Collection 529 - Mandela Nelson - African National Congress Presidents' Office Collection

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ZA UFHL MR-MM-529

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Mandela Nelson - African National Congress Presidents' Office Collection

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  • 1990-1997 (Creation)

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437 box files

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African National Congress Presidents' Office Collection
Consists of records from the office of Nelson Mandela, generated during the period when Mr. Nelson Mandela was the deputy president and then the president of the ANC.
The material dates from 1990 -1999. Few documents dating from 1998 -1999.
The material has been divided and sub divided into various categories as follows:-
Correspondence in boxes 1 – 123; Discussion documents 124 -146;
Minutes of meetings in boxes 147 -152; Reports in boxes 153 -198. Mandela Nelson Statements in boxes 225- 237; ANC departments
Mission offices ; ANC structures; Correspondence with different countries and embassies
Negotiations and Elections; Correspondence with Organisations
Notebooks - office of the president; Publications, Manuscripts of books sent to Mr. Mandela and incomplete typed manuscript of Long Walk to Freedom
Memorabilia; Braille material sent to Nelson Mandela and Audiovisual material

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African National Congress Archives

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There are few documents from 1998 until 1999

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