The Z K Matthews Autobiography was presented to the University of Cape Town Libraries in 1981 by Professor Monica Wilson and numbers 120 items. Additional material was donated by Professor Harold Isaacs in 1983 numbering 158 items. The collection consists mainly of the original typescript, with handwritten notes, of Professor Matthews' autobiography "Freedom for my People". Professor Wilson edited this material and added four chapters in the published work. Other material in the collection includes a biography of her husband by Mrs Frieda Matthews, personal correspondence with well-known educational and political figures over four decades and tributes on the Professor's death in 1968. The collection throws interesting light on the political scene in South Africa from 1940-1961 and the experiences of a black intellectual of international repute. There are no restrictions on the use of the material, but permission should first be obtained from the University Librarian. The Harold Isaacs donation consists of 4 sections of TS chapters of Z K's autobiography, from which the book was compiled, originally to be titled "Without Trumpets", but afterwardsrenamed "Freedom for my People", also correspondence between Harold Isaacs, Z.K. and Frieda Matthews, various publishers re Z.K's book and other writers re the government takeover of Fort Hare and Z.K's position there and his future