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- 1954-1968 (Creation)
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22 items
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The multiracial Liberal Party of South Africa was founded in 1954, and was forced to disband under the Prohibition of Political Interference Act of 1968.
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GB 0101 ICS 33 1954-1968 Collection (fonds) 22 items Hjul , Peter , fl 1954-1968 , South African political activist
The multiracial Liberal Party of South Africa was founded in 1954, and was forced to disband under the Prohibition of Political Interference Act of 1968.
The source of acquisition of the papers by the ICS is not known.
Papers of Peter Hjul on the Liberal Party of South Africa and civil rights, 1954-1968; comprising papers of the Civil Rights Defence Committee, 1962; papers of the Defence and Aid Fund, 1961-1965, including report on prison conditions relating to, and medical treatment of detainees in the Transvaal; papers of the Liberal Party of South Africa, 1954-1962, including election posters and leaflets, papers on Cape Provincial Congress, 1962, undated open letter to Alan Paton and copies of publications Liberal News and Contact.
The papers are arranged in four series, as described above.
Open although advance notice should be given. Access to individual items may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.
A photocopying service is available, at the discretion of the Library staff. Copies are supplied solely for research or private study. Requests to publish, or to quote from, original material should be submitted to the Information Rsources Manager.
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Catalogued to item level (see link to repository catalogue).
The ICS holds the papers of Marion Valerie Friedmann (ICS 20), which also contain a substantial amount of material relating to the Liberal Party of South Africa.
Compiled by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), 2nd Edition, 2000. National Council on Archive Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Created 7/09/2001 AIM25, modified 7/09/2001 Administration of justice Civil and political rights Civil Rights Defence Committee, South Africa Defence and Aid Fund, South Africa Hjul , Peter , fl 1954-1968 , South African political activist Human rights Liberal Party of South Africa Penal institutions Penal sanctions Political science Politics Prisons South Africa Southern Africa Transvaal
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The source of acquisition of the papers by the ICS is not known.
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Scope and content
Papers of Peter Hjul on the Liberal Party of South Africa and civil rights, 1954-1968; comprising papers of the Civil Rights Defence Committee, 1962; papers of the Defence and Aid Fund, 1961-1965, including report on prison conditions relating to, and medical treatment of detainees in the Transvaal; papers of the Liberal Party of South Africa, 1954-1962, including election posters and leaflets, papers on Cape Provincial Congress, 1962, undated open letter to Alan Paton and copies of publications Liberal News and Contact.
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The papers are arranged in four series, as described above.
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Open although advance notice should be given. Access to individual items may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.
Conditions governing reproduction
A photocopying service is available, at the discretion of the Library staff. Copies are supplied solely for research or private study. Requests to publish, or to quote from, original material should be submitted to the Information Rsources Manager.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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The ICS holds the papers of Marion Valerie Friedmann (ICS 20), which also contain a substantial amount of material relating to the Liberal Party of South Africa.
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Catalogued to item level (see link to repository catalogue).
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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), 2nd Edition, 2000. National Council on Archive Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English