The collection contains the papers of Reinhold Frederick Alfred Hoernle and includes mainly correspondence, notes, press clippings and printed items relating mainly to liberalism and politics.

Subjects covered are the social and economic conditions of Blacks, Coloureds and Indians with particular reference to locations, health, housing, education, land, poll tax, labour, the urban Black, the liquor problem, juvenile delinquency, relations with the police and discriminatory legislation.

Subjects covered:

Topics:.

African nationalism.

Bantu Education Act.

Immorality Act.

Church and apartheid.

Black welfare organisations.

Names of sub-groups:.

Swaziland Scholarship Committee.

S.A. Non-European Social Workers Association.

Christian Institute.

South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR).

C.P.S.A. Prov. Board of Missionary Strategy.

Part 70.19 - The Bible in Standard Tsonga. There is a listing of the items, stored in 58 boxes, which is attached to the hardcopy inventory.

Part S 1-8 - Schneider Papers. The items stored in these S 1-8 boxes are referred to in the inventory. The listing of the items is attached to the hardcopy inventory.

The papers contain various materials relating to Reverend Torr's involvement with different organizations. The papers illustrate some of the important issues of social security and basic income grant in South Africa, church assistance with the problems of fighting poverty, unemployment, HIV, social transformation and security, as well as peace campaigns and reconciliation. The collection was donated to Historical Papers by Reverend Douglas Torr in 2007.

The papers contain correspondence, reports, press clippings and printed items on his work as a magistrate in the Eastern Transvaal and Rustenburg, with particular reference to tribal jurisdiction, agriculture and farm labour and the suppression of the rebellion in the Northern Transvaal in 1914. Later papers reflect on his political career as a member of the Dominion Party in parliament 1940-1948 and his service as Director-General of Non-European Army Services 1940-1947. Also included are auto-biographical notes on his childhood and participation in the South African War 1899-1902, and genealogical accounts of 1820 Settler families such as Stubbs, Lanham and Roby.

Abbreviations:

AAC - All Africa Convention.

ANC - African National Congress.

CNETU - Council of Non-European Trade Unions.

ICU - Industrial and Commercial Workers Union.

NIC - Natal Indian Congress.

NRC - Natives Representative Council.

SANNC -South African Native National Council.

The collection consists of copies of transcripts of the Durban Native Commission report, 31 January 1948.