BC 1141 HALIMA AND GOOLAM GOOL PAPERS

Manuscripts & Archives

University of Cape Town Libraries

donated to

The University of Cape Town

Selim Gool

A List

compiled by

Yasmin Mohamed

1999

NAREM DATA FORM
DEPOT	University of Cape Town
TYPE	Manuscripts
REFERENCE	BC 1141
TITLE	HALIMA AND GOOLAM GOOL PAPERS
STARTING DATE	1930
ENDING DATE	1954
REMARKS	Donated by Selim Gool
	ca. 400 + items
	List
SUMMARY	Halima and Goolam Gool were active in the Anti-CAD, All African Convention, National Liberation League, Non- European Unity Movement, Worker’s Party of South Africa,andThe Fourth International of South Africa.
	The collection comprises mainly correspondence to Halima Gool from family, friends, and comrades. In addition, it contains private letters between Halima and Goolam Gool, personal documents, and family photographs.
SUBJECT ENTRIES:
1.	All African Convention
2.	Anti-C.A.D.
3.	Gool, Goolam
4.	Gool, Halima
5.	Gool, Selim
6.	Non-European Unity Movement of South Africa
7.	Unity Movement of South Africa

INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLECTION

Goolam Husain Gool and Halima H Gool (nee Nagdee) were active in the Anti-CAD, All African Convention, National Liberation League, Non-European Unity Movement, Worker’s Party of South Africa, and The Fourth International of South Africa.

Dr. Goolam Husain Gool (1905-1962) was sent to Aligargh College in India, a well-known Muslim College, at the age of nine, but left when the passive resistance campaign in India of 1919-21 shut down the college. He completed his medical training at Guys Hospital in London. When he returned to South Africa, he set up a practice in Clermont.

His world view was shaped by Trotsky’s teachings. This perspective was evident in his involvement in a number of organisations. His approach at times elicited harsh criticism. He was a founding member of the All African Convention in 1935 and president of the National Liberation League in

1937-1938 before being expelled in 1939. Furthermore, he was a founding member of the Anti-CAD and a vice chairman of the Non-European Unity Movement from 1945 until his death in 1962.

Halima Hawa Gool (1918- ) was a dedicated member in a wide variety of organisations. She was deeply committed to trade union issues. Moreover, she played a prominent role in Anti-CAD fund raising activities.

The collection comprises mainly correspondence to Halima Gool from family, friends, and comrades. In addition, it contains private letters between Halima and Goolam Gool, personal documents, and family photographs.

CONTENTS
A		PERSONAL PAPERS
B		CORRESPONDENCE
C		POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
D		NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
E		SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
F		PHOTOGRAPHS
	BC 1141 HALIMA AND GOOLAM GOOL PAPERS
A	PERSONAL PAPERS
A1	Biographical notes on the Gool Family, TSS, n.d.		3 items
A2	Deed of Donation by Goolam in favour of Halima, TS, 1938		1 item
A3	Marriage Agreement according to Islamic Law, TS, 1941		1 item
A4	Halima’s birth certificate accompanied by a letter from Somerset Hospital querying the date of birth entry, TSS, 1954		2 items
A5	Letter requesting GG’s permission to allow Dr Moseda Ismail to leave for Great Britain on an exit permit with their son, TSS, 1945		2 items
A6	Halima’s soliloquy regarding Goolam, MS, n.d.		1 item
A7	Children (Selim & Shireen Gool):		11 items
	Doctor’s prescription for Selim, MS, 1943
	Primary School Progress Reports, 1952-1954
	Sketches and notes to parents, MSS
	Review of Selim’s book, TS, 1983
A8	Financial Records, MSS and TSS, 1949-1954		1f
	Acknowledgment of Debt
	Auditor’s Report
	Expropriation of Fordsburg Stand
	Receipts: grocers, departmental stores, motor repair shops
A8.1	Barclays Bank:
	Financial Statements, 1951-1954
	Cleared Cheques, 1945-1954
	Cheque Book Stubs,1946
	Credit Forms, 1943-1954
	Debit Forms, 1954
A8.2	The Colonial Banking and Trust Company Limited savings book in the name of Sharifa Abdurahman, 1939
	Standard Bank Credit Form, 1950		1f
B	CORRESPONDENCE
B1	Letters and telegrams to Halima from Goolam Gool, MSS, 10.3.1938-4.05.1949		1f
B2	Letters to Goolam Gool from Halima, MSS, 1938		1f
B3	Letters to Halima Gool
B3.1	From family and friends, MSS & TSS, 1930-1954		3f
B3.2	From the Editor of Indian Views, MSS & TSS		4it
B3.3	From Baron Omar Rolf Ehrenfels, TS, 18.05.1937		1it
B3.4	From Allie, MS, 30.10.1945		1it
B3.5	From All African Convention (A.A.C.) comrades, MSS, 1954		2it
B3.6	From Mrs B Haus, MS, 12.05.1954		1it
B3.7	From attorney, Joseph Urdang, TS, 30.04.1941		1it
B4	Unidentified and incomplete letters, MSS, 1934-1935		1f
B5	Envelopes, addresses, and stamps 1932-1983		1f
C	POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
C1	Lecture Notes and Talks, MSS & TS, n.d.		1f
	Includes:
	Typescript on the question of women
C2	Notices		1f
	Includes:
	Conference of the Anti-Segregation Council, TS, 1940
	Municipal By-Elections, TSS, 1940
	NEUM Meeting,MS, 1952
	Recommendation of the Joint Committee of the A.A.C. & ANC, TS, n.d.
	Request for Torch, MSS, 1952
C3	Trade Unions, MSS & TSS, 1939-1940		1f
	Includes:
	Laundry Workers…..Union
	List of shop stewards
	Joint Committee of African Trade Union
	National Liberation League of South Africa
C4	ANTI-C.A.D. COMMITTEE:
	Finance and Funding, MSS & TS, 1940-1954		1f
D	NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
D1	Newspaper Clippings 1942		1f
E	SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
E1	Art and Culture, TSS, 1947-1954		1f
	Includes:
	Community Dances
	Public Lectures
	Theatre: plays; ballet
F	PHOTOGRAPHS
F1	Family photos and negatives		2f
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