Identity area
Reference code
ZA HPRA A3205
Title
Jonathan Gluckman, Ahmed Timol scrapbooks
Date(s)
- 1971-1972 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
2 bound volumes, 1 photograph
Context area
Name of creator
(1914-1993)
Biographical history
Dr Gluckman was an independent forensic pathologist in South Africa. He gave evidence in numerous inquests and trials relating to political killings during the Apartheid era. Some of the cases for which he submitted postmortem reports are Steve Biko, Simon Mthimkhulu, Ahmed Timol, Neil Aggett, amongst many others.
Archival history
The scrapbooks were compiled by Dr Gluckman, the pathologist who gave evidence at the Ahmed Timol Inquest.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The volumes contain the incomplete Inquest records and press cuttings relating to the matter.
Also included is a photograph of Adv Maisels, Adv Bizos and Dr Gluckman at the Timol Inquest in 1972.