BC
1214
Manuscripts & Archives
University of Cape Town Libraries
Donated
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The University of Cape Town Libraries
by
MR A B Adams
A List
compiled by
Yasmin Mohamed
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BC
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The University of Cape Town Libraries |
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MR A B Adams |
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CONTENTS |
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A |
PERSONAL |
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TAXI
OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (TOA) |
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C |
TAXI
APARTHEID |
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D |
TRANSPORT
REGULATIONS |
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E |
NEWSPAPER
CLIPPINGS |
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BC1214 A B ADAMS PAPERS |
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A |
PERSONAL |
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A1 |
Documents,
1980-1998 |
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A2 |
Special
Pensions, 1996-2001 |
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(a
fund aimed at previously disadvantaged persons) |
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A3 |
Political
involvement, 1997-1999 |
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Affidavits declaring that Mr Adams was a member of the: African National Congress as from 1956, Congress Alliance as from 1957 and General Secretary, from 1960-1975, of the Taxi-Operators Union, which served as a vehicle to mobilise its members against taxi apartheid. |
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B |
TAXI
OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (TOA) |
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B1 |
Constitution
of TOA, 1959 |
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Enrolment
forms, 1964 |
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Lists
of taxi operators, n.d. |
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Testimonial
for Mr M F Jakoet |
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signed
by Mr A B Adams, 1998 |
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B1.1 |
An
address list of individuals, businesses and members |
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of
parliament, n.d. |
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(hardcover
book sent to the Conservation Department) |
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B2 |
Finance |
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B2.1 |
Receipts,
1964-1965 |
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B2.2 |
Financial
correspondence and statements, 1965-1966 |
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B3 |
Meetings
and Minutes |
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B3.1 |
General
Minutes, 1961 |
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Annual
General Meetings, 1964-1966 |
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(includes notices and correspondence) |
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Presidential Address, 1963 |
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Resolutions,
1963 |
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B3.2 |
Executive
Minutes, 1964-1965 |
2it |
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(one hardcover containing minutes from Mar. to Nov. 1965 sent to the Conservation Department) |
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B4 |
Correspondence |
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B4.1 |
Letters
from members to TOA, 1963-1965 |
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A
letter from TOA to Mr F S T Schiebe requesting him to continue his service
on the Executive Council, 1965 |
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B4.2 |
Correspondence
with branches, 1964-1966 |
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B4.3 |
Correspondence
to the Local Road Transportation Board from TOA on behalf of its members,
1962 |
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(includes
objections to applications for permits and certificates granted to other
operators) |
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B4.4 |
Correspondence
with officials, 1959-1972 |
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(i.e.
officials in the Traffic Department and members of |
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parliament, viz. C Barnett)
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B4.5 |
Correspondence
with Arthur Abrahams & Gross, 1963-1982 |
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Includes: |
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Court
Case Statements |
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Racial
Issues |
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Taxi
Apartheid |
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B4.6 |
Correspondence
from the attorneys. 1963-1975 |
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Includes: |
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Y
Abdurahman & Associates, 1966 |
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M Omar & Co., 1963-1968 |
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Tom
Walters, 1975-1980 |
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Zackon & Birkan, 1965 |
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C |
TAXI APARTHEID |
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C1 |
Correspondence
with officials, 1959-1968 |
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Includes
officials at the: |
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Council
for Coloured Affairs |
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House
of Assembly |
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Local
Road Transportation Board |
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Members
of Parliament |
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namely: |
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Mr
C Barnett |
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Mr
B J Schoeman |
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C2 |
Correspondence with officials pertaining to pirate taxis, 1963-1970 |
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Memorandum
re pirate taxis, 1977 |
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See
also:
B4.5 |
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B4.6 |
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C3 |
Correspondence
& statements re separate (racially divided) taxi ranks, 1963-1978 |
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C4 |
Correspondence
re the Taxi Apartheid Appeal Case: |
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Appealing
for donations, 1965 |
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Letters
stipulating donations for the case & letters of thanks for said
donations, 1964-1966 |
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Somerset
West branch asked to contribute financially towards the appeal case, 1965 |
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Request
for donations refused, 1965 |
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A
letter to the Young Stars Building Fund to hire their club room for a fund
raising event, 1963 |
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C5 |
Statement
by Helen Suzman re taxi apartheid, n.d. (filed
with C6) |
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C6 |
Official
statements by TOA re taxi apartheid, 1964-1974 |
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C7 |
Engeldoe’s
Taxi Service & Abdulla Isaacs versus
the State, 1963-1965 |
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C8 |
Court
case re taxi rank issue, 1963 |
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(applicant: Frank John Fouche & respondent: Alice Marie Macdonald) |
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D |
TRANSPORT REGULATIONS |
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D1 |
Taxi
Regulations, 1955-1978 |
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D2 |
Applications
for public road carrier permits, 1979-1992 |
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Certificate
of fitness for public permits, 1991-1992 |
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D3 |
Applications
for public driving permits, 1961-1983 |
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D4 |
Motor
Carrier Certificates, 1964-1977 |
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D5 |
Applications
for taxi ranks, 1971-1980 (filed with D4) |
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D6 |
Motor
Vehicle Insurance, 1978-1980 |
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D7 |
Agreement
of Hire, n.d. (filed with D6) |
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D8 |
Blank
Official Forms, n.d. |
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(filed
with D6) |
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D9 |
Owner Drivers Association Committee Meeting, 1978 |
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E |
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS |
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E1 |
Newspaper
clippings pertaining mainly to taxi issues. |
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Also
includes articles of general political interest. |
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