Series 0295 - Deacidification of the NMF Archive, 2014, Houghton: [Set of 49 Still Images]

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NMFPC-0295

Title

Deacidification of the NMF Archive, 2014, Houghton: [Set of 49 Still Images]

Date(s)

  • 2014-07-24 (Creation)
  • 2014-06-05 (Creation)
  • 2014-05-15 (Creation)
  • 2014.07.24 (Creation)

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49 x Still Images (.JPEG)
Colour Images

Context area

Name of creator

(8 August 1962)

Biographical history

Razia Saleh heads the Archive and Research department at the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Before this, she was the archivist at the African National Congress (ANC), overseeing the arrangement and description of ANC archives produced in exile. Razia has long worked in archives since she helped establish the South African History Archive (SAHA) to archive the material produced by anti-apartheid organisations active within South Africa in the 1980s. She has a Master’s degree in archival studies from the University of London and is a Board member of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.

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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transferred by Lucia Raadschelders and by Razia Saleh to the Nelson Mandela Foundation

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Scope and content

Photos of the deacidification of the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) Archive in four folders taken by Lucia Raadschelders and Razia Saleh. The first folder contains photos of the training staff members by Chief Librarian Isaac Nkadimeng, Christian Legodi and Magretia Masebe of the South African Library, Tshwane.
The second folder shows loaded crates ready to be transported to the National Library. The third folder shows photos of Canadian interns, Jamila Ghaddar and Katrina Cohen-Palacios dusting and returning materials to their boxes after being treated at the National Library. The fourth folder contains photos taken by Razia Saleh at the NMF reception with Zunelle Breytenbach, Zanele Riba, Ethel Arends, as well as Florence Garishe.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

NMF Original Digital Photo Taxonomy: 3.3.12

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Conditions governing access

Access by permission of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Some materials may contain personal or confidential information. Access to these information materials may be restricted as stipulated by legislation, Archives policy, or the donor. Please consult the archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyrighted and full conditions governing reproduction allocated to the NMF.External reproduction with express permission of the copyright holder. ©NMF. Upon written approval, collection item(s) can only be used once for the purpose stated and approved in request. Collection item should not be shared with third parties nor commercially or personally archived. Copyright and source credits must be cited when exhibiting/publishing and additionally embedded for online use.

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JPEG Files on a CD

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NMF Digital Photo Inventory
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NMF Archive
CD #0295

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Accession number NMFP 2014/42

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Description prepared on 09 May 2016 by Myeka, Zandile

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