These records are mainly photocopies of originals at Yale University.

Not all the records were numbered. Their covers have been marked with the number of the box in which they were found (Boxes A-D).

Collection of South African Khoisan Languages on shellac and vinyl records, tapes, CD and booklet, which were donated to Historical Papers by Professor Anthony Traill in 2004. Prof. Emeritus Anthony Traill was formerly head of the Department of Linguistics at Wits University.

The recordings were made of the last surviving fluent speakers of two major South African Khoisan linguistic families, the Khoekoe (Khoi) and the !Kwi (San). Many of the original recordings on the shellac records were made in the Phonetics Laboratory of the University in 1936, when a group of Bushmen visited Johannesburg for the Empire Exhibition. The recordings on the 33rpm record was made some 18 years later. The recordings were later archived on optical discs with manual enhancement. More description about the project, comments about the recordings and the Khoisan languages, can be found in the booklet which accompanied the CD, produced by Professor Anthony Traill and the Department of Linguistic, Wits University.

The collection contains private papers, correspondence and photos relating to the Matthews family, biographical notes on family members, letters from John Matthews in prison, obituaries for John Matthews and his statement to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

The diary of Dr. Winston Z. Conco relates to the Treason Trial 1958-1960, in which he was one of the accused.

Handwritten diary of the Treason Trial 1958-1960, including pasted press cuttings.

The Papers comprise personal documents, correspondence and press clippings as well as material on political, social, economic and religious issues in South Africa from the 1960 up to 2007. There are documents on gun control in South Africa, the death penalty, human rights, peace and non-violence, communities projects, womens and youth programmes, local government elections and the role of the South African Church during the apartheid era.

The papers illustrate Sheena Duncans important contribution in church and social matters. She donated this collection to Historical Papers in 2006.