Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1933 - 1935 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
some documents in this collection are of poor quality, which could not be enhanced by scanningExtent2 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Worker's Party of South Africa was formed in 1935 after the merger of the Communist League of South Africa and the Bolshevik Leninist League. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, articles and other records of this organisation. Also included are records of the Independent Labour Party and the League of International Communists.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection consists of two boxes containing the original documents and two boxes of photocopies of the original documents. The inventory for the photocopies differs slightly from the original collection and has been included in a file together with the photocopies for reference.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Historical Papers Research Archive, The Library, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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
Note
The digitisation of the collection has been made possible with generous funding from the Atlantic Philanthropies Foundation.