Collection of assorted material from the SAIRR Library that spans the period from 1920s to 1980s and includes organisational files such the personnel file of the 3rd director F.J. van Wyk, SAIRR programme files, correspondence, collections of newsletters, journals and pamphlets, press cuttings, photographs as well as some archival documents.

Includes: Barriers to Justice, an open letter to the Honourable Mr. H.G. Lawrence M.P., Minister of Justice from Rev. Michael Scott, 11 November 1947, fragile; The Woolwashers Industry: Report by the Research Officer of the Textile Workers' Industrial Union, David Hemson, March 1973; several items on the release of South African political prisoners; 2nd and 3rd Reports on arrests, detentions and trials of members and supporters of SASO, BPC, BAWU, TECON and BCP, December 1974, April 1975; A Project for Research and Development of Experience Based Educational Approaches and the Development of Educational Process Consultants, Wilgespruit Fellowship Centre, 1971; items published by the National Anti-Apartheid Committee of New Zealand; UNESCO Features: Why I escaped from South Afriva, interveiw with Donald Woods, A Day on Robben Island, M.D. Naidoo; Mary Benson speaks to Cosmas Desmond on the mechanics of repression; Australia: Relations with South Africa, Measures and Actions taken by Australia against South Africa since December 1972 [to March 1975]; In Face of Fear - Documents Relating to the Appeal to the United Nations of the Herero and other South-West African People Against Incorporation in the Union of South Africa and for Restitution of their Tribal Lands, published by the Rev. Michael Scott for Frederick Mahareru, Paramount Chief of the Hereros, circa 1948, fragile; copies of 11 photographs, probably used in an exhibition.

Includes: He Lived for Eternal Values, address on the occasion of Christopher Gell Memorial Award to A.J. Luthuli 21 October 1961, incomplete typescript; Paper Econmoc Rights and Duties in a Multi-Racial Society, G.A. Mbeki, 6 pages; Outline Paper on the Current Crisis in South Africa, anonymous; Our Country, Our Responsibility by Neveille Curtis, 21 pages; Industrial Laws and Rade Unions: Unemployment Insurance Act, David Davis, no date; Worker Organisation and Representation: Problems of African Trade Unions, David Hemson, no date; Industrial Councils: Processing of Complaints and Policy of Exemptions, David Hemson, no date; Black Labour Representation: The State's Alternative to Recognizing African Trade Unions - The Bantu Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act 1953, David Hemson; The Master and Servants Act, N. Rubin, no date; What is Black Consciousness and How is Black Theology Related to it?, by Nyameko Barney Pityana, circa 1971; Statement by the Rev. Michael Scott before the Fourth Committee [on South-West Africa], 08 December 1951; The Children's Revolution by I. Curtis, Campaign Against Racial Exploitation (CARE), Australia, no date; Paper by Frene Ginwala on the South African media, 1972; paper by Arthur W, Blaxall for members of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation in Southern Africa, 01 September1962; SANROC (South African Non Racial Olympic Committee) Paper by Sam Ramsamy, presented at UNESCO Seminar, April-May 1975; papers presented to the Cape Provincial Consultative Conference of the South African National Convention Movement by Peter Brown and Prof. Z.K. Matthews, 14 October 1961.

Volume 6 Number 2 to Volume 8 Number 12, Bureau of Information publication, Durban.

Volume 1, Number 1 to Volume 3 Number 11, published by Isizwe-Sechaba (Pty.) Ltd., the controlling interest was held by Inkatha .

March 1964 to September 1971 in oversize folder; November 1971, March April June July-August 1973 issues are photocopies .

Includes: First National Coloured-European Conference, Cape Town June 26-28, 1933; Labour Party's Plan for a Land and Agriculture Policy for South Africa, National Executive Committee of the Labour Party, Johannesburg; Let's Do It Together - what co-operative societies are and do by G.A. Mbeki, Sixpenny Library No.12, Cape Town; The Farm Labour Scandal by Ruth First, A New Age Pamphlet, Johannesburg, 1959; Beneath the Ashes: a play in 3 Acts by Bernard Loewenstein, published by Medical Aid for Russia, Johannesburg; For Right and Justice - Against Fascism, The Campaign for Right & Justice, Johannesburg circa 1946; Experiment in Time a sermon preached in New York Cathedral by Rev. Michael Scott, The Africa Bureau, London circa 1955; Shadow over Africa by Rev. Michael Scott, The Union of Democratic Control, London, 1950; An African Speaks by J.E.N. Tchamase, published by the Communist Part of South Africa, Cape Town circa 1945; Stop South Africa's Crimes: What's behind Smuts' Annexation of South West Africa? by W.A. Hunton, Council on African Affairs Pamphlet Series, New York, 1946; Bloedvermenging - Swart en Wit in Suid-Afrika by George Findlay, Van Schaik, Pretoria; The Russian People, the Stalin Prize Play, by Konstantin Simonov, translated by Wulf Sachs, published by Medical Aid for Russia, Johannesburg; The Dispossessed - the Human Tragedy of Apartheid, Christian Action, London; Chaos or Cooperation by Margaret Ballinger et al, The Civil Rights League, Johannesburg, 1951; The Boycott as Weapon of Struggle by I.B. Tabata, All African Convention Committee, Cape Town, 1952; Sport, The Arts and the Colour Bar in South Africa, The Africa Bureau, London, 1957.