Sketches, list of fragments and correspondence between E. Axelson, J.C.N. Humphreys, L. Fouch and C. Van Riet Lowe relating to the Diaz Cross or 'Padrao' erected at Kwaaihoek, Cape Province, in 1488 by Bartholomew Diaz and rediscovered by Dr. E. Axelson in 1938.
The fragments were reassembled at the University of the Witwatersrand and the reconstructed cross stands in the foyer of the William Cullen Library at the University.
The records relate to the Committee of Inquiry into a Social Security System, and includes minutes, submissions, papers and reports on subjects such as pensions and child grants.
