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Records of Organisations and Individuals Related to the Life and Times of Nelson Mandela Records of organisations and individuals related to the life and times of Nelson Mandela This is not an exhaustive list – it will be updated periodically NMAP 2009/1 Maniben Sita Collection Sita’s 1963 diary, with additional entries from 1962. Also includes leaflets: “The Group Areas Act & Mr. Nana Sita” (1964?), SA Indian Congress, London; and pamphlets: “I Accuse!” Speeches to court by Nelson Mandela, 1962-1963 trial (origin unknown); “South Africa’s Treason Trial” (1957), “Afrika!” Publications, Johannesburg. 1957-1964 NMAP 2009/3 Ahmed Kathrada Collection Annotated and signed copy of Mandela’s speech from the dock and carbon copy of the charge sheet from the Rivonia Trial, The State vs Mandela and others. Both documents were received by Kathrada in 2003 from Sylvia Neame. 1963 - 1964 NMAP 2009/13 Himie Bernadt Collection Files of the legal firm Frank, Bernadt & Joffe concerning certain legal matters pertaining to its client, Nelson Mandela, between 1966 and 1990. These papers detail examples of his endeavours to secure rights for prisoners through challenging the legality of acts carried out by prison officers, his opposing of the state's attempt to have him struck off the role of attorneys, family-related matters, etc. 1966 to 1990 NMAP 2009/14 Sahm Venter Collection 13 boxes of documents accumulated by Sahm Venter from ca. 1984-2002 as part of her work as a journalist as well as a dedicated political activist during the struggle for liberation in South Africa. The documents have been categorised and arranged by the following subjects or formats: Personal papers Organisations / Community based organisations Court cases, Petitions and Appeals Speeches and writings Universities Publications 1984-2002 NMAP 2009/29 Motsamayi Mpho Collection 1 box of textual materials, mainly of copies of material from the collection of Motsamayi Mpho and his participation in the struggle for liberation in South Africa. The collection has been loosely categorised into correspondence, newsclippings, publications, personal papers, pamphlets/leaflets/flyers, calendars, 1956 Women's Anti Pass Campaign. The collection includes rare 1950s and early 1960s newspaper clippings; among the clippings there is a photo of Nelson Mandela in Tunisia and Ethiopia. ca. 1956 - 1995 NMAP 2009/37 Application for Warrant of Arrest for Nelson Mandela, 1961 Laminated copy of application for warrant of arrest for Nelson Mandela for alleged crimes/offences committed between 1961-03-26 and 1961-05-09. 1961 NMAP 2009/38 Zapiro Cartoons Collection 11 signed prints of Zapiro cartoons. Scanned copies in pdf on CD © Zapiro 1996-09-04 - 2007-07-18 NMAP 2009/41 World Campaign for the Release of South African Political Prisoners Declaration and letter from Jeremy Thorpe, MP, to Sean Lemass requesting his support for the campaign and signing of the declaration. 1963-11-09 NMAP 2009/90 Rica Hodgson Collection 2 boxes Manuscripts and transcripts of interviews of Rica Hodgson in the making of her autobiography, Foot Soldier for Freedom. Also includes copies of newsclippings and messages of condolence received by the Hodgson family on the death of Jack Hodgson. ca. 2010 NMAP 2010/1 George Bizos Collection 7 files contained in 3 archival boxes Manuscript of the book 'Apartheid's Justice' by George Bizos, including correspondence and research materials. A draft of Joel Joffe's book 'The Rivonia Story' is included. Collection of draft manuscripts for several books and research materials 1962 - 2010 NMAP 2010/6 The Times – Late War Edition of 18 July 1918 Copy of the newspaper "The Times", London. Issue of the day of Mandela's birth. Full of news about World War I. 1918-07-18 NMAP 2010/7 Warrants of Committal - Nelson Mandela 2 Warrants of Committal issued to Nelson Mandela by the Magistrate's Court of South Africa and the Supreme Court of South Africa. Both warrants contain Nelson Mandela's fingerprints. 1962-11-7 - 1964-6-12 NMAP 2010/9 Judge Thumba Pillay Collection 7 files contained in 2 archival boxes. Two letters smuggled out of Robben Island in 1977. Mac Maharaj gave them to Judge Thumba Pillay of legal firm of Pillay Seedat & Co. The letters are written by Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada, both of them wishing to appoint the firm to act on their behalf in legal proceedings against the Department of Prisons. Since the authorities refused contact with their attorneys, they had to use this "illegal" method to seek legal representation. The collection includes an envelope that Judge Pillay had posted addressed to his law firm. He did this in the event that the Security Police questioned him about how he received the letters, he would be able to prove that they were posted anonymously to him. A second donation of Judge Thumba Pillay contains correspondence and documents (mainly copies) pertaining to the case of Mandela vs Minister of Prisons. 1959 - 1978 NMAP 2010/10 Nelson Mandela’s Certificate of enrolment as an Attorney Copy of the certificate. 1952-03-27 NMAP 2010/11 Mozambican order for arrest 1 oversized paper document: Copies of documents of the Governor of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique, and one photo of Mandela, stuck on black cardboard. In Portuguese. English translation available. 1961-10-27 NMAP 2010/21 Mells Park Talks – ANC Notes 2 files of textual records containing copies of notes taken by Tony Trew of meetings which took place between the ANC and “People from home” at Mells Park, UK. Originals are with the ANC. © ANC 1987 to 1990 NMAP 2010/32 Local Authorities Against Apartheid – Netherlands 1 file: letter, covering letter, and envelope Letter of LOTA (Lagere Overheden Tegen Apartheid-- Anti-Apartheid Local Authorities) to Nelson Mandela to congratulate him on his 70th birthday and to inform him of the founding of LOTA. 1988-07-12 to 1988-07-13 NMAP Michael Young Papers - Mells Park Talks 2010/111 Copies of documents relating to the secret bilateral talks at Mells Park, initiated by Michael Young, between the ANC and key figures in the Afrikaner community. Includes list of attendees at a June 1986 meeting of representatives of the business community with Oliver Tambo and the ANC; minutes and records of the bilateral talks, December 1987-July 1990; photographs of participants in the talks, 1990; June 2001 article from “Sunday Business” on Michael Young and the secret Mells Park talks. Also includes finding aid and correspondence between the NMF and the Borthwick Institute for Archives. Originals held by Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York 1986 to 2001 NMAP 2011/8 Ottawa Nelson Mandela Reception Committee Notebook containing messages of solidarity from people attending the celebration of Mandela's release. 1990-02-17 NMAP 2011/13 Len Sak cartoons 2 spiral-bound portfolios (size 29,5x42 cm) with copies of Len Sak Cartoons in the Sowetan newspaper during the 3 years leading up to the elections in April 1994. © Len Sak 1991 to 1994 NMAP 2012/23 Coen Stork Collection: The Rivonia Trial 1 texual record and 26 Gb of digitised textual materials in jpeg and tiff format on 12 DVDs (DA 0011 A-L): Stencilled copy of Mandela’s Statement from the Dock during the Rivonia Trial, with some handwritten corrections and additions. Digitised court documents, press clippings, and reports to the Dutch government by Coen Stork, a diplomat in the Dutch Embassy in Pretoria/ Cape Town until the late 1960s, who was an observer at the Rivonia Trial. © Copyright are held by Coen Stork, the NMF and the publishing newspapers. 1962-1964 NMAP 2012/32 Jack Swart Collection Digital images: 628 TIFF (73.3 GB) and 628 JPEG images; 1 video clip 9.09 min. Jack Swart was Mr Mandela's personal warder from 7 Dec 1988 to 11 Dec 1990 at Victor Verster Prison. This digitised collection includes notes by Mandela to Swart, correspondence, photographs, recipes and menus of the food Swart cooked for Mandela, and a manuscript of Swart's life story in Afrikaans. It includes a video clip of the drive from the Victor Verster House to the prison gates that Mandela would have taken on 11 Feb 1990 when he was released. 1988-2012 NMAP 2012/57 Jacques Moreillon Collection The collection consists of a report of 3 visits by Dr Jacques Moreillon as ICRC Delegate General for Africa to Robben Island (1973, 1974 and 1975) and his meetings with Nelson Mandela during and after his incarceration. It also includes a manuscript, “Moments with Madiba”; a letter to Mandela dated 25 April 2005; and a brief resume of Moreillon, dated 2009. The report and manuscript cover the period 1963-2004, focusing on 1973 onwards. Dr Moreillon was part of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation that visited Robben Island from 1963 to 1986. ca. 2004-2009 NMAP 2012/68 Anti-Apartheid Movements, The Netherlands Printed materials, digital and printed photos, memorabilia: Mandela- and ANC-related materials from the former Anti-Apartheid Movements in the Netherlands. Included is a large collection of digital photos from the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (ANC) in Tanzania, as well as some other ‘ANC in exile’ photos, documents, t-shirts, and other memorabilia. The materials were created by the ANC, IDAF, and others. 1960s-1990s NMAP 2013/1 Bob Hepple Collection Photocopies of documents from Mandela's 1962 trial (State vs. Nelson Mandela) and other related Mandela material. 1962-1990[?] NMAP 2013/4 Enuga S. Reddy Collection Two boxes of textual records (photocopies and originals) and audio CDs accumulated by anti-apartheid activist E.S. Reddy. Includes Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) reports 1991-1996; copies of press cuttings from American and European papers; copies of United Nations Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa documents; American Committee on Africa, Inc., documents; copies of International Commission of Jurists documents; CDs of O.R.
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