Scope and Contents
The collection consists of material relating to F. S. Joelson and his work as editor of the weekly newspaper, East Africa and Rhodesia, and as author of works on East Africa and colonialism. Material includes typescripts of works by or believed to be by Joelson; correspondence and printed material relating to the publication of Joelson's book Germany's Claim to the Colonies (1939); scrapbooks of clippings from the "Who's Who" column of East Africa; scrapbooks of clippings from other East African newspapers; and front page clippings of East Africa and East Africa and Rhodesia. Also included are originals and reproductions of caricatures and cartoons by Ralph Sallon and others. The collection provides insight into British perspectives on Africa during the colonial period of the early- and mid-twentieth century, and documents - in the form of caricature - many of the key figures of the British colony in East Africa prior to the Second World War.
Dates
- 1917-1982
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The F. S. Joelson Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Maggs Brothers Ltd. on the Philip and Margaret Neufeld Fund of the Yale Library Associates, 2008.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into five series: I. Writing Files, 1939, undated. II. Other Papers, 1917-1982. III. Scrapbooks, 1930-1972. IV. East Africa and Rhodesia Clippings, 1925-1964. V. Caricatures, 1930-1938.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (19 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The collection consists of material relating to F. S. Joelson and his work as editor of the weekly newspaper, East Africa and Rhodesia, and as author of works on East Africa and colonialism. Material includes typescripts of works by or believed to be by Joelson; correspondence and printed material relating to the publication of Joelson's book Germany's Claim to the Colonies (1939); scrapbooks of clippings from the "Who's Who" column of East Africa; scrapbooks of clippings from other East African newspapers; and front page clippings of East Africa and East Africa and Rhodesia. Also included are originals and reproductions of caricatures and cartoons by Ralph Sallon and others. The collection provides insight into British perspectives on Africa during the colonial period of the early- and mid-twentieth century, and documents - in the form of caricature - many of the key figures of the British colony in East Africa prior to the Second World War.
F. S. (Ferdinand Stephen) Joelson (1893-1979)
F. S. Joelson was a writer on African affairs and the founder and editor of the weekly newspaper East Africa and Rhodesia, which ran from 1924 to 1967 and was known as East Africa from 1924 to 1938. His published books include: The Tanganyika Territory (formerly German East Africa): Characteristics and Potentialities (1920), Eastern Africa Today and Tomorrow (1934), and Germany's Claims to the Colonies (1939).
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, and competing priorities. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections as they are acquired, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
This collection received a medium level of processing shortly after receipt by the library in 2008-2009. Processing included rehousing all material in acid-free folders and boxes (original caricatures and reproductions were already individually sleeved), and organization into series based on activity or format.
Information included in the Description of Papers and Collection Contents is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from a brief survey of the contents. Folder titles are supplied by staff.
This collection received a medium level of processing shortly after receipt by the library in 2008-2009. Processing included rehousing all material in acid-free folders and boxes (original caricatures and reproductions were already individually sleeved), and organization into series based on activity or format.
Information included in the Description of Papers and Collection Contents is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from a brief survey of the contents. Folder titles are supplied by staff.
- Africa, East -- History
- Authors, English -- 20th century
- British newspapers -- 20th Century
- Caricatures
- Cartoons (humorous images)
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- East Africa
- East Africa and Rhodesia
- Germany -- Colonies -- Africa
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa
- Joelson, F. S. (Ferdinand Stephen), 1893-
- Newspaper editors -- England -- 20th Century
- Sallon, Ralph, 1899-
- Scrapbooks
- Title
- Guide to the F. S. Joelson Papers
- Author
- by Jennifer Meehan
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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