Identity area
Reference code
ZA SAHA MR-RT-098
Title
South African History Archive Photograph Collection
Date(s)
- 1930 - 1990 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
Approximately 1210 . A few Rivonia Trial photographs are under 21A (3 or 4) ; Still images
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Forms part of Struggles for Justice Archival Collection at SAHA. This collection was opened by Julie Frederikse whilst researching her book The Unbreakable Thread. The 1210 photographs she collected, form the bulk of this collection. SAHA photographs are incorporated into the broader Historical Papers photograph collection stored in the Ephemera room. A few individual photographs relating to the Rivonia Trial are in this collection under 21A including the front page of "The Argus" newspaper with a report on the verdict (21A.10).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Electronic catalogue available online - http://www.historicalpapers.wits.ac.za/index.php