Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1958 - 1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Handwritten diary, 1 bound and loose pages
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr. WZ Conco, having graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1948 as a medical doctor, joined the African National Congress in 1950, where he became the national treasurer of its Youth League and played a prominent role at the Congress of the People in 1955. He was banned and restricted to the Ixopo district in Natal. After his release from the Treason Trial he moved to Swaziland and later to London, where he became involved in the work of the Luthuli Memorial Foundation.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The Treason trial diary of Dr W.Z. Conco was deposited at Historical Papers by the Conco family in 2006.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The diary of Dr. Winston Z. Conco relates to the Treason Trial 1958-1960, in which he was one of the accused.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission to publish must be obtained from the family of WZ Conco.
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Alternate title: Conco, Dr. Wilson Z