recordgrp SCRAP - Scrap Books from Robben Island

Scrap Book 1 Scrap Book 2 Scrap Book 3 Scrap Book 4

Identificatie

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ZA RMST SCRAP

Titel

Scrap Books from Robben Island

Datum(s)

  • 1963-1968 (Accumulation)

Beschrijvingsniveau

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Omvang en medium

Two bound items and loose newspaper cuttings

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

(1924-1978)

Biografie

Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was the founder of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in April 1959. He was instrumental in the PAC's anti-pass campaign, which was launched on the 21 March 1960, and which culminated in what was later to became known as the Sharpeville Massacre.
Robert Sobukwe was banished for his political activities and later sentenced to three years in prison. In order to be able to prolong his imprisonment, the South African Parliament passed a General Law Amendment Act called the "Sobukwe Clause". He was moved to Robben Island where he remained for 6 years in solitary confinement. He was released in May 1969 and banished to Kimberley.
Robert Sobukwe died on the 27 February 1978 from lung complications after a long illness. He was buried in Graaff-Reinet.

Geschiedenis van het archief

The physical items form part of the personal papers of Robert Sobukwe which he collected and which were looked after by his wife Veronica and his children after his death. The scrapbooks are presently held in trust at the archive of the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Museum & Learning Centre.

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

The scrap books were provided by Dini Sobukwe on behalf of the Sobukwe family.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

Collections of newspaper cutting, mainly from Cape Town based newspapers such as Cape Argus, The Cape Times, but also other newspapers, such as Die Burger, Rand Daily Mail, Sundays Express.

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Permission to use the scrap books for publication has to be obtained from the Sobukwe family.

Taal van het materiaal

Schrift van het materiaal

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

Toegangen

Verwante materialen

Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen

The scrapbooks are presently held in trust at the archive of the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Museum & Learning Centre.

Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën

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Trefwoorden

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Naam ontsluitingsterm

Genre access points

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

Identificatiecode van de instelling

Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

Status

Finale

Niveau van detaillering

Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

Taal (talen)

Schrift(en)

Bronnen

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

Uploading and describing the scrap book items in digital format was carried out in collaboration between the Robert Sobukwe Museum & Learning Centre and the Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand.

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik

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