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H W van der Merwe Papers

H W van der Merwe (Donor)

Repository: Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town Libraries, University of Cape Town
Reference code: BC1148
City: Cape Town
Dated: 1952-1998. Date of Black Sash material is unknown.
Scope:The H W van der Merwe Papers were presented to the University of Cape Town Libraries by Professor Hendrik van der Merwe, known as H W or Harvey, but for this paper he will be addressed as H W. Black Sash materials are affidavits. The Collection consists of four sections, namely:
1. The personal papers of HW

2. The personal papers, with material related to ceramics, of Marietjie van der Merwe, who was a talented South African potter.

3. The extensive contribution towards a just peace and conflict resolution work carried out by the Abe Bailey Institute of Inter-racial Studies/ Centre for Intergroup Studies spanning a period of some twenty-five years while HW was Director.

This section covers HW's post-retirement interests from 1995 until he died in 2001.

The main body of the Collection is consolidated in Section 3 and includes the Cillie Commission papers with submissions and reports. The Centre offered training, facilitation and mediation services in community and political conflict, organised many workshops on intergroup relations and training in the field of conflict management, negotiation and mediation. There were many projects, and Research Seminars held, plus work on conscientious objection, problems in the squatter camps, sanctions and boycotts, etc. There are extensive paper clippings and press coverage, plus a full set of papers and publications with a section on networking, which was an important part of the Centre's work.

Throughout his time as Director of the Centre, HW was very active as a Quaker within the Religious Society of Friends, so much of the work became intertwined with some of the issues he has dealing with on a day to day basis a the Centre. Therefore, it is necessary to consult the Quaker Collection (BC 749). Attention should also be drawn to the Collection (BC 654), entitled the The Centre for Conflict Resolution Archive, which also reflects the work of HW during his time as Director/ Senior Consultant at the Centre.

Cross-references

BC 654

Papers on Mediation and Conflict Intervention Programme Workshop, held in 1989. See section A (1-4); this cross-refers with J19.

Fourth Conference/Workshop, 1991. See Section A6 (12); this cross-refers with S7.

To note:

For "Influence of violence on children", see Section B

For project "The Purple shall govern",see Section C

Twenty-first Anniversary Review; see Box 48 and Review F

BC 749 Quaker Collection

Quaker Papers (H5, 1974-1994: cross-refer to B2 (2-4). Correspondence.

Conscientious objection: A3.2; B3.1; H3.1; cross-refer to Boxes 154 & 155

See also BC 654

Conscientious objection in Section E

Alternative National Service Workshop in Section D.

Media: Text documents

Themes:Legal issues

Administrative / biographical history:Some themes may be missing as inventory was not detailed enough to ascertain all themes.

Condition of access / use: Unrestricted
Percentage of collection relevant to Black Sash: 1 - 19%

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Location contact details

Organisation: Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town Libraries, University of Cape Town
Telephone: 27 (0)21 650 4424
Fax: 27 (0)21 686 1505
Email: lib-mss@uct.ac.za
Website: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/
Street address: Oppenheimer Institute Building, Upper Campus University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
Postal address: Private Bag X3
Area: Rondebosch
City: Cape Town
Postal code: 7701
Province / State: Western Cape
Country: South Africa