Correspondence between Helen Suzman and the first director of the Foundation, RW Johnson, including letters criticizing articles written by RW Johnson (The Spectator - letter from Margaret Legum on article "New apartheid" by RWJ, 2000; Sunday independent - letter by Graeme Bloch "RW Johnson's reports belittle our democracy', 2000; Criticism of article written by RWJ in The Australian, conveyed to Helen Suzman by Tony Heard and Kadar Asmal, also letters to editor by both RWJ and Kadar Asmal, 1996; Complaint by Felicia Kentridge re RWJ articles in the Wall Street Journal and International Herald Tribune and the billing "director of the Helen Suzman Foundation'. Helen Suzman admits she "made a mistake "in allowing her name to be used by an organisation over which she has no control, whose publications she doesn't see beforehand .... despite her non participation in the foundations activities (1998) ; Invitation list for launch of Helen Suzman foundation, 1996 ; letter from RWJ to Helen Suzman on Tony Leon, 2001; Minutes apparently from SA Institute of Race Relations? "Possible closer ties btw the Institute and a like minded organisation' 2000, re proposal by RWJ about merger of Helen Suzman Foundation with SAIRR ; Letter from Helen Suzman to RWJ, 2000 re his "snide little fax"; From Dennis Beckett to Helen Suzman - article by "Ralph" including Dennis Beckett and Helen Suzman, 1999; RWJ sends Friedrich Naumann foundation nomination form for Helen Suzman to be nominated to their Liberal hall of freedom, 1998; Apology by RWJ for error he made when he said "that a blacks only appointments policy already exists for all the deans at Univ of Cape Town', 1998; Sent to Helen Suzman by RWJ - article by Blade Nzimande in Mayibuye, 1997 (referring to reactionary think tanks such as SAIRR and HSF)and reply by RWJ in Focus editorial, 1998; Letter by Helen Suzman to editor of Prospect (London) re article by RWJ, 1998 where RWJ said apartheid was not as bad as the Holocaust or the Rwanda Genocide with which Helen Suzman strongly disagreed.

Includes: more correspondence with Dr. Frances Ames Helen Suzman writes about the Democratic Party (DP) and "nasty little Mr. Crystal", she is "bothered re the number of card-carrying SACP members there are in the ANC caucus", COSATU doesn't "give a damn about unemployment, they are only out for higher wages for their own members", cats — "it's lovely to have furry, purry creatures next to you while you are reading or snoozing. Me — I much prefer them to little children. I should be in the Guinness [sic] Book of Records as the only politician who, while in office for 36 years, never kissed a baby!".

Includes letter to Business day on Ken Owen's decision to vote for the ANC in 1999; letter from Ray Barrell to Helen Suzman explaining his decision to join the ANC caucus in the Johannesburg Council, 29/11/2000.

Faxed letter to Helen Suzman 08/11/1999.