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Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1951-1989 (Production)
Niveau de description
collection
Étendue matérielle et support
8 boxes
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Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Sylvester Stein was one of the first editors of the DRUM magazine from 1955 to 1958.
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The collection of publications was deposited at Historical Papers by Sylvester Stein in 2014.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The main body of this collection consists of the original DRUM magazine, including its first number in March 1951, up to 1962.
The publication was started as "The African Drum" by Jim Bailey and Bob Crisp, and soon after only called DRUM. Its prime time were the 1950s under the successive editorship of Antony Sampson, Sylvester Stein and Tom Hopkinson. The staff of Black journalists, known as the "DRUM boys" included writers like Henry Nxumalo ('Mr DRUM'), Can Themba, Lewis Nkosi, Todd Matshikiza, Nat Nakasa, William Modisane, Arthur Maimane, Casey Motsisi and Bessie Head, as well as Es'kia Mphahlele, who was fictor editor and Dolly Rathebe. The photographers working for DRUM at the time included Jürgen Schadeberg, Bob Gosani, Peter Magubane, Ernest Cole and Alf Khumalo.
DRUM's golden era came to an end towards the end of 1950s, after the Sophiatown removals and many of its writers going into exile overseas or having died tragically, like Henry Nxumalo who was murdered in Johannesburg in 1957.
DRUM covered topics ranging from news from the African continent and politics to sport, scouting, crime, culture, art, music and fashion, including fiction writing and photography, as well as extensive advertising.
The DRUM magazine was distributed in different regions throughout Africa, and this collection includes issues published for its readership in South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana (West Africa) and East Africa.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
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Conditions d’accès
Conditions de reproduction
For reproductions from the DRUM magazines permission has to be obtained from the Bailey African History Archive (BAHA).
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Instrument de recherche téléversé
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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Unités de description associées
Zone des notes
Note
Some issues were missing when the collection was deposited with Historical Papers, and these are indicated in the listing of the collection.