The Origins and Early Years of The Botswana Society and Botswana Notes and Records

Abstract

The Botswana Society sprang to life at a well-attended meeting held in the British High Commission Reading Room on 10 June 1969 chaired by the then Vice-President of Botswana, Dr Quett Ketumile Joni Masire. The aims of the Society were to promote interest in and research on social, historical, geographical, scientific and similar cultural matters and to encourage the publication of scholarly articles –all related to Botswana.