Identity area
Reference code
ZA HPRA A1729-D-D2
Title
St. Matthew's Riots
Date(s)
- 1949 - 1952 (Creation)
- 1945 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
Extent47 items
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, telegrams, press cuttings, mostly between Calata, the Warden of St. Matthew's, parents, the Bishop and D. B. Molteno re the riots of 1945, the suspension of students and re-application for re-admission; disturbances in 1949, students burn buildings and assault staff, subsequent court case and minutes of the Executive Committee, resolution passed by College Council; teachers totally expelled, expulsion of boys.