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Established in 1966, The Historical Papers research archive is situated in the William Cullen Library. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive independent archives in Southern Africa. It provides for unique archival materials on human rights esearch. It is open to the civil society, scholars and researchers . Some of the finding aids are :
- Historical Papers Guide
- Anglican Church Guide
- Guide to Photographs
- Poster inventory
- Guide to digital Audio & Audio-Visual
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The Historical Papers Research Archive is one of the most comprehensive public archives in Southern Africa, with over 3400 collections. We are the official repository of the South African Institute of Race Relations, and the Anglican Church in Southern Africa.
The Historical Papers research archive, situated in the William Cullen Library, was established in 1966. Its first holdings were the Jan Hofmeyr collection and the Gubbins collection as well as manuscripts which were transferred from the Africana section in the William Cullen Library.
The full Wits University Research Archives, which includes Historical Papers, SAHA, Barlow World Rand Mines archive, MEDU, SACHED, Afrapix, Robert Sobukwe Museum and Centre and the Wits Special collections, can be accessed and searched across this setup of a multi-institutional digital repository.
The collections housed at Historical Papers consist of diaries, letters, memoranda, reports, minute-books, press clippings, pamphlets, photographs, drawings, maps, oral interviews, trial transcripts, and financial, legal, and personal documents.
This is the start-up homepage for the Research Archives at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. This site includes the two major research archives at the University, namely the Historical Papers Research Archive (HPRA), and the South African History Archive (SAHA).
Our main Guides provide a good entry point to all collections at the Historical Papers Research Archive at Fonds level, as well as full listings of our photographic, audio- and audio-visual material. Other finding aids are the inventories containing the archival description of larger collections.
Wits University Research Archives. Series E - Papers, notes, publications. Papers of Rev. Noel Roberts; Papers, notes, publications
It has since become one of the largest and most comprehensive independent archives in Southern Africa. We house over 3400 collections of historical, political and cultural importance, encompassing the mid-17th Century to the Present.
Historical Papers Department. Established in 1966, The Historical Papers research archive is situated in the William Cullen Library. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive independent archives in Southern Africa. It provides for unique archival materials on human rightsesearch.
The Historical Papers research archive, situated in the William Cullen Library, was established in 1966. Its first holdings were the Jan Hofmeyr collection and the Gubbins collection as well as other manuscripts which were transferred from the Africana section in the William Cullen Library.