A3337 | Albert LUTULI, Various papers, 1953-1982 | | |
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| Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2017 | | |
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| 1 box | | |
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| The collection contains various papers relating to Chief Albert Lutuli, President-General of the African National Congress. | | |
| The material was in the possession of Thomas Karis ("From Protest to Challenge") and submitted to Historical Papers in July 2012. The list of items provided with these papers has been used for the following inventory. | | |
| The spelling "Lutuli" has been used, as done by Albert Lutuli himself, rather than the 'commonly' used spelling of "Luthuli". | | |
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| Reference is made to collection AD1812 Treason Trial, 1956. | | |
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| COLLECTION | | |
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A | LETTERS, 1953-1956 | | |
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A1 | Original letter, signed by A. Lutuli, 22 June 1953 | | |
| The letter, addressed to Walter Sisulu, expresses his views on relations with the recently formed Liberal Party and Federal Party, as well as on policy on participation in Government-sponsored bodies. The letter was taken from the Treason Trial Defence folder. | | |
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A2 | Copies of letters by A. Lutuli, 1953-1956 | | |
| These are copies of correspondence originating from the evidence presented at the 1956 Treason Trial. | | |
A2.1 | Letter to Z.K. Matthews, 15 June 1953 | | |
| Also included copy of the letter from Z.K. Matthews, which he wrote to Lutuli on the 8 June 1953. | | |
A2.2 | Letter to Z.K. Matthews, 9 February 1954 | | |
A2.3 | Letter to South African Peace Council, 9 November 1954 | | |
A2.4 | Letter to O.R. Tambo, 21 June 1955 | | |
A2.5 | Letter to O.R. Tambo, 21 June 1955 | | |
A2.6 | Letter to "Sons of the soil: Dr Conco and Stalward", 29 August 1955 | | |
A2.7 | Letter to Dr. Dadoo, 2 September 1955 | | |
A2.8 | Letter to O.R. Tambo, 9 September 1955 | | |
A2.9 | Letter to Dr. Letele, 22 March 1956 | | |
A2.10 | Letter to O.R. Tambo, 8 June 1956 | | |
A2.11 | Letter to George Houser, 8 June 1956 | | |
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A3 | Copies of letters to A. Lutuli, 1955 | | |
| Copies of correspondence originating from the evidence presented at the 1956 Treason Trial. They relate to the Congress of the People's gathering in Kliptown and the adoption of the Freedom Charter. | | |
A3.1 | Letter from O.R. Tambo, 27 April 1955 | | |
A3.2 | Letter from O.R. Tambo, 11 May 1955 | | |
A3.3 | Letter from Walter Sisulu, 2 June 1955 | | |
A3.4 | Letter from "Stalwart", Durban, 6 June 1955 | | |
A3.5 | Letter from Ben Turok, 26 August 1955 | | |
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B | STATEMENTS, 1952-1982 | | |
| Some of the copies originate from the evidence presented at the 1956 Treason Trial. | | |
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B1 | Message sent to Canon Collins by A. Lutuli, typescript, 1956 | | |
B2 | "Face the Future" with Foreword by A. Lutuli, publication of the Congress of Democrats, November 1960 | | |
B3 | "The Road to freedom is Via the Cross" | | |
| The statement was made by Lutuli in November 1952. Published as South African Studies 3, by the ANC in London, printed in German Democratic Republic, 94 printed pages, copied on Yale University paper, n.d. | | |
B4 | Statements and Addresses by A. Lutuli, issued by the UN Unit on Apartheid, 35 pages, 10 December 1969 | | |
B5 | "How Red is Congress? Is the African National Congress Communist-controlled? , 1955 | | |
| Exclusive interview with DRUM Magazine, copied from DRUM, January 1955 and typescript | | |
B6 | "Our common task", message by A. Lutuli to the Annual Meeting of the South African Congress of Democrats, 24 June 1955 | | |
B7 | "Lutuli sees votes for all as only race solution", press release by the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR), 13 January 1960 | | |
B8 | "Lutuli speaks", Statements and Addresses, Portrait of Chief Lutuli, 95 pages, 8 January 1982 | | |
| Print publication by the Solidarity Committee of the German Democratic Republic in co-operation with the UN Centre Against Apartheid. | | |
B9 | R. vs. Adams and Others. Statement taken from Chief Albert J. Lutuli, typescript, 21 pages, undated | | |
| The statement was taken for the 1956 Treason Trial. | | |
B10 | "A Press Statement on "THE CHESSA-CHESSA" Organisation", original letter written and signed by A. Lutuli, 1 page, undated | | |
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C | INTERVIEWS AND COMMENTS | | |
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C1 | Interview with A. Lutuli, by Gwendolen Carter, typescript, 20 pages, 28 March 1964 | | |
C2 | Memorandum of conversation with Thomas Karis, 1 page, 21 June 1955 | | |
C3 | Comments on Lutuli by Oliver Tambo, typescript, 2 pages, November 1973 | | |
C4 | Paragraph on Lutuli, by Frieda Matthews, undated | | |
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D | BIOGRAPHIES AND OTHER, 1960s | | |
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D1 | "Chief Albert Lutuli", copy from Mayibuye, pages 8-15, 31 July 1967 | | |
D2 | "Man of the people Chief A.J. Lutuli African patriot, world statesman", printed publication by Afrika Publications, 32 pages, undated | | |
D3 | "Chief Albert John Mvumbi Lutuli Isitwalandwe 1898-1967", Supplement to Sechaba Vol.1 No.8, 1967 | | |
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E | NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES, 1959-1972 | | |
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E1 | Newspaper cuttings, 1959-1972 | | |
| Including: The Observer Profile of Albert Luthuli; Luthuli gets Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo Ceremony; article by Field-Marshal Montgomery 'Do the Bantu want Apartheid?'; article with photograph of A. Lutuli and his wife working in their garden; on the death of Albert Lutuli. | | |
E2 | What I would do if I were Prime Minister, Exclusive article by A. Lutuli, Ebony magazine, February 1962 | | |
| Illustrated with numerous photographs. | | |