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City of Johannesburg Library and Information Service

Units in Collection

This Collection contains 19 units

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

City of Johannesburg Library and Information Service

Repository: Central Library, Market Square
Extent: Amount of Black Sash material is approximately 19 items.
City: Johannesburg
Dated: Black Sash items are from 1955-2000
Scope:Johannesburg opened its first city-operated libraries in 1924. Besides traditional book lending, Johannesburg's libraries offer magazine and audio-visual material, services for children, study areas, literacy tuition.

The Central Reference Library, Harold Strange Library of African Studies, Michaelis Art Library, Multimedia Library, Music Library, Newspaper Reading Room, Cybase Centre, Adult Literacy Centre, and Young Adults' Reference Library are located in the Central Library on Market Square.

Media: Text documents; Publications; Still images; Ephemera; Moving images; Speeches

Themes:Advice Offices (pre or post 1995); Black Sash Trust (post 1995); Children; Conferences; Culture; Education; Finances; Freedom; History; Housing; Justice; Labour; Land; Legal issues; Military; National administration (pre 1995); Personnel; Policy statements; Politics; Protests, demonstrations, campaigns; Repression; Special projects; Women

Condition of access / use: A minimal fee may apply to join.
Percentage of collection relevant to Black Sash: 1 - 19%

Location contact details

Organisation: City of Johannesburg Library and Information Service
Telephone: 27 (0)11 870 1227
Website: http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/68/9/
Street address: Central Library, Market Square, Corner Market and Sauer Streets
Postal address: Private Bag X93
Area: Marshaltown
City: Johannesburg
Postal code: 2107
Province / State: Gauteng
Country: South Africa