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Natal Midlands Black Sash Papers

Units in Collection

This Collection contains 282 units

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Mary Kleinenberg (Donor)
Black Sash (Natal Midland) Region (Creator)

Repository: Alan Paton Centre and Struggle Archives, University of KwaZulu-Natal Library
Reference code: PC4
City: Pietermaritzburg
Dated: 1971-1994
Scope:These papers were donated to the Alan Paton Centre by Mary Kleinenberg when she was Chairperson of the Natal Midlands Black Sash, and other Black Sash members. They include minutes and circulars from the Black Sash National Executive in Cape Town, as well as minutes of the Executive and Working Committees of the Natal Midlands Black Sash in Pietermaritzburg; the Midlands Crisis Committee and the Pietermaritzburg Advice Office. The files have been left as they were put together by individual members Mary Kleinenberg, Paula Krynauw, Pat Merrett, Gail Wannenburg, Ann Strode and others.

Media: Text documents; Ephemera

Themes:Advice Offices (pre or post 1995); Conferences; Finances; Freedom; Labour; Legal issues; National administration (pre 1995); Policy statements; Regional administration (pre 1995); Repression; Rural work; Social welfare; Women

Percentage of collection relevant to Black Sash: 100%

Location contact details

Organisation: Alan Paton Centre and Struggle Archives, University of KwaZulu-Natal Library, Pietermaritzburg
Telephone: 27 (0)331 260 5926
Fax: 27 (0)33) 260-5599
Email: koopmanj@ukzn.ac.za
Website: http://www.library.unp.ac.za/id11.htm
Street address: University of Natal, 165 King Edward Avenue, Scottsville, Pietermartizburg
Postal address: Private Bag X01
Area: Scottsville
City: Pietermaritzburg
Postal code: 3209
Province / State: KwaZulu-Natal
Country: South Africa