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- 1937 - 2011 (Accumulation)
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12 boxes, 1 folio folder
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Biographical history
Educated in Law at the University of the Witwatersrand, he became an Advocate at the Johannesburg Bar in 1962. He acted as a legal adviser for Nelson Mandela during his trial for incitement in 1962. He was arrested and charged as one of the Rivonia Trial accused in 1963. When the first Indictment was quashed, he was released and escaped to England in November 1963.
He became a leader and academic in the field of Labour Law, studying and teaching at leading Universities in the United Kingdom. He was awarded honorary doctorates in Law, and in 2004 the honour of Knight Bachelor was bestowed on him for his contributions to legal studies.
Archival history
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The Papers were deposited by Bob Hepply shortly before his death.
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Correspondence, reports and memoranda relating to the Garment Workers Union, the South African Trades and Labour Council and the South African Defence and Aid Fund.
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The negatives of the microfilm are held in the Center for Research Libraries (CAMP), Chicago, U.S.A.
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The collection has been digitsed, except for items under A and E4.
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2019