Brelsford, William Vernon.
Variant namesWilliam Vernon Brelsford was born in 1907 and educated at Oxford. He entered the colonial service in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) in 1930. He was named secretary-curator to establish the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute and Museum, 1937-1938; was acting information officer, 1945; acting director of Information, 1948; president of the Northern Rhodesia Society; editor of the Northern Rhodesia Journal, 1950-1965; director of Information, 1951; and director of the Federal Information Department, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1953-1960; and a member of the legislative assembly, 1962-1965. He is the author of many books on Northern Rhodesia.
From the guide to the William Vernon Brelsford papers, 1891-1974, (Manuscripts and Archives)
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| creatorOf | William Vernon Brelsford papers, 1891-1974 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | H. K. Banda Archive, 1924-2005, bulk 1950-1997 | IU Libraries African Studies Collection | |
| referencedIn | Gervas C R Clay, CMG, research material, publications, correspondence, reports and press cuttings, relating to Zambia 1940 - 1963 (some microfilm), 1940-1976 | York University, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research |
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Birth 1907
