Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM NMAP 2010/9-1-2
Title
Smuggled Letter - Nelson Mandela
Date(s)
- January 1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
5 pages ; 19 x 9 cm
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Judge Thumba Pillay
Accession number NMPP and AP 2010/9
2009-12-7
Accession number NMPP and AP 2010/9
2009-12-7
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This item consists of a letter written by Nelson Mandela to the legal firm of Seedat Pillay & Co. that was smuggled out of Robben Island Prison. Mandela wished to appoint the firm to act on his behalf in legal proceedings against the Department of Prisons. Since the authorities refused to allow him contact with his attorneys, he had to use this "illegal" method to seek legal representation.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access by permission of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright held by the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Finding aid available
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Existence and location of copies
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Name access points
- Kathrada, Ahmed Mohamed (Kathy) (Subject)