript boxes, 3 card file boxes
(29.2 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
Boxes 45, 50-53, FH11, and FH20 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open
for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media
material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.