This small collection gives a brief outline of the women’s suffrage movement in South Africa, and some comparisons with other countries. Also included is a copy of a book of caricatures of political figures of the day, drawn by D C Boonzaier.
The bulk of the material in this collection concerns the history of the University College of Fort Hare during the troubled period of the late 1950s, when the university was absorbed into the apartheid regime’s increasingly polarised and prejudici...
DOXA Productions was formed in 1987 by Craig Matthew and Joelle Chesselet, who were covering political developments in South Africa for international news networks at that time. The DOXA-Himba material was filmed over a 2 year period in the Kaoko ...
Correspondence Regarding Permission to Distribute Fresh Milk in the Western Cape, September 1983 - February, 1985Copies and translations of correspondence furnished by C Milner as part of her research report entitled "Dairy Farmers Milked Dry...
The collection consists of approximately 209 items, mainly Mrs Rooke's published writings. These include novels, short stories and children's stories. There are typescripts of several published and unpublished works, galley proofs, worki...
This collection contains the interviews conducted for Gainer’s MA, Hollywood, African Consolidated Films, and "bioskoopbeskawing," or bioscope culture : aspects of American culture in Cape Town, 1945-1960. The research “illustrates that ...
1. Letter from Kuruman, 16 Jan 1851, to Mrs Hamilton, written on behalf of her husband who was ill. ALS.2. Map of Livingstone’s route across Africa, 1857, by Arrowsmith.3. Photocopies of three letters from Livingstone to Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker...
This collection contains original cartoons by David Marais dating from 1960-1973 and information about him. An extensive collection of David Marais material is contained in BC639.
The collection comprises a few personal items, some sketch books and original paintings, articles and serials by David Marais, a number of newsclippings, including cartoons; and a few photographs, mostly unidentified. The bulk of the collection co...