Identity area
Reference code
GB ULSOAS MR-RT-147
Title
Mary Benson Papers
Date(s)
- 1946 - 1974 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
4 boxes ; Publications
Context area
Name of creator
(1919 - 2000)
Biographical history
A friend of Mandela’s, Benson was a journalist, author, and anti-apartheid activist. After serving as an aide to various generals in World War II she settled in England. She returned to South Africa in 1957 and worked to raise funds for the defence of Mandela and 155 other accused in the Treason Trial. Mandela visited her in London on his clandestine trip
out of South Africa in 1962. Among her books is Mandela: The Man and the Movement (New York: W. W. Norton, 1986).
out of South Africa in 1962. Among her books is Mandela: The Man and the Movement (New York: W. W. Norton, 1986).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The sections of the collection related to the Rivonia Trial are press cuttings concerning political protest, especially the Treason and Rivonia Trials c 1958-1962. Related collection also at Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London University.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Unpublished handlist for the South African Materials Project (SAMP) arranged by MS number