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Title: Oral history interview with Mr and Mrs Wolhuter [Part 1 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., Pin5.18a.mp3: Part 1 of 3 ; 31:55 min. ; interview 18 of 19
Identifier: islandora:24972

Title: Oral history interview with Edward Stuurman [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 Windermere/Kensington in the Western Cape focuses on the coloured residents of the area and examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: discriminatory laws, government policy, housing, racialised spaces and the smuggling of alcohol by residents and shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold)., Pin9.14a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:48 min. ; interview 14 of 15
Identifier: islandora:29642

Title: Oral history interview with Veronica Daniels [Part 1 of 5]
Subject: Oral history, Harfield Village (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Daniels, Veronica, ,
Description: Karen Daniels interviews Veronica Daniels, an ex-resident of Harfield Village, Cape Town. These interviews provide a very rich source or oral history regarding social life in Harfield Village and Claremont, as well as forced removals and their after-effects. Harfield Village, before the Group Areas Act, was a small mixed area of African, coloured and white inhabitants and was also known as "die vlak" by the locals. The themes included in the interviews are: inter-racial mixing and romanticisation of racial harmony, community and family relationships, religion - both Christian (Anglican, Methodist, Dutch Reformed) and Muslim (Harvey Road, Stegman Road and Main Road Mosques) - and schooling, leisure activities such as the Coon Carnival, music and jazz, shebeens and drinking. Class issues are discussed with reference to crime, gangs, "skollies", home ownership, rentals, incomes and employment. The physical, emotional and economic hardships endured by Harfield residents during and after the forced removals and the Group Areas Act are also discussed. Each interview in this collection contains a useful summary of the interview dynamics and the date of the interview., Forced removals, Cwc6.10a.mp3: Part 1 of 5 ; 30:28 min; interview 10 of 39
Identifier: islandora:24742

Title: Oral history interview with Thembeki Solomon Somdaka [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., Pin7.14a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:09 min. ; interview 14 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22565

Title: Oral history interview with Mr G. De Jong [Part 1 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., Pin5.05a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:54 min. ; interview 5 of 19
Identifier: islandora:24991

Title: Sonata for 2 violins op. 56 (1. Andante cantabile)
Subject: Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Sonatas, violins (2), op. 56, Sonatas (Violin), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: The 6th Annual Schock Foundation Prize for Chamber Music, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28727

Title: Oral history interview with Fozia Salie [ Part 1 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, Salie, Fozia
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., Cwc2.151a.mp3: Part 1 of 6 ; 29:13 min. ; interview 151 of 208
Identifier: islandora:24548

Title: Image from rock painting site. Site of Cango-Cave 1, Outdshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa.
Subject: Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape., , ,
Description: Art unidentifiable
Identifier: islandora:21739

Title: District Map of Idutywa, Transkei, sheet no. 1
Subject: Transkei (South Africa)--History--Maps, Transkei--Description and travel--Maps, Homelands (South Africa)--Transkei--Maps, ,
Description: Map of Idutywa, Transkei showing a location called Keti, with building lots and plans, location boundaries, trading stations, rivers, and roads. Relief shown by mountain peaks. Scale 400 Cape roods = 1 English inch.
Identifier: islandora:30021

Title: Oral history interview with Minnie Desmond [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Harfield Village (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Desmond, Minnie, ,
Description: Karen Daniels interviews Minnie Desmond, an ex-resident of Harfield Village, Cape Town. These interviews provide a very rich source or oral history regarding social life in Harfield Village and Claremont, as well as forced removals and their after-effects. Harfield Village, before the Group Areas Act, was a small mixed area of African, coloured and white inhabitants and was also known as "die vlak" by the locals. The themes included in the interviews are: inter-racial mixing and romanticisation of racial harmony, community and family relationships, religion - both Christian (Anglican, Methodist, Dutch Reformed) and Muslim (Harvey Road, Stegman Road and Main Road Mosques) - and schooling, leisure activities such as the Coon Carnival, music and jazz, shebeens and drinking. Class issues are discussed with reference to crime, gangs, "skollies", home ownership, rentals, incomes and employment. The physical, emotional and economic hardships endured by Harfield residents during and after the forced removals and the Group Areas Act are also discussed. Each interview in this collection contains a useful summary of the interview dynamics and the date of the interview., Forced removals, Cwc6.25a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 30:29 min; interview 25 of 39
Identifier: islandora:24702

Title: Image from rock painting site. Site of Vermaaksrivier 1, Oudtshoorn, South Africa.
Subject: Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape., , ,
Description: Rock painting of a figure, that is possibly human, in faded red.
Identifier: islandora:21683

Title: Oral history interview with Mr. H. Burggraaf [Part 1 of 2]
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., Pin3.02a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:55 min ; interview 2 of 11
Identifier: islandora:19397

Title: Trio (1. Allegro ma non troppo)
Subject: Rota, Nino, 1911-1979. Trios, piano, flute, violin, Trios (Piano, flute, violin), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: The 7th Annual Schock Foundation Prize for Chamber Music, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28907

Title: Little Suite for Strings op.1 (III. Finale)
Subject: Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931. Lille suite, Suites (String orchestra), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: UCT String Ensemble, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:30211

Title: Oral history inteview with Mrs Kafoerah Dollie [ Part 1 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, Dollie, Kafoerah
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., Cwc2.50a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 29:28 min. ; interview 50 of 208
Identifier: islandora:18823

Title: Oral history interview with John Walter, May 1997 [Part 1]
Subject: Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Community arts projects--South Africa--Cape Town--History
Description: Interview with John Walter, part-time theatre facilitator 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:31390

Title: Oral history interview with Mrs A. Abrahams [ Part 1 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, Abrahams, A., Mrs
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., Cwc2.01a.mp3: Part 1 of 4 ; 29:25 min. ; interview 1 of 208
Identifier: islandora:19385

Title: Sonata de camera op. 48 (1. Prelude)
Subject: Pierné, Gabriel, 1863-1937. Sonata da camera, Trios (Piano, flute, cello), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: The 2nd Annual Schock Foundation Prize for Chamber Music, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28200

Title: Oral history interview with Mandla Klanisi [Part I of 1]
Subject: Oral history, Gun Free South Africa (Organization), Gun control--South Africa
Description: Gun Free South Africa is an advocacy group formed in 1994 with the aim of building a safer country through the reduction of firearms in society. In association with "Gun Free South Africa", the interviewer focuses on youth activists and young members of the community sharing their experiences of gun violence and opinions on gun control. Themes include: biographical information; civic organisations; community involvement; crime and organisational affiliations., Por1.03.mp3: Part I of 1 ; 46:21 min. ; interview 3 of 6
Identifier: islandora:24640

Title: Oral history interview with Mannie Fagan [ Part 1 of 1]
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, Fagan, Mannie
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., Cwc2.53b.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 31:01 min. ; interview 53 of 208
Identifier: islandora:18839

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