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Douglas Mitchell Papers

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Circular on Black Sash and its objectives

Description: "The Black Sash wants...Good Government for South Africa."

Circular on Black Sash and its objectives

Description: "Parliament opens today...we, the people want just laws justly applied..."

Correspondence re Black Sash request for a speaker for "Brainstrust" event

Description: Black Sash accused of trying to get a United Party speaker for event despite UP policy that no public representative should speak at such a gathering. Letters between Douglas Mitchell and Don Horak and between Douglas Mitchell and Colonel C. McN. Coc [. . .]
Date(s): 1959

Correspondence re United Party decision not to participate in any meetings with the Black Sash

Description: From J L Horak to all United Party officials with correspondence between himself and E Stott of Black Sash attached.
Date(s): 1959

Letter from Killie Campbell to Douglas Mitchell re business boycott

Description: Killie Campbell writes as a Committee member of the Durban Branch of the Black Sash stating that they were not involved at all but rather that others are responsible for "making the Black Sash the excuse for this deplorable position".
Date(s): 1956


The Black Sash Newsletter

Description: Vol. 1 No. 1 January 1956. Price: 6 d. Introduces the group, cartoon, information on "haunts", story of Women's Defence of the Constitution League etc.
Date(s): 1956