Fonds A3404 - Arthur Chaskalson Papers

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ZA HPRA A3404

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Arthur Chaskalson Papers

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  • 1954-2012 (Creation)

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73 boxes, memorabilia and photographs

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Name of creator

(24 November 1931 - 1 December 2012)

Biographical history

Justice Arthur Chaskalson was the President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2001 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 2001 to 2005.

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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The Papers of Justice Arthur Chaskalson were deposited with Historical Papers in 2016 by the Chaskalson family.

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Scope and content

The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson.

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Parts of this collection have been restricted for access, and permission to consult these items must be obtained from the Chaskalson family.

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The papers were processed by Ruth Muller, with generous funding from the Constitutional Court Trust, which was facilitated by Justice Albie Sachs.

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2019

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