The collection consists of the personal and political papers of Hilda and Rusty Bernstein, and contains documents, photographs, tapes, publications and newspaper cuttings.
Records relating to the inquests on Joseph Mdluli (28 Aug. 1976), Storey Luke Mazwembe (7 Sep. 1976), Mathews Mabelane (14 Apr. 1977), George Botha (3 May 1977, Ernest Mamshila (14 Nov. 1977) and Bonaventure Malaza (5 May 1978).
Publication entitled: "This Above All. Reminiscences of a South African Diplomat"
The publication is a photocopy of a typescript and includes memoirs based on the extensive family correspondence, diaries and newspaper cuttings. The author has dedicated them to his wife Elizabeth. The Memoirs contain Donald's Sole experiences as a South African diplomat of Foreign Service for over 40 years.
The collection contains 62 interviews with representatives from labour and corporate relating to the auto industry in South Africa, particularly the German company Volkswagen. It also contains his PhD thesis, which he submitted in 2005 and for which the interviews were conducted.
The documents were donated by Fiona Adams, former Chairperson of the End Conscription Campaign (ECC), Grahamstown off-campus branch, and relate to the activities of the ECC branch in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape between 1986-1987.
The collection contains the working papers of Stephen Gelb, with materials relating to the South African economy and economic policy debates which he accumulated during his deep involvement in those debates between the mid-1980s and the early 2000s. The materials include his own research and analytical work, as well as his notes from meetings, many reports and documents from South African and international organisations, some published by the organisations, many unpublished working drafts. Some of the material was in the public domain at the time, some had private or narrow circulation. It is a collection reflecting his own involvements and interests.
