Reference code
ZA UCT BC1148
Title
HW van der Merwe Papers
Date(s)
- 1942-2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
8 archive boxes
Name of creator
(1929-2001)
Biographical history
Professor HW van der Merwe was Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies at UCT, mediator and prominent Quaker.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Professor HW van der Merwe.
Scope and content
Papers include: Complete set of his papers and publications, personal papers, contacts with the ANC, 1980s, friendship with the Mandela family, activities of the Centre for Intergroup Studies, records of his mediation in a number of conflicts in Southern Africa.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
Contact University of Cape Town Libraries: Special Collections for information about accessing this collection.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Only a high-level description of the collection is maintained in AtoM. For a list of contents, go to http://atom.lib.uct.ac.za/pdfs/BC1148.pdf
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Alternative identifier(s)
Place access points
Name access points
- Van der Merwe, Marietjie (Subject)
- Madikizela-Mandela, Winnie (Subject)
- Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla (Subject)