Series NMAP 2009/14 - Sahm Venter Collection

Identity area

Reference code

ZA COM NMAP 2009/14

Title

Sahm Venter Collection

Date(s)

  • 1984 to 2000 (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

13 boxes and 42 files
paper based documents

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Archival history

The collection has been re-arranged and re-organised from the original order as there was no clear and distinct order from the parent office. Material in this re-organised collection has been kept together based on subject matter, date and format.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Sahm Venter

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Documents accumulated by Sahm Venter from ca. 1984-2002 as part of her work as a journalist as well as a dedicated political activist during the struggle for liberation in South Africa. The documents have been categorised and arranged by the following subjects or formats:
Personal papers
Organisations / Community based organisations
Court cases, Petitions and Appeals
Speeches and writings
Universities
Publications.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Documents arranged by subject and format.

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Finding aids

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Sahm Venter Audio Collection

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Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

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