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Title: Oral history interview with Robbie Jansen, a jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Jansen, Robbie, Jazz musicians--South Africa--Western Cape-- Interviews, Saxophonist--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews,
Description: This is one interview in a collection of interviews composed of the life histories of twenty Cape Town jazz musicians. Some of the themes explored are the effects of apartheid in the music scene in the 1950's and 1960's; priorities of recording labels; music reception across social groupings in District Six and the extensive influence of American jazz. Music genres referred to span big band, the avant garde, bebop, dance, jive, marabi, township jazz, goema and Latin., Amu1.07a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 32:10 min ; interview 7 of 23
Identifier: islandora:12876

Title: Oral history interview with Gloria Hendricks [ Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Harris, Gadija
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.73b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 29:43 min. ; interview 73 of 208
Identifier: islandora:18899

Title: Cathkin Dam breached 2 Mar 1979
Subject: Botany--South Africa, Plants--South Africa, ,
Identifier: islandora:9153

Title: Oral history interview with Dumile Cuba [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
Description: This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin7.01a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:46 min. ; interview 1 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22543

Title: Image from rock painting site. Site of Ruiterbosch 2, Hartenbos, Western Cape, South Africa.
Subject: Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape., , ,
Description: Rock painting of human figures, possibly female in procession in red. They are seen with digging sticks. There are other figures, possibly male also in red.
Identifier: islandora:21695

Title: Oral history interview with Hadji Hoosain Hendricks [ Part 2 of 6]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Hendricks, Hoosain, Hadji
Description: Ebrahim Edries interviews Hadji Hoosain Hendricks, an ex-resident of District Six, Cape Town., Cwc2.74b.mp3: Part 2 of 6 ; 29:39 min. ; interview 74 of 208
Identifier: islandora:18903

Title: Oral history interview with Mr R.D Donnelly [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--South Africa--Interviews, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, South African
Description: This sub-collection centres on the diverse war experiences of the interviewees, mainly in in North Africa, Italy and South Africa. It contains information about prisoner of war experiences in Italy and Germany and repatriation through the Port of Odessa in 1945. Themes include: 1948 elections in South Africa, desert warfare at El Alamain, entry into the armed forces, family background, war experiences in Mogadishu and Normandy, post-war politics in South Africa, the psychological effects of war, schooling; war and women's employment in the armed forces., Pin5.06b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 24:45 min. ; interview 6 of 19
Identifier: islandora:25014

Title: Oral history interview with Shirley de Kok, May 1997 [Part 2]
Subject: Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Community arts projects--South Africa--Cape Town--History
Description: Interview with Shirley de Kok, full-time child arts educator at the Community Arts Project (1980s). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Identifier: islandora:31373

Title: Oral history interview with Lionel (Rusty) Bernstein [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Political activists-- South Africa--Interviews, Whites--Political activity--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1948-1994, Government, Resistance to--South Africa, Bernstein, Rusty
Description: This is a series of unrelated interviews from the period 1985-1990 with people involved in different spheres of political life in Africa, with particular reference to the politics of South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zambia and the Congo. Interviewees include, Jane Gool, Hassan Howa, Hosea Jaffe, I.B. Tabata, Jack Cope and Otillie Abrahams. Themes include: African National Congress (ANC) training camps, anti-discrimination in sport, life in exile in Botswana and Namibia, gender empowerment , the history of St. Francis, Langa in the Western Cape, Non-European Unity Movement (NUEM), political upheaval in Kenya, rural life and work and the South West African Peoples Organisation (SWAPO), Pin4.12b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 30:40 min. ; interview 12 of 52
Identifier: islandora:25828

Title: Oral history interview with I.B. Tabata and Jane Gool [Part 2 of 10]
Subject: Oral history, Political activists-- South Africa--Interviews, Government, Resistance to--South Africa, Non-European Unity Movement, Tabata, I. B., Gool, Zainunnissa, 1897-1963
Description: This is a series of unrelated interviews from the period 1985-1990 with people involved in different spheres of political life in Africa, with particular reference to the politics of South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zambia and the Congo. Interviewees include, Jane Gool, Hassan Howa, Hosea Jaffe, I.B. Tabata, Jack Cope and Otillie Abrahams. Themes include: African National Congress (ANC) training camps, anti-discrimination in sport, life in exile in Botswana and Namibia, gender empowerment , the history of St. Francis, Langa in the Western Cape, Non-European Unity Movement (NUEM), political upheaval in Kenya, rural life and work and the South West African Peoples Organisation (SWAPO), Pin4.44b.mp3: Part 2 of 10 ; 32:03 min. ; interview 44 of 52
Identifier: islandora:29730

Title: Oral history interview with Gathu Motsweni [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Political activists-- South Africa--Interviews, Government, Resistance to--South Africa
Description: This sub-collection of interviews with political activists includes themes such as African National Congress (ANC) party politics, ANC underground training in Angola and Soviet Union, Jabulani Nobleman 'Mzala' Nxumalo, 1980s schools boycotts and the United Democratic Front(UDF). Interviewees include Gertrude Fester, Joe Marks, Lizo Ngqugwana, and Ray Alexander., Pin6.07a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:88 min. ; interview 6 of 10
Identifier: islandora:22669

Title: Oral history interview with Dumile Cuba [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
Description: This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin7.01b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 22:06 min. ; interview 1 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22542

Title: Heidi Villa-Vincencio interviews Tom Hanmer [Part 2 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Interviews, Civil rights movements--South Africa, Government, Resistance to--South Africa, Colored people (South Africa)--Political activity, South Africa--Politics and government--1909-1948
Description: The interviews in this collection cover a wide range of topics linked to coloured identity, political organisations and activities in South Africa during the 1940s and post-1948 era. It includes information on protest actions, the defiance campaign, the torch commando, boycotts and train resistance efforts following the 1948 National Party election. Themes include the Anti-Coloured Affairs Department movement (Anti-CAD), civic organisations, education and welfare, the introduction of the Group Areas Act, political parties, race and class issues, the removal of coloured men from the national voters roll in 1956 and the Unity Movement., Pin3.04b.mp3: Part 2 of 3 ; 32:04 min. ; interview 4 of 11
Identifier: islandora:19402

Title: Oral history interview with Mr B. Gerrard [Part 2 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--South Africa--Interviews, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, South African
Description: This sub-collection centres on the diverse war experiences of the interviewees, mainly in in North Africa, Italy and South Africa. It contains information about prisoner of war experiences in Italy and Germany and repatriation through the Port of Odessa in 1945. Themes include: 1948 elections in South Africa, desert warfare at El Alamain, entry into the armed forces, family background, war experiences in Mogadishu and Normandy, post-war politics in South Africa, the psychological effects of war, schooling; war and women's employment in the armed forces., Pin5.09b.mp3: Part 2 of 3 ; 32:10 min. ; interview 9 of 19
Identifier: islandora:24978

Title: Oral history interview with Getrude Isabel Davids [ Part 2 of 5]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Davids, Gertrude Isabel
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.41b.mp3: Part 2 of 5 ; 29:34 min. ; interview 41 of 208
Identifier: islandora:12826

Title: Oral history interview with Nomandla Ngwevela [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
Description: This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin7.10b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 30:43 min. ; interview 10 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22558

Title: Oral history interview with Edith Liebenberg [ Part 2 of 4]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Liebenberg, Edith
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.117b.mp3: Part 2 of 4 ; 29:33 min. ; interview 117 of 208
Identifier: islandora:18981

Title: Oral history interview with Jon Berndt, 9 May 1997 [Part 2]
Subject: Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Community arts projects--South Africa--Cape Town--History
Description: Interview with Jon Berndt, media trainer at the Community Arts Project (circa 1976-b000). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Identifier: islandora:31401

Title: Little Tugela Valley looking north east down valley to Drakensberg location No 2. North facing slopes in foreground
Subject: Botany--South Africa, Plants--South Africa, ,
Identifier: islandora:9207

Title: Soetwater Resort development, Phase 2
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Seaside resorts, Campgrounds, Soetwater Resort (South Africa), Resort development--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Soetwater Resort, Cape Town, Western Cape. This hand-drawn pen and ink drawings on tracing paper shows the group camp development, including the ground floor plans and hard landscaping. Plan, sections and details., plan: scale 1:100; section: scale 1:20; details: scale 1:5 /1:20
Identifier: islandora:22741

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