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Manuscripts & Archives
University of Cape Town Libraries
The
PEN Collection was donated to UCT Libraries in 1982, and further papers added in
1999. These are the papers of SA PEN Centre (Cape), which is an affiliate of
International PEN.
PEN
is a world association of writers, editors and translators in all branches and
classes of literature; the initials standing for poets, essayists and novelists
- later expanded to also include playwrights and publishers.
It was founded in 1921 by the English poet and novelist C A Dawson-Scott,
under the presidency of John Galsworthy. The
first South African branch of International PEN was founded in Johannesburg in
1927. The Cape Town Centre was begun in 1960.
Although
all centres are autonomous, all branch members automatically belong to
International PEN, whose headquarters are in London.
Annual international congresses are held in different parts of the world,
and members from any centre are invited to attend.
There is documentation in the collection relating to the annual
conferences, at which matters relating to writers in apartheid South Africa
sometimes arose; as well as minutes, memoranda, newsletters, newsclippings and
correspondence, both internal and international. Included are opinions of and comment from renowned writers,
especially regarding bannings, censorship and similar constraints on authors in
SA during the apartheid years. These
issues are aired in different sections of the collection - members
correspondence (D3); interaction with SA PEN correspondence (D7); interaction
with International PEN; as well as in the main Protests section (F).
Correspondence is included from the likes of Nadine Gordimer, Sarah G
Millin, Alan Paton and Wilbur Smith as well as long-time President Mary Renault
and Chairman Frank Barlow.
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P.E.N.
COLLECTION
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A
1 |
Foundation
papers |
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A
2 |
Constitution |
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B
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Membership |
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B
1 |
Application
for membership |
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B
2 |
Lists
of members |
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B
3 |
Lists
of members' published works |
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B
4 |
Information
sheets remembers' publications |
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C
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Meetings |
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C
1 |
Minutes
Book - minutes of Inaugural Meeting, Committee Meetings & AGMs |
1960-69 |
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C
2 |
Minutes
Book - minutes of Committee Meetings & AGMs |
1970-81 |
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C
3 |
Loose-leaf
- AGM notices/agendas/minutes |
1982-95 |
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C
4 |
Circulars
about meetings |
1960-80 |
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C
5 |
International
meetings and congresses |
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C
5.1 |
BLED
(playwright's boycott in SA on the agenda) |
1964-65 |
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C
5.2 |
others |
1968-80 |
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D
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Correspondence |
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D
1 |
Committee
matters - nominations; memos between Committee members; circulars |
1961-82 |
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D
2 |
Treasurers
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1960-81 |
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D
3 |
Members
- subscriptions; changes of address; resignations; deaths etc. also
attempts to recruit black members (see also D7) |
1960-83 |
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D
4 |
Luncheons
and luncheon speakers |
1962-82 |
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D
5 |
Newsletter |
1968-81 |
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D
6 |
Mary
Renault (long-time President of SA PEN (Cape) - personal papers |
1970-83 |
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D
7 |
Interaction
with SA PEN- including restructuring and 1981dissolution of JHB branch |
1960-81 |
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D
8 |
Interaction
with International PEN & other PEN- including allegations of passivity
of SA PEN |
1951-83 |
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D
9 |
Miscellaneous
correspondence |
1961-82 |
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E
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Specific
subiects documentation |
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E
1 |
Copyright
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1965-70 |
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E
2 |
Undesirable
publications 1963
Bill SAPEN
reaction & response |
1959-63 |
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E
3 |
Censorship
- official publications; correspondence |
1970-79 |
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E
4 |
PEN
collection at South African Library |
1968-71 |
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E
5 |
Public
lending rights |
1969-76 |
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F
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Protests |
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F1
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External
: Government restrictions in the form of censorship/bannings/visa &
passport refusals reaction
of protests/boycotts etc. by
P.E.N-
arranged chronologically |
1960-79 |
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F2
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Internal
: Nico Malan ban Finances of International PEN Short Story Competition
Miscellaneous |
1972 1966-7;
1962 1966-79 |
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G
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Newsletters
PEN
(Cape) Nos. 1 -165 SA
PEN Nos. 166-176 |
1960-89 1990-92 |
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H
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Journals
PEN
News - Journal of SA PEN Centre nos. 177-190 |
1992-95 |
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I
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Miscellaneous
items |
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J
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Newsclippings |
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Additions
to BC 751 P.E.N. COLLECTION |
July
1999 |
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AGM
notices/agendas/minutes plus accompanying documentation such as Chairman's
Reports & financial statements |
1982-1995 |
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Newsletters
Nos. 120-176 |
1981-1992 |
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Information
sheets re members' publications |
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Miscellaneous
information sheets/notices |
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P.E.N.
News Nos. 177-190 |
1992-1995 |
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