The collection consists of personal and political papers and photographs.

History of the Legal Resources Centre (LRC)Oral History Project:

The LRC Oral History Project was initiated in 2006, by the Southern Africa Legal Services Foundation (SALS) for the Legal Resources Trust, the body responsible for the assets and policy of the Legal Resources Centre. The project, funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, collected a record of the early years of the LRC, which was established in 1979.

This was done through interviews with a wide range of stakeholders including legal practitioners, practising in and out of the LRC fold, other staff, associates and Clients. Interviewers include journalist Ms. Hunter-Gault and Dr. Patel, an oral historian.

Interviewees include Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Geoff Budlender, Sir Sidney Kentridge, Justice Albie Sachs and Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu among many others. A total of 200 people were interviewed.

Justice Albie Sachs' interview includes reflections on the cases taken to the Constitutional Court and Archbishop Tutu speaks about his perceptions in his role as Patron. Dr. Patel made a serious attempt to include fellows, women, and long-term administrative staff and candidate attorneys who clerked at the LRC and to interview members of associated legal organizations. She also conducted interviews of South Africans who were visiting or had moved to the United States and with Americans who had served on SALSs Board of Directors or had a long association with the LRC. Ms. Hunter-Gault videotaped interviews of Geoff Budlender and Justice Arthur Chaskalson in South Africa.

The collection consists of 201 interviews recorded as digital audio recordings and transcripts. The dates of the material range from 2006 to 2010. These dates refer to the recordings and the transcribing of the recordings. The roles of the interviewees are wide-ranging, including people who were not employed by the LRC. The roles are recorded as part of the description. Content of the interviews reflect the history of the development of the LRC and the cases and causes that were involved.

The collection consists of two parts A - John Matshikiza Papers, and B - Todd Matshikiza Papers.

The collection contains biographical information relating to the family of Thomas and Margaret Clementson and their children, in the form of newspaper articles and photos. They lived in Hoetjies Bay (Saldanha), where Thomas worked as catechist and teacher amongst the fishing community at Saldanha Bay.

The collection is a continuation of the AD1912A SAIRR collection of press cuttings, 1928-1998.

This collection contains various primary material reflecting the early year of the SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ARCHIVE (SAHA) and its activities: Deed of Trust, Management and Employment Policies, Minutes of Board and other Meetings, Annual Reports, Financial records, and Funding Proposals. It also includes detailed records relating to a dispute between Noel Stott and SAHA (2004-2008). Other records in this collection include: documents relating to the XII Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Durban in 1998, reports, papers and publications on violence in South Africa and various ephemeral publications, including material of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC). Additional material includes: Speeches by Nelson Mandela and Conscientious Objection and the End Conscription Campaign. The collection was donated to Historical Papers between 2008 and 2013.

This collection contains records relating to Noel's involvement in various ways in the struggle for justice and human security in our country as well as his service in administrative and research capacities to many NGOs and other community based organisations. This material was collected by Noel over a number of years.

Oral interviews conducted by Dr. Catherine Higgs, University of Tennessee, during the period of 2005-2006, for the project "Faith, Politics and Resistance: Catholic Nuns in Apartheid South Africa". The project relates experiences of Catholics during the Apartheid era in South Africa from 1948-1994, and will be released in book form under the (working) title "Sisters for Justice: Catholic Women Religious in Apartheid South Africa".

The interviews are available on CD, there are currently no transcripts. The researcher included signed Release forms and Deed of gift forms for each person interviewed.

The collection consists of papers and publications related to Labour, The National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC), Corporate Social Investment (CSI), Corporate Social Responsibility CSR), Worker Strikes, Unions, Coal Mining in South Africa, Mine Worker Accidents, Safety and Rights and Minutes of Sociology-TAG Steering Committee Meetings.