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Professor W A Kleynhans Collection

This Collection contains 9 units -  Click the Unit Title for full details

Black Sash reports

Description: Athlone Advice Office 1959, 1965-1969, 1983; Transvaal (including Johannesburg Advice Office) Region 1960-1982; 180 day detention; pass laws; Sophiatown; Separate Representation of Voters; Meran; Bannings and BOSS; Eersterus; influx control; black lo [. . .]
Date(s): 1955 - 1985

Correspondence and annexures

Description: Includes press releases for demonstrations to Rand Daily Mail, letter from Office of Minister of Native Affairs refusing request from Black Sash to send a deputation to meet the Minister to discuss the ban on native meetings imposed in April 1958, le [. . .]
Date(s): 1958 - 1973

National Conference reports and papers

Description: Includes fact papers and reports from 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983. Subjects of papers include: Soweto, Transkei, removals in Lamontville, pensions in KwaZulu, Alexandra, Huhudi and Soshanguve. Reports include: Johannesburg Advice Office, Pretoria Branch, [. . .]
Date(s): 1973 - 1984

Photograph: "Black Sash at Wits"

Description: Black and white. The participants in the protest are in a line holding placards "Stop Banishment Prosecute". Back of photograph has names of those visable but handwriting is difficult to decipher. Foreground seem to be religious leaders: reverand, pr [. . .]
Date(s): 1966

Press Cuttings: 1965-1984

Description: Cutting on the Black Sash from The Star, Southern African Jewish Times, Rand Daily Mail, Cape Times, Argus Subjects include: new leader of Black Sash (Sheena Duncan), Jean Sinclair's retirement, why Sash voted for one-man one -vote as policy as Natio [. . .]
Date(s): 1965 - 1984

Press Cuttings: 1980-1984

Description: Subjects include: National Conference, Joyce Harris, vigils, death of Ruth Foley etc. From Cape Times, Sunday Tribune, Rand Daily Mail and The Star
Date(s): 1980 - 1984

Press Cuttings: Jean Sinclair re retirement

Description: 11 March 1975 in The Argus: "A voice of conscience" on her retirement as national president. Monday 10 March 1975 in The Argus: "Leader of Black Sash retires - after 14 years".
Date(s): 1975

Publications and pamphlets

Description: Includes Everybody's Guide to the Pass Laws, Open the door Mr Botha we are knocking (Sash Vol. 28 No. 2 August 1985), flyer with affirmation of belief, hymn and dedication on it.
Date(s): 1955 - 1985

Speeches

Description: Jean Sinclair 1965 on 10th anniversary, Sheena Duncan 1982: "Independent Homelands", R M Johnston 1968, Alan Paton 1968
Date(s): 1965 - 1982