UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
ANC ARCHIVES
office of the anc president,
Nelson Mandela
PAPERS
1983 – 1984, 1987-1998
(bulk dates,1990 -1994 )
47.7 linear metres
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PROCESSED BY: Bonani Somikazi, Mpanza Mduduzi, Seema Albert and Gugwini Nokubonga, March – October 2006
History
Nelson
Mandela was born on the 18 July at Qunu, near
He
matriculated from
In
1944 he joined ANC, and together with Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo, they
participated in the formation of African National Congress Youth League. In
1948 he served as its national secretary. In 1952 when ANC launched its
campaign for the Defiance of Unjust Laws, he was elected National
Volunteer-in-Chief. In December the same year he, along with other activists
were arrested and charged under Suppression of Communism Act and was sentence
to 9 months imprisonment with hard labour. When the sentence was over, he was
elected to the presidency of both Youth League and the
In
1956 Mandela along with other 156 activists were charged and accused of high
treason and a countrywide conspiracy to use violence to overthrow the government
and replace it with a communist state. In 1959 ANC together with PAC planned an
anti-pass law campaign, it was one of those protest that led to Sharpville
massacre to take place. Shortly after the massacre ANC and PAC were banned and
the government declared a state of emergency. Nelson Mandela was detained until
1961. Upon his release he went underground, and December 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe
was formed under his leadership. This was due to the fact that he and his
colleagues concluded that the violence in
In
1962 Mandela left the country for military training in
Eventually he met with the then State President P W Botha in July 1989 and in December 1989 he met F.W. De Klerk who had become the State President. ]
On
In
1991 up to the elections in 1994 he played a leading role in the negotiations
with South African government, during the Convention for a Democratic South
Africa (CODESA I and II -1991-1992). He led the ANC election campaigns in 1994,
which the ANC won by 62% majority. In May 1994, the National Assembly in
Acknowledgements and reference
Further information can be obtained in his autobiography:
1. Long Walk to Freedom. –
2. Information from pamphlets, no bibliographic details
3. http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela.html
Scope and Content Note
The records of the Office of the ANC President were initially listed so that they could be used to complete the writing of Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom. They were sent to his house in Houghton, and were returned to the ANC in 2004. The records cover the period from the time Nelson Mandela was ANC Deputy President (1990), ANC President (1991) to the time when he stepped down as ANC President (1997). It also however includes the few 1998 - 1999 records that were generated.
The entries in this collection are arranged
alphabetically according to folder title. Where the box contains more than one
form of record (e.g. correspondence, reports, etc) it is indicated, especially
in series such as ANC Structures, ANC Departments, Negotiations / Elections and
Organizations.
The Nelson Mandela collection is divided into
the following main series: Correspondence, Discussion Documents, Minutes of
meeting, Reports, Statements, ANC departments, ANC
Series
I - Correspondence: This is the biggest series. It
is made up of 123 grey boxes from
Sub
series 1 - Congratulatory Messages The
messages are mainly about congratulatory messages on winning the elections,
birthday messages for Mandela, messages of support from South Africa and
abroad. These are from local and international companies, organizations and
individuals. The date ranges from 1991 – 1994.This information can be located
in
Sub
series 2 - Circulars/ Memos This sub
series contains records that were circulated from various departments of the
ANC to the office of the President. The years covered are from 1991- 1997.They
are in
Sub
series 3 - Faxes These are faxes from the Office
of the President. The date coverage is 1994, from
Sub
series 4 - Homelands these materials focuses on
issues surrounding the homelands. The date range is from 1990 – 1995 from
Sub
series 5 - Invitations These are invitations
sent to Nelson Mandela, inviting him to attend, deliver speech in various
events. These invites were not only from
Sub
series 6 - Learning institutions This is the
correspondence from universities, colleges and schools. The date range is from
1987 – 1997, and this material is found in
Sub
series 7 - Personal Assistants This is the
correspondence of the President’s Office that was addressed to the president’s
personal assistants. The date coverage is 1991 – 1997 from
Sub
Series 8 - Requests These are the requests
from people inside
Sub
Series 9 - Visits These are President
Mandela visits locally and internationally. There are also visits by various
other people such as Thabo Mbeki. They are in 4 boxes from
Sub Series 10 - Personal letters These are the letters addressed to Mandela personally. Some of the letters are from friends and family. There are also letters in foreign languages. These are only one box, 123a. The years covered ranges from 1987, 1990-1995.
Series
II - Discussion Documents These papers cover various
topics such as politics and socio-economic, negotiations and elections (see
also Negotiations / Elections series). It also includes papers presented in
various conferences, workshops and symposiums. This series is made up of 22
boxes ranging from
Series III - Minutes These include minutes of the ANC staff meetings and
minutes of the President’s Office, etc. This is in 5 boxes from
Series IV -
Reports. These are ANC and non – ANC reports. They consist
of 45 boxes, starting from
Series V - Statements These are mostly statements of prominent people of the ANC like Nelson Mandela, O.R Tambo and Walter Sisulu. This series consists of 31 boxes from boxes 265- 270.The date coverage in this series is 1983 – 1984 (Box 204 folder 64, box 225 folder 237), 1990 – 1997
Series VI - ANC Departments These are the records from various ANC
departments which are subdivided into the following sub series: - Civil
Service Unit, Department of Arts and Culture, Department of Economic Planning,
Department of Economic Policy, Department of Education, Department of
Information Publicity, Department of International Affairs, Department of
Local, Regional Government and Housing, Department of Transport, Organising
Department, Political Education Department, Research Department, Social Welfare
Department, Department Legal and Constitutional, Various Departments, Heads of
Departments, Secretary General Office, Treasurer General’s Office.
The records in this series include correspondence, reports, discussion
documents, and minutes. This series has 33 boxes ranging from
Series VII - ANC Missions The records covered in this series are the
correspondence from different ANC Missions around the world to Nelson Mandela.
This series consists of 5 boxes ranging from
Series VIII - ANC Structures consists of 22 boxes. The series is further subdivided into sub series namely:
i) ANC
branches,
ii) ANC
regions,
Eastern Cape, Gauteng / PWV Northern Province, Northwest, North East, Kwa-Zulu/Natal, Northern Natal, Southern Natal, Natal Midlands, Free State region, Western Cape,
iii) ANC Women’s League, boxes 287 - 290
iv) ANC Youth
League, boxes 291
Series IX - Countries This
correspondence is addressed to Nelson Mandela from different countries. There
are 10 boxes, from
Series X - Embassies This is the correspondence to Nelson Mandela from
different embassies all over the world. It consists of 7 boxes from
Series XI - Negotiations
/ Elections. This series mainly consists of negotiations (CODESA 1& 2,
National Peace Accord, RDP) and elections (Election Strategy and Fundraising
for elections). Records in this series are in a form of discussion documents,
reports, correspondence and statements. This series is made up 36 boxes, from
Series XII - Organizations Series consist of 54 boxes. The series is sub divided into sub-series namely:
i) Attorneys,
ii) Churches,
iii) Companies
(others) -local and international,
iv) International
organizations, (listed by their names)
v) Local organizations, (listed
by names)
vi) Local companies, (listed by
their names)
vii) Organizations (others) – local
and international,
viii) Political organizations,
ix) Trade Unions, boxes 388-391
x) Trusts/Foundations,
These boxes contain the
pre-1990 documents:
Series XIII - Notebooks These are the notebooks from
the Office of the President. It seems as if they were used to draft minutes.
Some of these notebooks served as dairies of Walter Sisulu, Jessie Duarte, and
Barbara Masekela. There are about 11 boxes from
Series XIV - Publications This series include some news
briefings, bulletins etc. It is made up 4 boxes from
Series XV - Manuscripts The series consists
of biographies of prominent people in the ANC like Nelson Mandela, Books
(drafts) that were given to Mandela, Poems and drafts manuscripts of Long Walk
to Freedom. This series has about 3 boxes, from
Series XVI - Memorabilia These are the cards sent to Mandela. These
include birthday messages, messages of support, congratulatory messages for
election and invitations and season’s greetings. There are also oversized, post
cards, photographs, paintings, drawings from children. The series has about 7
boxes from
Series
XVI - Braille
The two boxes have a Braille material. This is the
last series, which has got only 2,
ADDITIONS
These are the records that were
located later and were added at the end of the existing collection.
This collection is composed of 4
series namely correspondence
(box 1-3), discussion documents/statements (
Series I - Correspondence
1. Abortion
2. Accounts, 1995
3. Ackerman, Raymond (Pick ‘n Pay) June 18, 1993
4. Acknowledgement of correspondence I, n.d., 1991 – 1993
5. Acknowledgement of correspondence II, 1994
6. Acknowledgement of correspondence III, 1995
7. Acknowledgement of correspondence IV, 1996 – 1997
8. Administrators / ANC Presidency, 1995
9. Affirmative Action Programme, 1992
10. Afrikaans letters, n.d., 1992 – 1993
11. Afrikaans letters, 1994 – 1997
12. AIDS Awareness, 1992 – 1993
13. Alpheus
Nxumalo and Nelson Mandela: surging pressure for democracy in
14. Amnesty International, 1992
15. ANC Archives, 1996
16. ANC Archives – Fundraising, 1997
17. ANC Commission of Emancipation for Women, 1993
18. ANC
complaint against the Sunday times before the press council of
19. ANC Language Commission, 1991 – 1993
20. ANC – led Alliance Programme of Action, 1992
21. ANC list of Personnel for attachment list
22. ANC on Disaster relief and draught, 1992
23. ANC political prisoners, 1994 December 06
24. ANC political school information sheet, 1997
25. ANC president’s office researcher, 1993
26. ANC religious desk, 1993 – 1997
27. ANC repatriation office, 1992
28. ANC restructuring, 1992 – 1995
29. ANC security and safety matters, 1991 – 1998
30. Annual
Congress of the International Council for game and Wildlife Conservation,
31. Anti – Drug campaign
32. Anti Infiltration – Golela Border Post, 1993
33. Application for Firearm Licence, 1993
34. Appointment of Black Judges, 1993 December 13
35. Archbishop Trevor Huddleson, 1994 March 31
36. Association of Ex – Political prisoners, 1992
37. Attendance registers from the president’s office, May – August 1993
38. Ayob, Ismail, 1996
39. Awards to president Nelson Mandela, 1990 – 1992
40. Awards to president Nelson Mandela, 1993 – 1995
41. Batlagae, 1994
42. BBC documentary on the Mandela Football Club, 1991
43. Beach
Hotel (
44. Benjamin Pogrund
45. Bereaved families, 1993 – 1994
46. Bill Gate (Microsoft corporation) and Nelson Mandela, 1996
47. Biographical projects around ‘’ Long Walk to Freedom’’ 1993 – 1996
48. Book on oil
sanctions against
49. Bowery,
M.E. and Nelson Mandela: Harry Willard Bwanausi,
50. Books/ Book publishing, 1992 – 1994
51. Brown, L.W and Nelson Mandela: disclosure of corruption within state president’s administration with the specific reference to government and legal system, 1993
52. Business ventures, 1991 – 1994
53. Buthelezi, M.G. and Peter Mokaba, 1993
54. Black Economic Empowerment, 1996
55. Campaign for Independent Broadcasting, 1993 – 1994
56. Campaign for Judicial Inquiry into the Hit Squads, 1991
57. Carter, Gary and Nelson Mandela: Calligraphic gift, 1996 November 19
58. Centre for Intergroup Studies, 1991 – 1992
59. CEO Institute
Southern Africa Forum,
60. Chairperson of the National Assembly, 1995
61. Challenge to submit names to be considered, 1995 October 25
62. Chamber of
Business (
63. Chamber of
Commerce (
64. Characterization of correspondence received by the presidency, 1993
65. Charity Concert, 1993
66. Chess teaching
project in
67.
68. Chief Representative Officer: fiction film, 1993
69. Children matters, 1996
70. Child Abuse in the town of shame – Carleton Ville, 1996 September 11
71. Children’s drawings portraying Nelson Mandela, n.d.
72. Children’s film Festival
73. Children’s project, 1996
74. Children of
75. City of
76. Claims for Losses through petrol leakage from tanks and supply pipes, 1991 August 27
77. Collection of
Children’s thoughts about situation in
78. Commission of
Enquiry into Lenasia South
79. Commission of the Emancipation of Women, 1992
80. Commission on Economic Growth, 1995
81. Committee on the tertiary sector crisis, 1994
83. Community Development Projects, 1991 –1993, 1995, 1997
84. Community Programmes, 1994
85. Complaints about crime in the country, 1995
86. Complains Against the ANC, 1993
87. Complaints – General, n.d., 1990, 1993 – 1995
88. Complaints fro civilians and former political prisoners, 1990 – 1992
89. Complaints on
Racism in
90. Concerns about
political situation in
91. Crises in education, 1993 – 1994
92. Concerns about
the political situation in
93. Concerns about the
political situation in
94. Concerns over John Vorster Square Commercial Branch’s Attitude, 1996
95. Condolences, 1992 – 1994, 1997
96. Conferences (includes: ethics in S.A’s transition, International conference, 1993 etc)
97. Congress of
Traditional Leaders of
98. Conservation / Environment, 1990 – 1993
99. Copy of
Inventory to the ANC Collection held at Historical papers, the library,
100. Correspondence between F.W. De Klerk, 1991 – 1992
101. Correspondence from PBF about a gift presented to Madiba, 1994
102. Correspondence on Marketing and Promotion, 1992 – 1994, 1997
103. Correspondence addressed to nelson Mandela, 1992 – 1994
104.
Correspondence to President’s office: Cultural development
105. Correspondence in French, 1997
106. Correspondence in Foreign Language: Pictural Booklet, 1995
107. Correspondence on various topics, 1992 – 1993
108. Correspondence on various topics, 1994 – 1995
109. Criminal justice, 1993
110. David Dalling, 1993 – 1994
111.
112. Death penalty, 1993
113. De Klerk, F.W. 1989
114. De Klerk, F.W. 1991 –1993
115. Democracy Now Tour, 1991
116. Department of Education, 1993 – 1994
117. Department of Education: Tertiary Sector Crisis Committee, 1994
118. Department of Education and Training, 1991
119. Deputy President, Mbeki’s Office, 1994 – 1996
120. Diary Committee, 1993
121. Diary Committee, 1994
122. Dieter F. Gerhart, 1990, 1992
123. Different
Provincial Departments in KwaZulu Natal and
124. Different Heads of states and members of parliament, 1993
125. Donation to ANC, 1991 – 1994
126. Donald Simpson: Independent Election Analyst, 1993 October 20
127. Draft declaration of intent, 1998
128. Eastern
129. Economic Development Programme, 1992 – 1993
130. Economic Issues:
131. Economic Reconstruction during the transition (includes discussion documents) 1992 – 1993
132. Economic Transformation and Socio – Economic Development, 1992
133. Editors under the fire, 1992
134. Education Foreign Funding, 1996
135. Education
Projects (includes report on vocational training
136. Ela Gandhi
and Nelson Mandela: concern on the loan made by F.W. De Klerk from IMF and
World Bank during his visit to
137. Elk property group: Alfred Butini Xuma’s House, 1991
138. Employment related complaint, 1993 – 1994
139. End Conscription Campaign, 1992 – 1993
140. Engaging Minority Constituencies (includes a draft paper on the extended strike) 1991
141. Environmental issues, 1991 – 1993
142. Europe Energy Environment Limited: Sub – Saharan Oil and Minerals Conference, 1993
143. Evaluation Commission and O.R. Tambo regarding various allegations made by ANC department of Arts and Culture about performing Arts Workers Equity (PAWE), 1993 February 8
144. Evaluation Commission (includes reports and minutes) 1991
145. Evaluation Commission (includes reports and minutes) 1992
146. Ex – Political prisoners, 2001
147. Eyewitness event: the birth of a nation, 1994 March 23
148. Famous explorers, 1990
149. Farhad Ahmed, 1995
150. Farm Issues / matters, 1992 – 1993
151. Farwell to Father Emmanuel Lafont, 1996
152. Film of Mandela, 1993 – 1994, 1996
153. Films, 1997
154. Financial matters, 1993
155. Five Freedom Forum, 1992
156. Foreign country, 1995 – 1996
157. Foreign language, n.d.
158. Foreign language, 1991 – 1993
159. Foreign language, 1994
160. Foreign language, 1995 – 1997
161. Foundation for Research Development, 1992
162. Frazier, Malcolm, 1991
163. Freese, Ralph and Nelson Mandela: request for disciplinary hearing into the theft of monies intended for ANC), 1995 October 30
164. Friedrich – Naumann – Stiftung, 1991 – 1992
165. Fundraising, n.d., 1991
166. Fundraising, 1993
167. Fundraising campaigns, 1994
168. Fundraising, 1996 – 1997
169. Funeral of Comrade O.R. Tambo, 1993
170.
171. General complaints that need Nelson Mandela intervention, n.d., 1993 – 1995
172. G.J. Gerwel and D.W. Steward: Administration of privileges of retired state president, 1996
173. Gifts to Mandela and ANC, 1991 – 1992
174. Gift offer to President Mandela, 1991, 1993 – 1994, 1996
175. Ginwala,
Frene: report in terms of section 228 (4) of the constitution of Republic of
S.A. on the employment of S.A national Defence Force in terms of section 227
(1b) of constitution in the United
176. Ginwala, Frene (Head Researcher in Deputy President’s), 1991
177. Goniwe, Mathew hostel village (includes statements) 1994
178. Gold coin agreement, 1991 June 25
179. Goldberg Denis, 1996
180. Gold shield award ceremony – Eastern Cape City of Grahams town, 1992 November 20
181. Goldstone commission of enquiry: regarding the prevention of public violence and intimidation, 1992, 1994
182. Government Media Project, 1996
183. Greef, Johan, n.d.
184. Gregor Gysi, 1995
185. Gym committee, 1992
186. Habitat for Humanity International, 1996
187. Handover to
188. Hani, Chris: memorial services, 1992 – 1993
189. Hani, Chris: messages of condolences, 1993 (i)
190. Hani, Chris: messages of condolences, 1993 (ii)
191. Hani, Chris: messages of condolences, 1993 (iii)
192. Hani, Chris: messages of condolences, 1993 (iv)
193. Hani, Chris (secretary general – SACP) and Nelson Mandela, 1993 January 27
194. Hani opens up – Chris Hani (former M.K. chief of staff) interview with Hein Marais, 1992 June
195. Head of prison
correctional services:
196. HIV / AIDS, 1994
197. Hodgson, Rica, 1994 –1995
198. Hosteller, Martin, 1993 - 1994
199. House of commons, 1993
200. House of Delegates, 1990 – 1991
201. Housing, 1992 – 1994, 1996
202. Independent Development Trust, 1991
203. Index Incoming Mail, 1991 – 1993
204.
205. Indira Gandhi prize, 25 January 1995
206. Information on voting in International countries, 1993
207. Interdepartmental Development Committee (includes ANC Interim Committee on Development) 1991 – 1992
208. International Award / Degree of Honorary Fellowship (various organizations, 1991 – 1994, 1996
209. International Business, 1991 – 1994
210. International Corporations – relations, 1993
211. International Foundation of Science, Culture and Economics, 1992 – 1993
212. International Olympic Committee, 1993
213. International Solidarity Conference, 1993
214.
International relations (includes press release from the embassy of
215. Internal ANC correspondence, 1993 – 1994
216. Interpersonal and leadership skills training, 1992
217. Interpol, 1993
218. Interest to become a committee member of Mandela Children’s Fund by Rev. MP Mapheto, 1997 June 03
219. Institute for the study of public violence, 1993
220. Investment in the democratic national daily newspaper, 1993
221. Islamic Information Services, 1994
222. Jeanne, Bester, 1993
223. Jeffrey, Knapp (Conlon, Frantz Phelan, Knapp and Pires – Law offices), 1994 January 24
224. Jennifer Davis –
225. Joint Enrichment Project, 1991
226.
227.
228.
229. Journalist, 1993
230. Kathrada, Ahmed, 1995
231. Khosi /
232.Launch of abridged version: Long Walk to Freedom, 1996
233. Law Firms and Nelson Mandela, 1992 – 1994
234. Lawyers for Human Rights
237. Land Reform Legislation proposal, 1994
239. Language policy / issues, 1994, 1996
240. Legal matters, 1993 – 1994
241. Leadership deployment f