Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM NMPP-PC-NMPP-PC-2009/6
Title
Donald Card Collection
Date(s)
- 1969-02-04 - 1971-04-01 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
2 hard cover exercise books; 1 box 2 files
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
The notebooks were confiscated from Nelson Mandela's cell on Robben Island and sent to Donald Card, a former policeman. He kept them at his home, and in September 2004 he handed them over to Mandela. Mandela then deposited it with the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
NMPP 2009/6
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two hardcover exercise books containing handwritten drafts of letters from Nelson Mandela to family, friends, and the authorities; and 1 loose sheet with record of family visits.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Restricted. Access by appointment
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Afrikaans
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Finding Aid available: NMF_LIB-#200040-v1-Finding_Aid_-_NMPP_2009_6_Prison_collection_-_Donald_Card.doc
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Collection has been digitised by NMCM
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Dates of creation revision deletion
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Sources
Donald Card was in possession of these books from about 1971 until 2004 see A Prisoner in the Garden, pp 97-116.