Articles and Tributes about Nat Nakasa
- ZA HPRA A2696-C
- Reeks
- 1966-2014
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers
Including a tribute by Can Themba to Nat Nakasa and a poem by William Plomer, both of which accompany a note written by Audrey Cobden in 1966.
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Articles and Tributes about Nat Nakasa
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers
Including a tribute by Can Themba to Nat Nakasa and a poem by William Plomer, both of which accompany a note written by Audrey Cobden in 1966.
The collection contains the papers of Nathaniel Nakasa, who was a journalist with the DRUM magazine, a writer of short stories and the first editor of "The Classic" magazine.
"The Classic" was a black literary magazine of creative writing and art, and was first published from 1963-1971 by The Classic Magazine Trust Fund in Johannesburg. The editors included Nat Nakasa (1963-1964), Barney Simon and Casey Motsisi (1965), Barney Simon (1966-1967), Eve Braatvedt, Jill Chisholm, Stanley Motjuwadi and Joyce Sikhakane (1968), Barney Simon (1969-1971). The contributions of work by leading black writers included Can Themba, Lewis Nkosi, Bessie Head, Leslie Sehume, Julian Beinart, Richard Rive, Ezekiel Mphahlele, Andrew Motjuoadi, Casey Motsisi, as well as Nadine Gordimer, who also served as editor, musicians such as Dollar Brand, photographers including Alfred Kumalo, various French African writers. The Classic Short Story Competition was judged by writers including James Baldwin.
The magazine was suspended from 1971-1974, but was later re-published in Dube Township, Soweto, under the name "The New Classic" in 1975, edited by Sipho Sepamla, and published by New Classic Publications, but ceased again in 1978, with the "Short Story Special". It was once more revived in 1982, and published with few issues by the African Writers Association.
(The black press in South Africa and Lesotho, by Les and Donna Switzer)
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Subscriptions to The Classic, correspondence
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers
The requests for subscriptions are in no particular order, but are a reflection of the wide interest in this publication.
Business and advertising correspondence
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers
Correspondence with Farfield Foundation, New York
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers
The Farfield Foundation was a funder of The Classic.
Correspondence about contributors for The Classic Magazine
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers
Including a letter written by Rajat Neogy, editor of 'Transition' and addressed to Neville Rubin, editor of 'The New African', with copy to Ulli Beier, editor of 'Black Orpheus', Nat Nakasa and Ezekiel Mphahlele. Neogy suggests closer collaboration between the four publications, dated 12 August 1963.
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers
Part of Nathaniel Nakasa, Papers