The Wits History Workshop in 1978 introduced what would result in a series of conferences. Their focus was to present and discuss historical, sociological, political, literary, economic and anthropological aspects of the lives and experiences of the ordinary people mainly on the Witwatersrand and the larger region of the Transvaal. Initially these conferences were spaced at an interval of three years, and subsequently took place in 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999.

This collection seeks to consolidate the programs and papers that were presented at each of the thematic conferences.

Copies of the weekly newspapers Bantu World, from 1935-1955.

The collection consists of a variety of records and documents related to anti-apartheid movements all over Japan. Operational records of the group in Osaka, "Comrade Africa Committee", include meeting notes, plans for events, drafts for publications, name lists, fliers, questionnaires, photos, clippings, and correspondence. Newsletters of many other Japanese movements which networked with Comrade Africa Committee are also included.