Identity area
Reference code
MR-MM
Title
Mandela Materials
Date(s)
- 1940s-2013 (Creation)
Level of description
Record Group
Extent and medium
Contains 638 records as of September 2020. This will increase as more information is added.
Context area
Name of creator
(1999 -)
Administrative history
The Nelson Mandela Foundation is a non-profit organisation focused on memory, dialogue and legacy work, founded by Nelson Mandela in 1999.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The archival record relating to the late Mr Nelson Mandela is infinite, fragmentary and scattered, both geographically and institutionally, throughout the world, making it almost impossible to physically locate. The imperative, therefore, is to document this vast resource, facilitate access to it, and promote its preservation and use.
The Mandela Materials Database is a guide to the Mandela archive elsewhere, other than the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory. Both local and international repositories have been surveyed for any material on Mr Mandela to include in the database. The purpose of this database is to point researchers to the relevant repositories holding the actual archival material.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
This database is a work in progress, and will be added to as additional information is received. Please contact us if you are aware of other resources we have not yet identified in the database.
System of arrangement
Migrated from the Mandela Resources Databases (Jan-2019). Note the unique Reference ID: ### has been replaced by the chronological reference code MR-MM-# with the original Reference ID from each Database available in the Description identifier field.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Contact location
Conditions governing reproduction
Contact location
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
see repositories for each entry
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
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English