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Hilda and Rusty Bernstein Papers File
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Notes made in jail, The Fort

Diary notes starting on the 31 March 1960-8 April, just before being arrested, and continued from The Fort on the 9 April throughout until being moved to Pretoria Central Prison on the 6 May up until the 13 May 1960.

Transcripts are available from the 9 April up to 18 May 1960, pages 1-43, but there are NO ORIGINAL NOTES from the 14-18 May 1960.

Correspondence from prison

Letters by Hilda to her children, starting after 1 week in jail (undated) - 29 May 1960; copy of a birthday book for Frances prepared in jail, with drawings and poems; letter by Hilda to Rusty, 15 May 1960; a typed letter to Hilda's mother and two sisters Vera and Olga, one week after her release, dated Tuesday 5/60.

Items relating to detention

Prison admission slip to Johannesburg Prison, 8 April 1960 and Pretoria Central Prison, 6 May 1960; Permission for Toni Bernstein to visit Hilda Bernstein in the Pretoria Central Prison, issued by the Security Branch of the South African Police on the 11 May 1960; Letter of complaint by detainees of Section 1 to the Officer commanding The Fort (Johannesburg Prison), informing about an outbreak of diarrhoea amongst prisoners requesting attention, dated 25 April 1960; letter by Hilda Bernstein's sister-in-law to the Department of Justice demanding her release, 11 June 1960; letter written by Cecil to "Hilda, Sonia, Molly, Myrete, Jetta, Helen, Anne and the rest of you on the other side of the wall", the letter was written by Cecil Williams in the male prison to the female prisoners in the Pretoria Central Prison.

Items relating to detention

Prisoner's Property Receipt, dated 8 April 1960; Permissions for Hilda Bernstein to visit Rusty Bernstein in the Pretoria Central Prison, issued by the Johannesburg Magistrate on the 29 June 1960 and the Security Branch of the South African Police on the 30 June 1960; copy of Certificate of Release for L.Bernstein, issue on the 28 July 1960.

Newspaper clips

Amongst others from the 'Springbok' announcing Hilda Watts as the first Communist to enter the Council after Municipal Elections, dated 2 November 1944; from Inkululeko with the headline 'Hilda Watts fights segregation', 19 December 1944; from The Guardian reporting about the defeat of a home brewing motion of 'kaffir beer' for a trial period, 3 May 1945 (see flat folio for oversize Newspaper clips).

Flyers

Including: for the 1944 Municipal Elections, issued by the Communist Party branch for Hillbrow and Berea entitled 'Have you met Hilda Watts. She is your prospective city councillor'; 'A straight talk on Municipal Affairs' by Hilda Watts; 'What they say about Hilda Watts - Communist candidate for Hillbrow - Berea Ward 10'; pamphlet containing a shortened version of a speech made by Hilda Watts in November 1946, entitled 'They work for you - how 15,000 non - European Municipal workers live'.

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