A catalogue of the material deposited by the Ruth First Memorial ...

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117/1/19/7 Crime 1964
Material from South African newspapers mainly covering acts of
sabotage, arrests, 90-day detentions and trials.
200 items
approx.
117/1/19/8 Trials 1958-1966
Material from South African newspapers mainly covering the trial of
Bram Fischer and other activists, and other policing issues.
100 items
approx.
117/1/19/9 Rand Daily Mail 1969
Material from South African and British newspapers covering
subjects such as the 'Gandar trial' of the Rand Daily Mail, the
Middle East and the settlement at Morsgat in the Transvaal.
7 items
117/1/19/10 Politics in southern Africa 1970-1971
Material from South African and British newspapers covering the
political situation in numerous countries.
17 items
117/1/19/11 International opinion 1972-1973
Mainly material from British newspapers covering subjects such as
the activities of the Bureau of State Security (BOSS), Prime
Minister Vorster, and the effects of apartheid.
40 items
approx.
117/1/19/12 Socialism 1975-1976
Includes an extract from the Socialist Worker on pensions, a cutting
from the Times on Trotskyite organisations and a selection of items
in Italian on southern Africa.
3 items
117/1/19/13 Labour 1979
Cuttings are taken from newspapers printed in South Africa, Britain
and elsewhere. Includes material on subjects such as mining and oil
together with a special edition of Le Monde Diplomatique on
movements in South Africa, in French.
7 items
117/1/19/14 The government of P W Botha 1980-1982
Mainly material from British newspapers describing the state of
international opinion.
15 items
117/1/19/15 The Economist 1965-1968
Two supplements: 'White Man's Country: A Survey of Southern
Africa' (Aug 1965), and 'The Green Bay Tree' (Jun 1968).
2 items
117/1/19/16 Financial Times 1970-1972
4 economic surveys: (22 Jun 1970,14 Jun 1971,23 Jun 1971,17 Jul 1972) 4 items
117/1/19/17 Financial Mail 1968-1973 (bulk 1972)
Extracts from the above South African journal covering subjects
such as gold mining, labour, the economy and trade unions.
18 items
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