Africa Bureau
United Kingdom
The Africa Bureau set up in 1952 by, amongst others, Mary Benson and Rev Michael Scott, and operated until 1978. It was active in the area of international sanctions and worked with the AAM in the 1960s. It later split into the Africa Bureau and Africa Educational Trust.
The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford holds a substantial archive covering the period 1952-1978.
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London holds a small collection with papers covering the period 1952 -1968, as well as small collection of Mary Benson’s papers covering the period 1946 – 1974. It contains research notes, transcripts of interviews, press cuttings and papers relating to the AAM and the Commonwealth.
http://commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/
