Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM JGC
Title
Jakes Gerwel Collection
Date(s)
- 1968-2013 (Creation)
Level of description
Record Group
Extent and medium
Comprises folders of paper materials, VHS cassettes, audiotapes, newspaper clippings, and electronic files extracted from Prof. Gerwel's laptop and backup CD.
Context area
Name of creator
(18 January 1946 - 28 November 2012)
Biographical history
Academic. Director-general in the office of President Mandela, 1994–99. Secretary of the cabinet in the Government of National Unity, 1994–99. Chancellor of Rhodes University. Distinguished Professor in the humanities, University of the Western Cape. Chairman of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Repository
Archival history
This is an artificial record group created by the Jakes Gerwel Foundation (JGF) to honour the legacy of Prof. Jakes Gerwel. In late 2019, the JGF approached archivist Andre Landman and mandated him to establish an archive. A collection of papers at the Gerwel family home (roughly arranged previously by Prof. Andre Odendaal) formed the initial tranche of materials available (subfonds JGA1). Other donations have been solicited and the process of collecting materials to augment the family donation is ongoing.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Jakes Gerwel Foundation
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection of materials was undertaken by the Jakes Gerwel Foundation as part of its mandate to preserve the memory and legacy of Prof. Gert (Jakes) Gerwel. The material thus incorporates materials created and collected by Prof. Gerwel himself as well as donations by others (each donation described in a separate subfonds). The material ranges from Gerwel's student days in the 1960s to shortly before his death in 2012 (and in some donations beyond that date).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Ongoing ad hoc.
System of arrangement
Arrangement imposed in terms of ISAD_G rules; in general, no internal structure to follow (some materials were roughly sorted and arranged by Prof. Andre Odendaal prior to final processing).
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Afrikaans
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Hybrid.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD-G.
Status
Level of detail
Full