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Records of the Black Sash

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'Care' Newsletter

Date(s): 1977

'Feudalism' in the age of computers by Marian Lacey

Description: re labour allocation
Date(s): 1983


'South Africa' 1970

Date(s): 1970


'We protest' 1970

Date(s): 1970







Abortion: 1991-1994

Description: Black Sash statement (1994) and documents for and against abortion
Date(s): 1991 - 1994

Accommodation: 1959-1979

Description: Including agreements of lease for property rented by Black Sash
Date(s): 1959 - 1979



Advice Office Correspondence

Description: Consists of letters from advice office clients and replies from advice office workers. Also letters to officials on behalf of clients. Subjects include pass laws and the problem of workers being 'endorsed out'; foreign workers and migrant labour prob [. . .]

Advice Office Procedure: Information for advice office workers

Description: Includes minutes of Advice Office meetings. Also see O for correspondence and case files of Johannesburg Advice Office
Date(s): 1987 - 1988

Advice Office Reports 1962-1984

Description: Also see O for correspondence and case files of Johannesburg Advice Office
Date(s): 1962 - 1984


African National Congress 1991-1993

Date(s): 1991 - 1993




AIDS: 1989-1993

Description: Includes Black Sash policy on HIV/AIDS
Date(s): 1989 - 1993


Alexandra

Date(s): 1986

Alexandra Hostels Action Committee 1972

Description: Includes: Letter to Minister of Bantu Administration, Memorandum and appendices giving information on Alexandra, (health, sociological aspects, transport etc)
Date(s): 1972







Annual General Meetings 1962-1993

Date(s): 1962 - 1993

Annual reports 1993-1994 and 1995

Date(s): 1993 - 1995


Articles

Description: Includes Wentzel, J., 'The liberal slideaway'; Baxter, P 'From Victim to Victory: Jean Sinclair'; Moultrie, C., Why we remember Sharpeville; ' Nelson Mandela Speaks' - (Mandela's speech on his release from prison: includes a tribute to Black Sash)




Banished people 1960-1977

Description: Lists of people banished to rural areas in the 1950s and 1960s for political reasons; investigations into conditions, correspondence
Date(s): 1960 - 1977

Banning and detention: 1963-1966

Description: Protest re banning and 90- and 180-day detention laws. 1964-1966. Circulars and correspondence. Plans for demonstrations. 'Points for discussion' re 90-day laws
Date(s): 1963 - 1966

Bannings: 1969-1978

Description: Includes: Lists of Banned people, memorandum to the Commission of Enquiry into matters relating to the security of the State, statements, correspondence
Date(s): 1969 - 1978

Bantu Affairs Administration Board 1974-1977

Description: Includes a memorandum by Joyce Harris for submission into the Board of Enquiry into the financing of Administration Boards and a letter dealing with financing by Sheena Duncan.
Date(s): 1974 - 1977

Bantu Homeland Citizenship Bill and Bantu Laws Amendment Bill 1969

Description: Includes: Letter from Jean Sinclair to Minister of Bantu Administration protesting against The Bantu Homeland Citizenship Bill and the Bantu Laws Amendment Bill.- 'Slave Labour Bill'. Correspondence and a memo on the Slave Labour Bill.
Date(s): 1969

Bantu Laws Amendment Bill 1963-1964

Description: Includes: Interview with Mr de Wet Nel, Minister of Bantu Administration (1963), Memorandum on points for discussion with the Minister on Bantu Laws Amendment Bill, Memoranda, correspondence with ministers etc, . Speeches by Mr Froneman and Mr Botha [. . .]
Date(s): 1963 - 1964

Bantu Laws Amendment Bill 1972

Description: Includes copies of Bills, correspondence, memorandum on Bantu Labour regulations
Date(s): 1972

Bantu Welfare Trust 1964-1982

Date(s): 1964 - 1982


Black housing - general 1982-1992

Description: Includes letters to press and reports of certain areas (Leandra, Crossroads, Khayelitsha, Inanda Dam, Levine's Farm and MacDonald's Farm, Ekangala
Date(s): 1982 - 1992




Black Sash Justice Committee

Description: Minutes, 1990-1991, programme of action, notes, discussion on 'The White paper on the extension of the mission of the department of correctional services.
Date(s): 1990 - 1991

Black Sash Presidential Addresses 1956-1993

Description: Duplicates filed together of addresses from National Conference as found under D . Not a full set; see relevant conference papers for missing items
Date(s): 1956 - 1963




Black Sash slides

Description: Mainly demonstrations




Black social pensions

Date(s): 1989

Booklets

Description: Includes: 'The law and you'; 'Preventative Legal Education Association' ; 'Police Powers'; 'Your legal rights'. Also 'Report of Mr Wilfried Scharf in the matter of State vs Sipati and 4 others' (re peoples' courts) 1991; analysis of the judgement in [. . .]
Date(s): 1980 - 1999

Bophuthatswana

Description: Includes a paper 'The Reincorporation of Bophuthatswana' by Paul Daphne, 1992; records of protest action against human rights violations and information on the arrest of Black Sash members after a demonstration in 1991.
Date(s): 1990 - 1993




Bureau for Information 1986-1994

Description: Includes a letter to the Star by Sheena Duncan re the control of information, record of Bureau for information meeting with Black Sash; Sash paper on the National Security Management System, pamphlets on the CCB and on the Harms Commission report. Co [. . .]
Date(s): 1986 - 1994


Campaign for African Women 1970-1971

Description: Includes 'Charter for Women' Articles, memoranda, correspondence, petition handed in to the House of Assembly by Mrs Helen Suzman, signed by all delegates at National Conference, 1971.
Date(s): 1970 - 1971


Cape Town convoy and vigil at Houses of Parliament

Description: Arrangements, programme, report, correspondence
Date(s): 1955 - 1956



Capital Punishment

Description: SASH and other memoranda on Capital punishment. 'Inside South Africa's Death Factory'; 'Executions and how and where they are carried out in SA and the Homelands'; 'Alone on Death Row: the case of Evaline de Bruin'. Minutes of Anti-capital punishment [. . .]



Case files

Description: Sample of yellow folders



Central Executive Committee Minutes 1976-1986

Description: These minutes are combined with Transvaal Regional and located at J1.1.1
Date(s): 1976 - 1986



Chairman's Conference 1971 (East London, October 1971)

Description: Includes agenda, minutes, press statements, annual reports, correspondence. Report on the Campaign for African Women, Malnutrition survey in Natal.
Date(s): 1971


Chairmen's Conference 1974 (East London, June 1974)

Description: Includes minutes, reports (Cape Eastern Cape Western, Athlone advice office)
Date(s): 1974



Circulars to all regions 1958-1992

Date(s): 1958 - 1992

Citizen's Action Committee 1969-1970

Date(s): 1969 - 1970





CODESA 1992

Date(s): 1992



Commission of Inquiry into Farm Labour 1959

Description: Includes investigation into the farm labour scheme, report of interview between Black Sash and Commission of Inquiry into farm labour, memorandum submitted to Commission of Inquiry
Date(s): 1959




Conference 1955 (Port Elizabeth November 1955)

Description: Includes attendence register, agenda, minutes ("Women's Defence of the Constituiton League"), circular
Date(s): 1955

Conference Papers

Description: Includes Agenda, Minutes, Presidential address (Joyce Harris), Dossier of deaths, reports, (treasurer's, magazine editor's, Albany, Cape Western, Natal Coastal and advice office, Natal Midlands, Transvaal, Johannesburg advice office, Pietermaritzburg [. . .]
Date(s): 1979

Conference records (Cape Town, March 1983)

Description: Includes agenda, Presidential address (Sheena Duncan), constitution, minutes, statements for the press, commutation petition to the state president, Reports (National Headquarters, treasurer's, magazine editor's, Natal Coastal, Natal Midlands, Albany [. . .]
Date(s): 1983

Conference Records (Cape Town, March 1991)

Description: Includes agenda, Minutes, Presidential Address (Jenny de Tolly), Reports (national Headquarters, Treasurer's, Magazine Committee, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Albany, Cape Eastern, Border, Cape Western, Natal Midlands, Natal Coastal, Advice Office [. . .]

Conference Records (Durban, March 1982)

Description: Includes agenda, Presidential address (Sheena Duncan), constitution, minutes, statements for the press, commutation petition to the state president, Reports (National Headquarters, treasurer's, magazine editor's, Natal Coastal, Natal Midlands, Albany [. . .]
Date(s): 1982

Conference records (Durban, March 1985)

Description: Includes agenda, Presidential address (Sheena Duncan), Opening address by Sir Richard Luyt, Minutes, Reports (headquarters, magazine editor's, treasurer's, Natal Midlands, Natal Coastal, Cape Western, Transvaal, Pretoria, Cape Eastern, Albany, Johann [. . .]
Date(s): 1985

Conference Records (Durban, March 1986)

Description: Includes agenda, Minutes, Presidential address (Sheena Duncan) Address by (?); Reports (Headquarters, Treasurer's, Magazine editor's, Natal Midlands, Natal Coastal, Cape Western and branches, Transvaal, Pretoria, Albany, Cape Eastern, TRAC, Grahamsto [. . .]
Date(s): 1986

Conference Records (East London, 1961)

Description: Includes agenda, minutes, national president's report (Mrs Stott), national treasurer's report, magazine report, regional reports (Border, Eastern Cape, Cape Western, S Transvaal, Natal Midlands, Natal coastal).
Date(s): 1961


Conference Records (Grahamstown, March 1990)

Description: Includes: Agenda, Presidential Address (Mary Burton), Reports (Headquarters, Treasurer's, Magazine, Natal Midlands, Natal Coastal, Transvaal, Pretoria, Albany, Cape Eastern Border, Southern Cape, Cape Western, Natal Coastal Advice Office, Johannesbur [. . .]
Date(s): 1990

Conference records (Johannesburg, March 1984)

Description: Includes agenda, Delegates, Presidential address (Sheena Duncan), Address by Guest speaker (Mana Slabbert) re Law and order in an apartheid society, Minutes, Reports (Headquarters, Treasurer's, Magazine editor's, Albany, Natal Midlands, Natal Coastal [. . .]
Date(s): 1984

Conference records (Johannesburg, March 1988)

Description: Includes Agenda, Presidential Address, Minutes, Reports (National Headquarters, National Treasurer's, Transvaal, Natal Midlands, Natal Coastal, Cape Western, Border, Albany, Johannesburg Advice Office, Pretoria A.O., Port Elizabeth A.O., Eastcape Fie [. . .]
Date(s): 1988

Conference Records (Johannesburg, March 1992)

Description: Includes: Agenda, chairperson's opening statement, presidential address (Jenny de Tolly), Sheena Duncan's address at opening meeting 'Outside the Walls' Minutes (Strategies of Transition), Reports (Headquarters, Treasurer's, Magazine committee's, Adv [. . .]
Date(s): 1992

Conference Records (Pietermaritzburg, April 1993)

Description: Includes: Agenda, Presidential Address (Jenny de Tolly), Vision Statement, Minutes, Resolutions and Statements, possible job description for Sash lobbyist, constitution (as amended) reports (Headquarters, Magazine Committee, Treasurer's, Report of th [. . .]
Date(s): 1993

Conference records 1958

Description: Includes attendance register, agenda, President's address (R. Foley), chairman's report, Review of the Black Sash since its inception, reports : propaganda sub-committee, parliamentary subcommittee, magazine, constitution subcommittee, regional repor [. . .]
Date(s): 1958

Conference Records 1987 (Cape Town, March 1987)

Description: Includes agenda, Presidential Address (Mary Burton), Reports (Headquarters, National Treasurer's, Magazine editor's, Albany, Border, Natal Midlands, Natal Coastal, Highway branch, Cape Eastern, Cape Western, Transvaal, Pretoria, Pretoria Advice Offic [. . .]
Date(s): 1987

Conference records 1989

Description: Includes: List of papers given, Presidential address (Mary Burton), Reports (Headquarters, Magazine editor's, Treasurer's, Advice Office Trust and memorandum of agreement, Cape Western and advice office, Border, Transvaal and Johannesburg advice offi [. . .]
Date(s): 1989

Conference records and reports (Johannesburg, May 1995)

Description: Includes: Minutes, financial statement, press statement, Resolutions, rules of procedure, National Constitution as amended, Presidential address - 'Citizens and comrades under the Law' (Mary Burton). Reports: (Headquarters, Magazine, Advice Office Tr [. . .]
Date(s): 1995

Conference records/reports (Cape Town, July 1994)

Description: Includes: Agenda, National Conference memo No 1, Discussion Paper: 'The development of an affirmative action policy in Black Sash Employment Procedures'; Black Sash advice offices evaluation; National Advice office coordinator's mid-year report; Advi [. . .]
Date(s): 1994


Conscientious objection 1984-1985

Description: Includes material on the Alternative Service Working Group (of which Sash was a member and other documents and correspondence re conscription.
Date(s): 1984 - 1985


Constitution

Description: Various versions, amendments

Constitutional Committee 1979-1985

Description: Includes: minutes, agendas, correspondence and other records of a committee convened by Joyce Harris to discuss ways of opposing the government's constitutional proposals. Correspondence mainly by Joyce Harris on the new Constitution of 1983.
Date(s): 1979 - 1985

Consultation towards social change in South Africa 1971

Description: Conference organised by Race Relations. Jean Sinclair and Sheena Duncan attended and presented a report
Date(s): 1971

Copyrights and contracts 1982-1985

Description: Excludes Ford Foundation
Date(s): 1982 - 1985


Correspondence 1956

Description: Includes circulars and a guide for 'mourners'
Date(s): 1956

Correspondence 1956

Description: Includes report on Western Transvaal Convoy
Date(s): 1956

Correspondence 1958-1988 (Magazine)

Date(s): 1958 - 1988















Correspondence with members 1955-1957

Description: Includes circulars
Date(s): 1955 - 1957