Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 2002-2015 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
81 boxes and photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Noel Stott was educated in Cape Town. He obtained his B.A. and B.Bibl (Hons) degrees as well as Higher and Final Diplomas in Library and Information Science from the University of Cape Town UCT). In the 1980s and 1990s he was employed by UCT in various librarian and research capacities. Noel Stott also worked for the Southern African Catholic Bishop's Conference (SACBC) and the Institute of Contextual Theology (ICT) as a Documentation, Communications and Research Officer. He was also one of the founding members of the South African History Archive (SAHA), where he spent almost 20 years serving as a volunteer Board member of the SAHA Trust and its various management structures. Noel's involvement in SAHA'S activities also included collecting 'struggle' material and representing the Trust on fact-finding/study tours/missions as well as securing founding. Since 2002, he has worked for the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) with a focus on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation with particular reference to Africa's development and the threat of weapons of mass destruction.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of the working papers of Noel Stott's, at the time a staff member at the Institute of Security Studies (ISS), and is mainly relating to the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Project. Included are conference, seminar and workshop material; conference papers by Noel Stott and others; photographs and publications; general brochures and publications of position and discussion papers; outreach material.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The order and listing of the collection, as provided by Noel Stott, has been retained.