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Hilda and Rusty Bernstein Papers
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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).

The 1956 Treason Trial

Documents relating to the 1956 Treason Trial, including: Single page issued by the 'Stand by our Leaders Committee' granting L.Bernstein all assistance as one of the Treason Trial accused, March 1957; Bail sheet for 'Farid Adams & 94 others', in the Supreme Court of South Africa, Johannesburg, 30 January 1958; Copy of memorandum to all police officers issued by the Special Criminal Court, informing them that L.Bernstein is an accused in the High Treason Trial and has to be assisted to ensure his timely arrival at Court.

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.

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.

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.

Compilations of prison accounts

From various prisons, of which some seem to have been written by former inmates, including: an outline of sections/chapters and a Prologue describing Hilda and Rusty Bernstein's arrest on the 8 April 1960; accounts from the Rooi Hell in Port Elizabeth, and accounts of the practise of separating African prisoners at the Johannesburg Prison The Fort.

Some of the accounts and sections are incomplete, but all have been numbered throughout, pages 1-57.

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