Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM NMAP 2009/14
Title
Sahm Venter Collection
Date(s)
- 1984 to 2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
13 boxes and 42 files
paper based documents
paper based documents
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
The collection has been re-arranged and re-organised from the original order as there was no clear and distinct order from the parent office. Material in this re-organised collection has been kept together based on subject matter, date and format.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Sahm Venter
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Documents accumulated by Sahm Venter from ca. 1984-2002 as part of her work as a journalist as well as a dedicated political activist during the struggle for liberation in South Africa. The documents have been categorised and arranged by the following subjects or formats:
Personal papers
Organisations / Community based organisations
Court cases, Petitions and Appeals
Speeches and writings
Universities
Publications.
Personal papers
Organisations / Community based organisations
Court cases, Petitions and Appeals
Speeches and writings
Universities
Publications.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Documents arranged by subject and format.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
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
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
- Kathrada, Ahmed Mohamed (Kathy) (Subject)
- Mkwayi, Wilton (Subject)
- Tutu, Desmond Mpilo (Subject)
- Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla (Subject)