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Josie Adler Papers (Weiler's Farm Papers)

Units in Collection

This Collection contains 11 units

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Quick Guide

The Quick Guide is a list of all the items relevant to the Black Sash in this particular collection.

Josie Adler (Donor)

Repository: Historical Papers, University of the Witwatersrand
Reference code: A2100
Extent: 424 items. Roughly 10 items relate to Black Sash
City: Johannesburg
Dated: 1983-1988. Black Sash materials date from 1980-1988
Scope:Letters, minutes, notes, and press clippings relating to the struggles by legal and civil rights groups, including the Black Sash, to improve the quality of life of squatters on Weiler's Farm, Grasmere, 30 km south of Johannesburg.

Media: Text documents; Ephemera

Themes:Housing; Land; Legal issues

Administrative / biographical history:Ranking might be incorrect as guide didn't provide enough information to assess. Themes and media may be incomplete for same reason.

Percentage of collection relevant to Black Sash: 1 - 19%

Location contact details

Organisation: Historical Papers, William Cullen Library, University of the Witwatersrand
Telephone: 27 (0)11 717 1940
Fax: 27 (0)11 717 1940
Email: michele.pickover@wits.ac.za, zofia.sulej@wits.ac.za, gabriele.mohale@wits.ac.za
Website: http://www.historicalpapers.wits.ac.za
Street address: Room 2, Ground Floor, William Cullen Library, East Campus, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein
Postal address: Private Bag X1 PO Wits
Area: Braamfontein
City: Johannesburg
Postal code: 2050
Province / State: Gauteng
Country: South Africa