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Inventory of the Private Collection of MPA Malan PV34 Inventory of the private collection of MPA Malan PV34 Contact us Write to: Visit us: Archive for Contemporary Affairs Archive for Contemporary Affairs University of the Free State Stef Coetzee Building P.O. Box 2320 Room 109 Bloemfontein 9300 Academic Avenue South South Africa University of the Free State 205 Nelson Mandela Drive Park West Bloemfontein Telephone: Email: +27(0)51 401 2418/2646/2225 [email protected] PV34 MPA Malan FILE NO SERIES SUB-SERIES DESCRIPTION DATES 1 A. Correspondence regarding Boer April 1959- CORRESPONDENCE prisoners of war on Bermuda islands; 15 Sept. Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society; SA 1966 foreign relations with former British protectorates; establishing an Afrikaans university in Johannesburg; University apartheid; immigration; Dr. HF Verwoerd's reaction after the general election of 1966 2 B. CIRCULAR Circular letters regarding the Herenigde 27 Jan. LETTERS Nasionale Party or Volksparty and the 1943-7 Nov. Afrikaner Party 1951 3 C. SPEECHES; D. South Africa as seen by its enemies; 28 Nov. MANUSCRIPTS manuscripts regarding abilities of Dr. HF 1963; Verwoerd; republicanism in South Africa; National Party's apartheid policy 4 E. RESEARCH 1. Letters regarding history of the National 1963-1964 MATERIAL Correspondence Party in South Africa and South West Africa; the flag question 5 E. RESEARCH 1. Minutes, correspondence, and articles 25 Jun MATERIAL Correspondence regarding the reunification of the National 1940- Party of the Orange Free State and the Hertzog group 6 E. RESEARCH 2. Articles Founding of National Party 1914; history n.d. MATERIAL National Party Natal, Transvaal, Witwaterstrand, and Griqualand West; founding National Party of Hekpoort; election of 1947 in Hottentots Holland; Separate representation for coloureds in Parliament; struggle for the recognition of Afrikaans in the National Party; fourteen reasons why we vote republican; objections against a republic 7 E. RESEARCH 3. Minutes Excerpts from minutes of Orangia 1908-1931; MATERIAL Unie/Orange River Colony -- later the 1915-1961; South African Party and subsequently the 5 Sept. National Party branch in the Boshof 1914 district (Zevenfontein, Boesmankop, Rietput), National Party De Wildt, and National Party Cape congresses 8 E. RESEARCH 3. Minutes Excerpts from a report of the unitary 1919; 1929- MATERIAL congress of the National Party and 1949 minutes of the executive committee and head committee of National Party Cape; resolutions of NP in Orange Free State, Transvaal, Cape, and Natal; Notes and draft minutes of meetings by CR Swart: a) Deputation of the National Party Page 1 of 4 PV34 MPA Malan FILE NO SERIES SUB-SERIES DESCRIPTION DATES (Orange Free State) to Dr. DF Malan regarding unity of the party, b) Deputation of the National Party (Orange Free State) to Dr. DF Malan regarding unity of the party, c) Meeting of the caucus of the National Party, d) Conference of members of the National Party and the Hertzog group, e) Meeting between members of the National Party and the Ossewa Brandwag movement, f) Meeting between members of the National Party and the New Order, g) Meeting of the Federal Council of the National Party; Resolutions of the Head Committee of the National Party of Transvaal, as well as a congress resolution; Minutes of a joint meeting of the head committees of the Hertzog group and the National Party; Items of agreement between the programmes of the National Party and the Volksparty to use at the Unitary congress; Minutes of the Herenigde Nasionale or Volksparty, Orange Free State 9 E. RESEARCH 4. Annual Annual reports of the Federal Council of 1916-1951 MATERIAL Reports the National Party 10 E. RESEARCH 5. Information Excerpt from a speech of Pres. JH Brand 1885-1916 MATERIAL Items and Notes that was delivered in the VOLKSRAAD; excerpt from the speech of Pres. Paul Kruger during his inauguration as State President; List of delegates to the National Conference held at De Aar; National Party of Transvaal principles, constitution, and statutes amended by the congress held at Pretoria; Federal Council of the National Party of South Africa constitution; Federal Council of the National Party of South Africa statement regarding the constitutional relations between the Union of South Africa and the United Kingdom; DIE REPUBLIKEIN, specimen copy; Excerpts from Hansard regarding the National Anthem, the Jewish question, residential segregation, and the establishment of a republic, compiled by MPA Malan; Excerpts from DIE VADERLAND and Hansard regarding the Ossewa Brandwag Page 2 of 4 PV34 MPA Malan FILE NO SERIES SUB-SERIES DESCRIPTION DATES movement, compiled by MPA Malan; Excerpts from DIE VADERLAND and DIE O.B. regarding Gen. JBM Hertzog's demand for equal status for English- speaking members of the National Party, compiled by MPA Malan; Newsletter regarding the Bantu policy of the National Party; Notes of a general nature 11 E. RESEARCH 6. Newspaper Establishment of National Party; Central 10 Jan. MATERIAL Cuttings Committee of National Party resolution to 1914-31 secure independence of SA by July 1963 constitutional means; Women's Franchise Bill; DF Malan reaction to fusion government of Hertzog and Smuts; Campaign to consolidate the fusionists in the Orange Free State; republicanism in South Africa; reasons for Gen. JBM Hertzog's resignation from the Herenigde Nasionale Party or Volksparty; the National Party and the general election of 1948 12 E. RESEARCH 6. Newspaper National Party celebrates its 50th 20 Aug MATERIAL Cuttings anniversary; support given by DIE 1963-16 BURGER to the National Party cause; life May 1964 history of Dr DF Malan 13 E. RESEARCH 6. Newspaper Cuttings from DE ZUID-AFRIKAAN and June-Sept. MATERIAL Cuttings DE BURGER regarding congresses held 1915 in De Aar and Middelburg to establish the National Party in the Cape Province 14 E. RESEARCH 6. Newspaper Cuttings concerning speeches and policy 30 May MATERIAL Cuttings statements by Dr. DF Malan 1951-9 April 1953 15 E. RESEARCH 6. Newspaper Cuttings concerning speeches, policy 14 April MATERIAL Cuttings statements, and the resignation of Dr. DF 1953-1 Dec. Malan as Prime Minister 1954 16 F. PROGRAMMES Menus, programmes, and 19 April AND commemorative items of a general nature 1929-18 COMMEMORATIVE Nov. 1966 ITEMS 17 G. INFORMATION Coalition and fusion; National Party 1947-1964 ITEMS legislation against communism; report of the Colour Question Commission of the Herenigde Nasionale Party; resolutions of 13th National Congress of United Party; establishment of border industries in the homelands 18 G. INFORMATION Symposium on the establishment of 9-10 June ITEMS industries in the Orange Free State and 1966 Page 3 of 4 PV34 MPA Malan FILE NO SERIES SUB-SERIES DESCRIPTION DATES Northwestern Cape Province held at Bloemfontein 19 H. NEWSPAPER South Africa economic recovery under 1 Dec. CUTTINGS National Party administration; national 1949-20 unity; Women's Defence of the June 1968 Constitution League (Black Sash); promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act 1959; provincial election 1959; history National Party seen by MPA Malan 20 H. NEWSPAPER Scrapbook with cuttings regarding the 1941-1944 CUTTINGS National Party's attitude concerning the Ossewa Brandwag movement 21 H. NEWSPAPER Scrapbook with cuttings from DIE Jan. 1951- CUTTINGS KRUITHORING, official mouthpiece of April 1953 the National Party (Cape Province) concerning various matters 25 I. PUBLICATIONS Scrapbook with cuttings, handbills, and n.d. election manifestos of the National Party and the United Party concerning municipal, provincial, and general elections 22 I. PUBLICATIONS National Party pamphlets and information 18 May items concerning the general election of 1948-16 1958 March 1950 23 I. PUBLICATIONS National Party pamphlets and handbills 1958 compiled by MPA Malan 24 I. PUBLICATIONS Pamphlets and publications of a general n.d. nature Page 4 of 4 .
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