The fonds consists of correspondence, field circulars, financial records, licenses, a map, and miscellaneous items made or received by Bruce Woodsworth between 1936 and 1939 regarding his employment in Northern Rhodesian and Nyasaland in mining ventures.

The series consists of letters received by Bruce Woodsworth from the Northern Rhodesian government, his employer, co-workers, friends, and family. In addition to this, there are three outgoing letters from Bruce Woodsworth.

Guernsey, F. W. 27 Feb. 1936
Woodsworth, Bruce (outgoing) 2 June 1936
H.M. Customs 12 June 193 6
Rhokana Corporation Limted 24 July 1936
Jim 3 Aug. 1936
Unidentified 7 Aug . 1936
Brock, B.B . 11 Aug. 1936
Rhokana Corporation Limted 25 Aug. 1936
Black, J.M. 29 Aug. 193 6
Rhoedesian Congo Border Concession, Ltd. 10 Sept. 1936
Rhokana Corporation Limted 17 Sept. 193 6
Woodsworth, Bruce (outgoing) 17 Sept. 1936
Rhoedesian Congo Border Concession, Ltd. 18 Sept. 1936
Office of the District Officer in Change, Nkana, Northern Rhodesia 28 Sept. 1936
Paul 25 Sept. 1936
Brandt, R.J. 30 Sept. 1936

Appleby Limited 14 Jan. 1937
Paul 16 Jan. 1937
Paul 25 Jan . 1937
Rhokana Field Division 25 Feb. 1937
Unidentified 5 Nov. 1937

Rhokana Field Division 26 April 1938
Unidentified 7 June 1938
Unidentified 10 June 1938
Unidentified 4 July 1938
Rasome, Israel 26 July 1938
McKinnon, Don 7 Aug. 1938
Miowatt 29 Aug. 1938
Woodsworth, Bruce (outgoing) 24 Sept. 1938

Christie, Archibald Mowatt n.d.
Cohen, C.J. n.d.
H.B.R. n.d.
Jim n.d.
Mowatt n.d.
Paul n.d.
Rhokana Corporation, Limited n.d.
Woodsworth, Lillian n.d.

Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa Limited 21 Jan. 1937
Rhokana Corporation, Limited 1 Mar. 1937
Rhokana Corporation, Limited 19 Apr. 1937

The series consists of three field circulars received by Bruce Woodsworth dated 1937; one from the Anglo-American Corporation and the other two from the Rhokan Corporation Limited.

The series consists of non-native personal tax notices, notice of assessment, income tax receipts, bank credits, notices of posted cash, a hand-written list of expenses, invoices for meal, requisition lists for various companies (one of which has a hand-drawn map on the other side), and an outgoing expense lists from Mr. Woodsworth.

Notice of Non-Native Personal Tax for Northern Rhodesia 1936
Notice of Non-Native Personal Tax for Northern Rhodesia 1937
Tax receipt for Non-Native Personal Tax for Northern Rhodesia 31 July 1936
Northern Rhodesia Income Tax 1937-1938 receipt, 24 June 1937
Northern Rhodesia Income Tax 1938-1939 receipt, 19July 1938
Barclay's Bank credit 2 Oct. 1936
Notice of posted cash from Loangwa Concessions (Northern Rhodesia) Limited 14 June 1938 (2)
Personal account of expenses June/July

Invoices for meal 27 Oct. 1936; 17 Nov. 1936; 28 Nov. 1936; 1 Jan. 1937
R.C.B.L., Ltd . store requisition list 25 June 1936
N'Changa Copper Mines Ltd. requisition list 6 Mar. 1937
Outgoing expense list from Bruce Woodsworth 6 Oct. 1936

The series consists of an arms license, a special game license, and correspondence returning the game license with provisions.

Arms license from the Government of Northern Rhodesia 12 Jan. 1938
Special Game license from the Government of Northern Rhodesia 22 Mar. 1938
Correspondence from the District Commissioner's Office, Abercorn, Northern -Rhodesia 2 Aug. 1938 returning the game license with provisions

The series consists of a hand-drawn map depicting areas 11, 44, and 46 and is dates 14/8/36. However, it appears that the date may have been added at another time.

Return address for Mrs. Bruce Woodsworth with handwritten note
Newspaper clipping from the "Sunday Express: Africa's National Newspaper" Johannesburg, 25 Oct. 1936

The series consists of a torn piece of paper containing the address of Mrs. Bruce Woodsworth along with a small, hand-written sentence, and a newspaper clipping from an African paper.