Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1876-1994 (Creation)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Transvaal Education Department was first formed in 1876 as a unit within the independent Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR). The Department endured through all subsequent annexations, wars and vicissitudes until the end of white minority rule in 1994. In December 1994, the Transvaal province was abolished and split into four new provinces.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
All the documents in this collection were provided to the Johannesburg College of Education (JCE) by its parent body, the Transvaal Education department (TED). When JCE merged with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in 2002 the documents became the property of Wits.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection contains syllabuses, schemes of work, study guides and circulars and policies.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
No copyright restrictions.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Compiled by Mark Sandham, Education Librarian. The inventory covers all 7 Parts of this archive.