"AFRIKANERS ON THE WITWATERSRAND" 1886-1961 COLLECTION A FINDING AID UJ LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Updated: March 2016 1 INTRODUCTION DOCUMENTS The documents, stored on the Doornfontein Campus of UJ Library, specifically deal with the history of the Afrikaner on the Rand, 1886-1961. They supply information on the political, social, educational, religious and cultural activities of the Afrikaans community. The bulk of the documents are in Afrikaans. These documents consist of a wide range of diaries, private and official correspondence, reminiscences, biographical writings, manuscripts, annual reports of institutions, minutes of meetings and appendices, financial reports, speeches, etc. As may be deduced from the inclusive dates, material ranges from 1886 to 1961. In cases where bodies and societies still exist and material is still donated to the University on a regular basis, the date will continue to the 1990s. FINDING AID The original inventory was compiled for the former Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) Library's Rare Book Collection. The intention was not to index each separate record in the inventory – the time factor prohibited this and the collection was too extensive. Instead, the inventory highlights the essence of the collection and lists subjects under discussion, bodies, people who donated collections and correspondence with VIPs. The inventory does not, however, list each correspondent in the collection. There are indexing terms for the history of Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand, but please note that the whole collection reflects the history of these two regions and that it only refers to specific items entitled "the history of …" ___________________________ FINDING AID: AFRIKANERS ON THE WITWATERSRAND DESCRIPTION CONTAINER A A.G. Visser Monument See Visser, AG Abe Bailey Trust Fund Promotion of bilingualism A.48.8, A.48.28-29 Abraham Kriel Children’s Home, Langlaagte A.7.11, A.98.1 Adult education A. 7.11, A.21.10 Afrikaans Conferences A.29.54.332 Cultural struggle A.5, A.7.9, A.7.10. A.7.12, A.7.20, A.23.5, A.74, A.78 Language festival, 1959 A.29.53.323 Literature A.5., A.7.9, A.7,10, A.7,12, A.7.15 Pronunciation A.29.56.344 Radio A.7.17 Sheet music A.14.2 Afrikaans Guide to Organisations A.32.14 Afrikaans-English relationships A.21.18, A.23.4-A.23.5, A.48.1, A.48.6 Afrikaans-medium schools A.21.2, A.23.5, A.132.42 Exchange scheme with English- A.48 speaking scholars, 1938- Afrikaanse Calvinistiese Beweging A.29.66 Afrikaanse Dameskring Johannesburg Branch A.35 Annual reports and yearbook A.35.2 Correspondence A.35.5 Exhibitions A.49 Finances A.35.3 Founding A.35.1 History A.35.6 Minutes of meetings A.35.1, A.35.4 Spring yearbook A.35.1 Statutes A.35.1 Afrikaanse Debatsvereniging Melville Branch A.47 Afrikaanse Genootskap, Cape Town A.48.6 Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut Annual report A.7.27, A.131.2 Bulletin A.7.27 Charter A.63.3 Congresses A.63.3, A.131.2 Constitution A.63.3 Correspondence A.63.3, A.76.6 Executive Committee A.63.3 Festival publication A.131.2 Memoranda A.63.3 National commerce A.63.3 Afrikaanse Hoër Handelskool A.7.12 Afrikaanse Kerkskool, Kenya A.127.3, A.127.6 Afrikaanse Jeugburo A.7.13 Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniging van Benoni A.21.2 Afrikaanse Kunsvereniging A.14.1-A.14.2, A.23.4 Annual reports A.14.1 Financial reports A.14.1 3 DESCRIPTION CONTAINER Afrikaanse Kunsvereniging (continue) First appearance A.104 Minutes book A.14.1 Afrikaanse Nasionale Kultuurraad See Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge, A.N.K. Afrikaanse Onderwyskollege Foundation A.7.13, A.7.18 Afrikaanse Pers (Bpk.) A.23.4 Afrikaanse Rolprent-Amateur (Journal) A.70 Afrikaanse Skrywerskring A.7.12, A.7.18 Afrikaanse Sprekersklub A.76.6, A.119 Afrikaanse Studenteklub A.7.17 Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging (S.A.R. A.7.8 and H.) Congress reports, 1933- A.77.5-6, A.115.9 Constitution A.77.5, A.115 Executive Committee A.77.7 Circulars A.77.7 Executive decisions A.77.7 Minutes of meetings A.77.7 Finances A.77.7 Head Office A.77.7 Circulars A.77.7 Commemorative volume festival A.77.7 Johannesburg Branch A.77.8 Charter of A.T.K.V. Beleggings A.115.9 (Eiendoms) Beperk Taalgenoot A.77.8-9, A.115.9 Afrikaanse Verpleegstersbond A.7.23, A.52.2, A.52.9, A.76.4, A.76.9 Constitution A.76.4 Foundation A.76.4 Afrikanerbond van Mynwerkers A.66 Afrikanerkring A.46 Germiston-Central A.18.2, A.21.2 Melville-Auckland Park A.18.1-A.18.2 Afrikaners Future A.58 In Johannesburg A.23.2, A.23.4, A.122, A.123 Overseas trips A.48.30, A.52.2 Afrikanersvereniging, Boksburg A.127.5 Agricultural Technical School Brits A.21.2 English-medium A.29.8.41 Agricultural training A.21.2 Air tours A.52.2, A.52.9 Alberton Municipality A.21.12 Alberts, Laurence Inaugural address A.11.5 Albertyn, CF A.52.3 Alcohol abuse Cape Province A.52.5 Johannesburg, 1938-48 A.52.2 DESCRIPTION CONTAINER Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants A.115.5 Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Battle of Benoni A.51 Battle of Spionkop A.124.1 Bellevue Camp, Simon’s Town A.85 Concentration camps A.5, A.46, A.49, A.85 Deadwood Camp, St. Helena A.42, A.85 Prisoner of War Debating A.42 Society, Branches A and B Johannesburg A.2 Merebank Concentration Camp A.49 Modder River A.69 Official war dispatches A.49 Passes A.26.2 Personal reminiscences A.3, A.5, A.50-51, A.69, A.94, A.95, A.97, A.99 Photographs A.132.11 Pietersburg Concentration Camp A.46 Prisoner of war debating societies A.42 Repatriation after the war A.49 Schol’s Neck A.69 Steenkoolspruit A.51 Telegrams A.51 Testimonials and certificates A.116 Turffontein Concentration Camp A.74 Volksrust Concentration Camp A.49 Anthropological studies A.29.5 Appel, E A.33 Arndt, Reinhard Richard Inaugural address A.11.5 ASAF choirs A.23.4, A.25.1-A.25.2 Association for Social Work See Professional Welfare Association Association for the Advancement of Good A.7.9 Literature Association of Inspectors of Education A.29.18.98 Association of South African Publishers A.7.10 Athlone Girls’ High A.29.59.361 Aucamp, Gerhard A.48.1 B Badenhorst, Rev. FG A.56 Barry, Roelof Louis A.111 Bedfordview Municipality A.20.1-A.20, A.21.11, A.21.13 Begging Johannesburg A.52.8 Benoni Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniging A.21.2 City Council A.61.13 Dameskring A.61.17 History A.61.14, A.106 Liaison Committee A.61.16 Municipality A.61.13 Benoni-West School A.61.5 Berlin Mission A.2 Bethal Dutch Reformed Church A.21.14 5 DESCRIPTION CONTAINER Bethulie History A.50 Beyers, Christiaan Frederik Death A.110 Beyers, Christo F A.1.1 See also Memorial Branch Christo Beyers Beyers, JEW A.21.2 Bezuidenhout, Rev. JG A.56 Bezuidenhout, PJ A.51 Bickel, A A.96 Bilingualism A.7.15, A.7.16, A.21.2, A.107 Abe Bailey Trust Fund A.48.28-29 City Council decisions A.71.9 Bilingual school holiday camps, 1934- A.48.6, A.48.7-10, A.48.13 Address lists of children A.48.14-19 Children’s essays A.48.10 Correspondence A.48.11-19 Happy Rest School Farm A.48.9-10, A.48.13 Margate Holiday Camp and A.48.20-25 beach houses Merensky School Farm, 1934- A.48.9, A.48.13 Newspaper cuttings A.48.11-12 “Soete-inval” Family Project A.48.26-28 Exchange plan A.48.1, A.48.3, A.48.5, A.48.7-8 J.W. du Preez Plan for Bilingualism A.48.1, A.48.3, A.48.5,A.48.7-8 Cooperation Black Sash Protest marches A.71.7 Blacks Family life A.21.10 Boeddinghaus, W Inaugural address A.11.5 "Boer Tours", 1954- A.48.30 Boer War, 1899-1902 See Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Bok, Willem Eduard A.113 Boksburg Afrikaans-medium Handelshoërskool A.127.1 Afrikanersvereniging A.127.5 Cultural Society A.21.2 Hospital A.61.15 Municipality A.19 Volkskool A.127.1 Boksburg High School A.21.2 Boksburg-Benoni Hospital A.61.15 Bond van Afrikaanse Moeders A.88.4 Bond van Randse Moeders A.133 Boshoff, Gideon JJ A.117 Correspondence A.117.29 Personal reminiscences A.117.30-31 Sermons A.117.1-A.117.28 Boskop School A.127.1 Botha, Asst Gen. AG A.51 DESCRIPTION CONTAINER Botha, Sister AJT A.76, A.131 Certificates A.131.1 Personal correspondence A.76.9-10, A.131.1 Botha, Gen. Louis A.51 Botha, PW A.29.31.180 Braamfontein A.96 Deeds of transfer A.132.43-46 Dutch Reformed Church A.56 Property contracts, 1886-1887 A.132.28 Brakpan History A.49, A.83 Municipal election A.71.5 Vulcania municipal area A.65.7 Brakpanse Liaison Committee of Afrikaans A.21.2 Bodies and Churches Brandvlei A.29.75 Bredellse Laerskool A.61.5 Breuil, Abbé Henri A.51 Briel, Johannes Hendrik A.57 Broekpoort History A.50 Broers, Mrs. SB A.88.4 Bruwer, AJ A.129 Butner, Albert Ferdinand A.109 C C.G.R.