The collection contains mainly notes for legal representations and court records of cases relating to the Suppression of Communism Act (1950); Joe Slovo; Walter Sisulu and various Acts.
Order in Dutch to the veld-cornets in the Clan William district, 9 Feb. 1843, signed by the Civil Commissioner, to give Sir Thomas Maclear (H.M. Astronomer) all assistance; Ms account of the early life of Sir Thomas and photograph; letter-book containing copies of letters 1878-1879 from Capt. Harry Maclear, Natal, to his brothers and sisters. At the other end of book is an extract from a sermon and copy of lines written by J.F.W. Herschel on his father's old sidereal clock. Also Ms meteorological notes at Kamies Berg, Swart Kop, Cape Point, 1843-1844.
Material collected for a PhD. in History on white opposition to Apartheid 1945-1960, including transcripts of interviews, discussion papers and articles, dissertations and source documents. Subjects include: Liberal Party, South African Congress of Democrats, South African Communist Party, Torch Commando, Helen joseph and Bram Fischer.
An account of the trial of 'Dr' Alfred Aylward at Klipdrift, his imprisonment and the subsequent attempts by his friends to arrange his escape from jail.
The papers containing preparatory notes by Nelson Mandela, together with annotated typescripts, relate to the trials 'State vs Nelson Mandela' in the Pretoria Regional Court 1962; and 'The State vs Nelson Mandela and Others' (Rivonia Trial) in the Supreme Court (Transvaal Provincial Division) in 1963/1964.
Transcripts of interviews conducted by journalist Patti Waldmeir for her book Anatomy of a Miracle. The interviews were mainly conducted in 1994 and 1995.
The collection contains case files of some of the autopsies performed by Dr. Jonathan Gluckman between 1970-1993. The cases are mainly those concerning violent death as a result of police brutality or township unrest.
