BC 1090 THE MARIUS DIEMONT PAPERS
Manuscripts & Archives
University of Cape Town Libraries
The Marius Diemont Papers were donated to the University of Cape Town libraries by Judge Marius A Diemont, and comprise some of his professional papers, and a small quantity of his personal papers.
Judge Diemont served as President of the SRC in 1933/34, when he was a student at UCT.
In 1954 he was elected to the University Council, on which he served for over thirty years - for nearly half of this period, as Deputy Chairman.
He also served as President of the University Court, and on the Governing Board of the Baxter Theatre.
In 1976 he was honoured with an LLB(Honoris Causa) by this university.
As well as devoting time to his Alma Mater, Judge Diemont was involved in the Simon van der Stel Foundation, which was established in 1959. Its purpose was to protect, preserve and restore historic buildings of the Cape, especially homesteads.
He was also particularly interested in libraries,and served on the governing body of the Friends of the South African Library.
This collection reflects these personal involvements, though the majority of the papers are professional papers. Mostly they concern cases where Judge Diemont himself presided.
Of particular note in SECTION A - PROFESSIONAL PAPERS, is:
1. THE REPORT OF THE LANGA COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY into the riots of 1960
2. The case of Consolidated Diamond Mines of SWA Ltd v. The Administrator of SWA.
Briefly CDM were fighting to protect the sole mining rights in demarcated areas of SWA, which had been granted to them at the beginning ofthe century.
This was a particularly long and complicated case.
This collection is presently incomplete as Judge Diemont has expressed his intention of adding to it at a later date.
IN MAY 1997 the first additions were listed and integrated into the collection.
The papers did not relate to those already in the collection, and so a new sub-section was created in SECTION B - PERSONAL PAPERS.
This was entitled WRITINGS, and numbered B.4
The papers comprise the manuscripts, and publishers drafts, of Judge Diemont's autobiography BRUSHES WITH THE LAW; and also various files of notes, lists and manuscripts used in the preparation of his "Book on the Orange River".
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SECTION
A - PROFESSIONAL
PAPERS |
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A.1 |
CAPE TOWN |
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A.1.1 |
Langa - Riots of 1960 |
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A.1.1.1 |
Report of the Langa Commission of Enquiry |
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A.1.1.2 |
Report of the Native Laws Commission 1946-48 |
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A.1.1.3 |
Correspondence and newspaper cuttings |
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A.1.2 |
Overbulk Buildings |
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A.1.2.1 |
Report of the Commission of Enquiry into the Administration of the town planning scheme of the Cape Town Municipality |
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A.1.2.2 |
2 Judges notebooks 1961-62 |
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A.1.2.3 |
Correspondence & notes |
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A.1.3 |
Provincial Library Service |
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A.1.3.1 |
Enquiries into irregularities 1963 |
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A.2 |
CISKEI |
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A.2.1 |
Judgements given in the Appellate Division of the Ciskei Supreme Court 1986-93 |
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A.3 |
SOUTH WEST AFRICA |
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A.3.1 |
Consolidated Diamond Mines of SWA Ltd v The Administrator of SWA & SWA Prospekteerders (Eiendoms) Beperk |
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A.3.1.1 |
German & English texts of Applicants' authority including copies of original documents |
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A.3.1.2 |
Applicants heads of argument |
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Pt.I Matter in Issue |
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Pt.II Submissions |
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A.3.1.3 |
Index to notice of motion and affidavits |
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Book 1: Notice of motion |
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Book 2: Applicants replying affidavits |
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Book 3: Applicants replying affidavits |
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A.3.1.4 |
1st Respondent's main argument |
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1st Respondent's answering declaration |
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A.3.1.5 |
Overview and summing-up |
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A.3.1.6 |
Miscellaneous: |
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notes; translations; extracts; inspection; chronology; maps |
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SECTION B - PERSONAL PAPERS |
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B.1 |
UCT COUNCIL |
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B.1.1 |
Addresses; notices; letters |
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B.1.2 |
Publications; memorabilia |
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B.1.3 |
Newspaper cuttings |
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B.2 |
SIMON VAN DER STEL FOUNDATION |
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B.2.1 |
Official papers |
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- Minutes of inaugural meeting 1959 |
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- Constitution |
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B.2.2 |
Pamphlets,
publications (including National Monuments Council ANNUAL REPORT 1982-3) |
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B.2.3 |
Newspaper
cuttings |
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B.3 |
LIBRARY
INTERESTS |
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B.4 |
WRITINGS |
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B.4.1 |
Autobiography
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Brushes with the Law |
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B.4.1.1 |
Manuscript
of chapters 1-27 |
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B.4.1.2 |
Publishers
first draft |
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B.4.1.3 |
Publishers second draft |
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B.4.2 |
Book on the Orange River |
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B.4.2.1 |
"Guidelines" notes |
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B.4.2.2 |
Correspondence and collected information |
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B.4.2.3 |
Notes/clippings/articles on Colonel Gordon's journeys |
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B.4.2.4 |
Notes
on Le Vaillant |
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B.4.2.5 |
Other notes |
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B.4.2.6 |
Arrangement of chapters - in note form |
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B.4.2.7 |
Manuscript of early chapters |
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B.4.2.8 |
Typescript of early chapters |
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B.4.2.9 |
Subject index |
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B.4.2.10 |
Bibliography |
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B.5 |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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B.5.1 |
Newspapers - 3 complete copies |
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- re Verwoerd's assassination and successor September 1966 |