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Date(s)
- 1962 - 1964 (2010) (Production)
Niveau de description
collection
Étendue matérielle et support
11 items, contained in 1 custom made box
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
The defence line-up for the accused in the Rivonia Trial was:
Vernon Berrangé (advocate)
George Bizos (advocate)
Arthur Chaskalson (advocate)
Bram Fischer (advocate, lead counsel)
Harold Hanson (advocate)
Joel Joffe (attorney)
Histoire archivistique
These papers were initially deposited by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC). Please refer to collection item C, which contains an interview with Joel Joffe, where he explains the history behind this collection, from 1964 when the trial ended, until 1994 with the handover of the Papers to Nelson Mandela and the LRC.
The Nelson Mandela Papers subsequently changed ownership from the LRC to the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
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Portée et contenu
The papers containing preparatory notes by Nelson Mandela, together with annotated typescripts, relate to the trials 'State vs Nelson Mandela' in the Pretoria Regional Court 1962; and 'The State vs Nelson Mandela and Others' (Rivonia Trial) in the Supreme Court (Transvaal Provincial Division) in 1963/1964.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
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Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Conditions de reproduction
Permission to publish has to be obtained from the Nelson Mandela Foundation, South Africa.