Identity area
Reference code
MR-RT
Title
Rivonia Trial
Date(s)
Level of description
Record Group
Extent and medium
The database included entries for more than 60 institutions and more than 160 archival collections. In addition, the official trial record is not complete, with some files having been lost by the apartheid administration and others stolen from its custody.
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
Concentrated initial research, focused on major collections in South Africa, was conducted between May and November 2009.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Rivonia Trial, arguably the most significant political trial in South African history, generated a vast archive, ranging from the official court records to media coverage of the trial. This database, and the records audit on which it is built, constitutes a first step towards documenting the archive. The need for the database was determined by the fragmentary and scattered nature of the archive.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
This is a work in progress. We welcome additional information.
System of arrangement
Migrated from the Nelson Mandela Rivonia Trial Database (Jan-2019). Note the unique Reference ID: ### has been replaced by the chronological reference code MR-RT-# with the original Reference ID available in the Description identifier field.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Description control area
Description identifier
mr-rt-3
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2019-01-18
Language(s)
- English