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- 1998 (Accumulation)
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0.1 linear metre (1 archival box) containing 1 file
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Charles Villa-Vicencio is the former Director of Research of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
The records accumulations that were generated by the Research Department during Villa-Vicencio's tenure are official TRC records and are therefore in the custody of the National Archives and Records Services of South Africa (NARS). Access to the records accumulations in the custody of the National Archives is governed by provisions of the Promotion of Access to Information Act No. 2 of 2000 (PAIA).
The request for such access is conducted through the Department of Justice.
The URL of officials dealing with PAIA requests is located at: wkekana@justice.gov.za and nlouw@justice.gov.za
The papers that make up this collection originated at various national and international conferences that focused on the South African TRC to which Villa-Vicencio had been invited to speak in his private capacity, but as an expert on the TRC.
Villa-Vicencio has published prolifically. His TRC-related publications are reflected in the Select Bibliography on the South African Truth and Reconciliation that is appended to the Directory of TRC Archival Resources.
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The papers that make up this collection originated at varoius national and international conferences that focused on the South African TRC to which Villa-Vicencio had been invited to speak in his private capacity, but as an expert on the TRC.
Materials collected from TRC Archival Audit.
The TRC Archival Audit
Between 2003 and 2006, SAHA and Historical Papers, University of Witwatersrand embarked on a project to locate, retrieve and make available records relating to the South African Truth and Reconciliation Committee (TRC). The project entailed conducting an archival audit of all existing TRC records in order to identify and locate documentation in danger of being lost.
In the process of conducting the archival audit, SAHA and HP located many collections from individuals and organizations that participated in the TRC process, including this collection. Selections from these materials as well as TRC related material found in the freedom of Information Collection and other pre-existing SAHA and HP collections, were digitized and can be accessed online at http://truth.wwl.wits.ac.za/
A guide to archival resources relating to South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission can also be found at http://www.saha.org.za/pdf/trc_directory.pdf
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20090715