Reference code
ZA UCT BC653
Title
Civil Rights League Archive
Date(s)
- 1948-1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
52 boxes
Name of creator
(1948-)
Administrative history
The Civil Rights League was founded in 1948 in response to the National Party intention to remove "Coloured' voters from the Parliamentary Voters' Roll. The League's objectives were to protect existing civil rights in South Africa, extend these rights to all citizens irrespective of race, color or creed, and to inform the public of the civil rights to which they were,
or should be, entitled.
or should be, entitled.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accruals received periodically from CRL.
Scope and content
Material relating to the activities of the League and to the numerous topics with which it was concerned from 1948-1977. Much information on topics relevant to social, political and economic conditions in South Africa during this period, e.g. job reservation, detention, squatters, Bantu Laws Amendment Bill (1963), Theron Commission, etc.
Correspondence with members and various international and South African organizations, e.g. S.A.I.R.R., NUSAS, Tuca etc.
League's newsletter, pamphlets, memoranda submitted to Government commissions, minutes of meetings, etc.
Publications of other organizations, e.g. Black Sash.
Addresses and speeches.
Press cuttings.
Correspondence with members and various international and South African organizations, e.g. S.A.I.R.R., NUSAS, Tuca etc.
League's newsletter, pamphlets, memoranda submitted to Government commissions, minutes of meetings, etc.
Publications of other organizations, e.g. Black Sash.
Addresses and speeches.
Press cuttings.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Only a high level description is currently maintained in AtoM. For a detailed list, see http://atom.lib.uct.ac.za/pdfs/BC653.pdf
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Broll, Brandon William: The Civil Rights League of South Africa against Apartheid: The early years (1948-1969) (PhD thesis, Birbeck College, University of London, 2015). Copy available in Special Collections, UCT Libraries.