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Joyce Harris Papers (National President of the Black Sash 1978-1982)

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Joyce Harris Papers: 1955-1967

Description: Includes: An essay on hopelessness 3 November 1964, Memorandum on Education 6 May 1961, In search of sanity 1964 (?), For the Progressive Party 1965, Paper on the Liberal Franchise Policy 1965, Some observations on propaganda July 1965, Native Policy [. . .]
Date(s): 1955 - 1967

Joyce Harris Papers: 1968-1972

Description: Papers include: The significance of protest 1968 (?); Memorandum to the commission appointed to inquire into matters related to the security of the State from the Black Sash; The benefit of the doubt (deals with the arousal of public opinion against [. . .]
Date(s): 1968 - 1972

Joyce Harris Papers: 1973-1978

Description: Papers include: Twenty-five years of apartheid 11 July 1973; Migrant labour 1973 (?); Is bureaucracy evil? 26 June 1974; Open letter to Prime Minister B J Vorster from the Black Sash 26 October 1974; Food for Thought 17 December 1974; For the Progres [. . .]
Date(s): 1973 - 1978

Joyce Harris Papers: 1979-1982

Description: Subjects include: Group Areas, Schlebusch Commission, Local Governmeent Bill, Black Communities Development Bill. Papers include: The cost of apartheid 12 March 1979, The Group Areas Act 5 April 1979, Punishment without trial 26 June 1981. Correspond [. . .]
Date(s): 1979 - 1982

Joyce Harris Papers: 1982-1984

Description: Subjects include: discriminatory legislation, injustice, Protection of Information Bill, intimidation and brutality by police, the 1983 constitution, removals, violence. Papers include: The Maseru Raid 11 December 1982; The Government's constitutiona [. . .]
Date(s): 1982 - 1984

Joyce Harris Papers: 1985-1991

Description: Subjects include: police brutality, sanctions, violence, removals, local government, Promotion of Orderly Internal Politics Bill, Emergency powers. Papers include: Memorandum on the sufferings of children in South Africa April 1986; Address to the A [. . .]
Date(s): 1985 - 1991

Making a Constitution

Date(s): 1988


Miscellaneous documents

Description: Includes a rough draft of chapter 10 of a proposed book on the Black Sash

On Banning

Date(s): 1966

On Homelessness

Date(s): 1988

Soft Option

Description: Various drafts with different dates



Texts of Plays by Joyce Harris

Description: Includes The Key, While Rome Burns, One Layer Deeper, The Golden Calf, No Way out, Why was he born K Calb, The Schizoid Cocoon, Verses by Joyce Harris

Texts of speeches with notes

Description: These are annotated drafts of speeches included in the files 1.1-1.6
Date(s): 1955 - 1991


Visit to America 1986

Description: Speeches and letters
Date(s): 1986