Inventory of the private collection of
JF van der Merwe
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1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/1 General [None] 1/2/1/1/1 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 1/2/1 Agenda; 1/2/1/1 GeneralSingle agenda of a Ossewa Brandwag Free State meeting
1940 1/2/1/2/1 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 1/2/1 Agenda; 1/2/1/2 Grand Council
Agenda for Grand Council meetings of Ossewa Brandwag
1947-1949 1/2/2/1/1 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 1/2/2 Minutes; 1/2/2/1 General
Minutes of meetings of different divisions of the Ossewa Brandwag
1939-1952 1/2/2/2/1 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 1/2/2 Minutes; 1/2/2/2 Grand Council
Minutes of the Grand Council meetings of Ossewa Brandwag
1941-1949 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 1/2/3 Resolutions; 1/2/3/1 General [None] 1/2/3/2/1 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 1/2/3 Resolutions; 1/2/3/2 Grand Council
Resolutions taken by the Grand Council of Ossewa Brandwag
1948 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/3 Afrikaner Party; 1/3/1 Agenda [None] 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/3 Afrikaner Party; 1/3/2 Minutes [None] 1/3/3/1 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/3 Afrikaner Party; 1/3/3 Resolutions
Resolution taken by the Afrikaner Party regarding the 1948 provincial elections 1948 2/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/1 General; 2/1/1 Correspondence
Correspondence regarding the political situation; Jews; Afrikaner Party; Republican Congress; two letters from Jopie Fourie 4 hours before his execution on
20/12/1914, one addressed to Genl. Louis Botha and one to Afrikaner friends
1937-1953
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2/1/2/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/1 General; 2/1/2 Telegrams Birthday congratulations 1942-1946 2/1/3/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/1 General; 2/1/3 Outgoing DocumentsLetter book (carbon copies) of letters written by Mr JF van der Merwe on various subjects regarding the election
1936-1937 2/2/1/1/1-2/2/1/1/7 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/1 Correspondence; 2/2/1/1 General
Correspondence regarding the organisation of Ossewa Brandwag in the Orange Free State
1938-1953 2/2/1/2/1-2/2/1/2/4 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/1 Correspondence; 2/2/1/2 Resignations Correspondence of persons resigning their posts or ending their membership in Ossewa Brandwag
1940-1941 2/2/2/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/2 Telegrams; 2/2/2/1 General
Telegrams regarding Ossewa Brandwag matters 1940-1952 2/2/3/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/3 Warrants; 2/2/3/1 General
Warrants regarding various matters concerning the Ossewa Brandwag regarding the "Boerejeug"
organisation (Afrikaner youth)
1941-1952 2/2/3/2/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/3 Warrants; 2/2/3/2 Area C
Warrants regarding various matters concerning the Ossewa Brandwag in Area C; names of all the
generals of the different areas forming the Grand Council
1943-1946 2/2/3/3/1-2/2/3/3/2 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/3 Warrants; 2/2/3/3 OFS Headquarters
Warrants regarding various matters concerning the Ossewa Brandwag in the Orange Free State
1941-1943 2/2/4/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/4 Circulars; 2/2/4/1 General
Ossewa Brandwag circulars regarding the OB Youth Front; union circulars regarding the dispute between OB and Dr DF Malan as leader of the National Party and the question of
cooperation between OB and the National Party 1941-1946 2/2/4/2/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/4 Circulars; 2/2/4/2 OFS Headquarters
Ossewa Brandwag circulars regarding matters concerning the members of the Ossewa Brandwag
1942-1943
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2/2/4/3/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/4 Circulars; 2/2/4/3 Area COssewa Brandwag circulars regarding matters in Area C
1943-1946 2/2/4/4/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/4 Circulars; 2/2/4/4 Central Headquarters
Ossewa Brandwag circulars concerning OB matters; KG circular 1/52 regarding resignation of Dr JF (Hans) van Rensburg as leader of OB because of articles in DIE OB (official newspaper of OB) criticising him; Circular 2/1952 by acting Commandant-General JA Smith (also acting leader of the Ossewa Brandwag after
resignation of JF van Rensburg) explaining situation regarding election of a new leader for the OB; Circular dated 7/8/1952 from the acting leader referring to the disintegration of the Ossewa Brandwag 1948-1952 2/2/5/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 2/2/5 Outgoing Documents; 2/2/5/1 General
Carbon copies of letters written by JF van der Merwe regarding Ossewa Brandwag matters
1939 2/3/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/3 Bond Vir Oudgeïnterneerdes en Politieke Gevangenes; 2/3/1 Correspondence; 2/3/1/1 General
Correspondence and circulars regarding matters concerning the "Bond vir Oudgeïnterneerdes en Politieke Gevangenes" 1947-1949 2/4/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/4 Mrs HC van der Merwe; 2/4/1 Correspondence; 2/4/1/1 General
Correspondence and circulars regarding matters concerning the Women League of the Ossewa Brandwag 1939-1953 2/4/1/2/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/4 Mrs HC van der Merwe; 2/4/1 Correspondence; 2/4/1/2 Mr JF van der Merwe and Mrs HC van der Merwe
Correspondence between Mr and Mrs van der Merwe of a personal nature 1942 2/4/2/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/4 Mrs HC van der Merwe; 2/4/2 Telegrams; 2/4/2/1 General
Telegrams between Mr and Mrs van der Merwe
1942-1943
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3. SPEECHES, STATEMENTS, AND MESSAGES 3/1 General; 3/1/1 Speeches [None] 3/1/2/1 3. SPEECHES, STATEMENTS, AND MESSAGES 3/1 General; 3/1/2 StatementsStatements regarding the capture and internment of a General of Ossewa Brandwag 1942 3/2/1/1/1 3. SPEECHES, STATEMENTS, AND MESSAGES 3/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 3/2/1 Speeches; 3/2/1/1 General
Several speeches on various occasions regarding Afrikaner history, freedom, family life, Ossewa Brandwag 1941-1945 3. SPEECHES, STATEMENTS, AND MESSAGES 3/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 3/2/2 Statements; 3/2/2/1 General [None] 3/2/2/2/1 3. SPEECHES, STATEMENTS, AND MESSAGES 3/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 3/2/2 Statements; 3/2/2/2 Ossewa Brandwag Oath
Statement with names of persons who took the Ossewa Brandwag oath 1942 4/1/1/1 4. ARTICLES AND MEMORANDUM 4/1 General; 4/1/1 Articles
Articles on the Asian question, party system of a people's
government, comparison between a democracy and a people's state, description/scene of Afrikaner history n.d. 4. ARTICLES AND MEMORANDUM 4/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 4/2/1 Articles [None] 4/2/2/1/1 4. ARTICLES AND MEMORANDUM 4/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 4/2/2 Memorandum; 4/2/2/1 General
History and construction of the Ossewa Brandwag; Afrikaner nationhood n.d. 5/1/1/1 5. NOTES AND DIARIES 5/1 General; 5/1/1 Notes Miscellaneous notes n.d. 5/1/2/1 5. NOTES AND DIARIES 5/1 General; 5/1/2 Diaries
Diary with notes regarding Ossewa Brandwag 1942 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/1 General [None] 6/2/1/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 6/2/1 Reports; 6/2/1/1 General
Reports regarding Ossewa Brandwag 1943-1947 6/2/1/2/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 6/2/1 Reports; 6/2/1/2 Confidential Reports
Confidential information regarding Ossewa Brandwag matters
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6/2/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 6/2/2 Memorandum; 6/2/2/1 GeneralMemorandum of acting leader of Ossewa Brandwag to members of the Executive Council regarding crisis in Ossewa Brandwag
1952
7/1/1/ 7. PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
7/1 General Certificates of Mr JF van der Merwe being appointed as officer in the Ossewa Brandwag
1940-1943 7/1/2/ 7. PERSONAL
DOCUMENTS
7/1 General Addresses given to Mr JF van der Merwe
1943-1944 7/1/3/ 7. PERSONAL
DOCUMENTS
7/1 General Court case Crown versus JF van der Merwe 1943 8. CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS 8/1 General [None] 8/2/1/1/1 8. CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS 8/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 8/2/1 Constitution; 8/2/1/1 General
Ossewa Brandwag memorandum of Association; "Ossewa Brandwag (Pty) Ltd" statute; Ossewa
Brandwag constitution and program of principles 1940 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9/1 General [None] 9/2/1/1/1 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 9/2/1 Receipts; 9/2/1/1 General
Ossewa Brandwag receipts 1940-1949 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 9/2/2 Income and Expenditures; 9/2/2/1 General [None] 9/2/2/2/1 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 9/2/2 Income and Expenditures; 9/2/2/2 Laertrek
Ossewa Brandwag income and expenditure account 1945 10. PROGRAMMES AND SOUVENIRS 10/1 General; 10/1/1 Programmes [None] 10/1/2/1 10. PROGRAMMES AND SOUVENIRS 10/1 General; 10/1/2 Souvenirs
Memorial of the Festival of the Covenant, Senekal, OFS with photographs and messages of several prominent persons
1916 10/2/1/1/1 10. PROGRAMMES AND SOUVENIRS 10/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 10/2/1 Programmes; 10/2/1/1 General
Programmes of Ossewa Brandwag festivals
1940-1944
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11/1/1/1 11.
MISCELLANEOUS
11/1 General; 11/1/1 Information Sheets
Miscellaneous information sheets and songs n.d. 11/1/2/1-11/1/2/4 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/1 General; 11/1/2 Christmas Cards Christmas cards 1941-1944 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/1 General [None] 11/2/2/1/1-11/2/2/1/2 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/2 Name Lists; 11/2/2/1 General
Lists with names of Ossewa Brandwag members 1939-1945 11/2/2/2/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/2 Name Lists; 11/2/2/2 Bethlehem Commando
Names of Bethlehem Ossewa Brandwag Commando members
1939-1941 11/2/2/3/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/2 Name Lists; 11/2/2/3 Clarens Commando
Names of Clarens Ossewa Brandwag Commando members
1940-1941 11/2/2/4/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/2 Name Lists; 11/2/2/4 Ficksburg Commando
Names of Ficksburg Ossewa Brandwag Commando members
1940-1941 11/2/2/5/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/2 Name Lists; 11/2/2/5 Fouriesburg Commando
Names of Fouriesburg Ossewa Brandwag Commando members
1940-1941 11/2/2/6/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/2 Name Lists; 11/2/2/6 Lindley Commando
Names of Lindley Ossewa Brandwag Commando members
1940-1941 11/2/2/7/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/2 Name Lists; 11/2/2/7 Paul Roux Commando
Names of Paul Roux Ossewa Brandwag Commando members
1940-1941 11/2/2/8/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/2 Name Lists; 11/2/2/8 Rosendal Commando
Names of Rosendal Ossewa Brandwag Commando members
1940-1941 11/2/2/9/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/2 Name Lists; 11/2/2/9 Senekal Commando
Names of Senekal Ossewa Brandwag Commando members
1940-1941
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11/2/3/1/1-11/2/3/1/4 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/3 Signed OB Oaths; 11/2/3/1 GeneralSigned Ossewa Brandwag oaths 1941
11/2/4/1/1-11/2/4/1/2 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/4 Completed Forms; 11/2/4/1 General
Completed Ossewa Brandwag application forms 1941 11/2/5/1/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/5 Membership Cards; 11/2/5/1 General
Ossewa Brandwag membership cards 1940-1942 11/2/6/1/1 11. MISCELLANEOUS 11/2 Ossewa Brandwag; 11/2/6 Unused Forms; 11/2/6/1 General