DEACON, William Henry D'Ewes Inventory

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Inventory of the private collection of

WHD Deacon

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1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/1 General; 1/1/1 Agendas 1/1/2/1 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/1 General; 1/1/2 Minutes

Questions in the House of Assembly put to Ministers on various subjects as well as copies of speeches in the House of Assembly; speeches by Mr WHD Deacon on education, agriculture, and farming 1965-1972 1/2/1/1/1 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/2 Agriculture; 1/2/1 Agendas; 1/2/1/1 General

Agenda of Fort Beaufort Agricultural School and Winterberg Agricultural School 1971-1972 1/2/2/1/1 1. AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS 1/2 Agriculture; 1/2/2 Minutes; 1/2/2/1 General

Minutes of Cape Province Agricultural Union Executive Council, Eastern Agricultural Union Executive Committee, Bathurst Farmers Union, Agricultural School Winterberg, Fort Beaufort, Central Albany Farmers Association, South Eastern Areas Development Assoc.

1961-1973 2/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/1 General; 2/1/1 Correspondence Correspondence of a general nature on various subjects

1966-1973 2/1/2/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/1 General; 2/1/2 Telegrams

Telegrams asking for information on various subjects 1970-1972 2/2/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/2 Social Welfare and Pensions; 2/2/1 Correspondence; 2/2/1/1 General

Correspondence on various matters inter alia applications for pension, War Veterans' Pension, and rent legislation 1963-1973 2/3/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/3 Labour; 2/3/1 Correspondence; 2/3/1/1 General Correspondence on labour-related matters 1965-1972 2/4/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/4 Separate Beach Amenities; 2/4/1 Correspondence; 2/4/1/1 General Correspondence regarding provision of beach amenities for different race groups and beach zoning for blacks and whites

1965-1971 2/5/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/5 Indian Affairs; 2/5/1 Correspondence; 2/5/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding the Indian community in Port Elizabeth

1965-1972 2/6/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/6 Posts and Telegraphs; 2/6/1 Correspondence; 2/6/1/1 General Correspondence regarding applications for telephones, microwave equipment for the Post Office, and moving of the SABC

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Regional Headquarters from

Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth 2/7/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/7 Port Alfred; 2/7/1 Correspondence; 2/7/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding Port Alfred Harbour improvements

1966-1969 2/8/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/8 Water Affairs; 2/8/1 Correspondence; 2/8/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding Orange River water for lower Fish River, conservation of water by coastal municipalities, silting of the Keiskamma River mouth, water resources Eastern Cape,

Grahamstown water supplies, and irrigation schemes 1966-1973 2/9/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/9 Hotel Board; 2/9/1 Correspondence; 2/9/1/1 General Correspondence regarding classification of hotels 1966-1970 2/10/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/10 Defence; 2/10/1 Correspondence; 2/10/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding military service of national servicemen and application for exemption from military training 1967-1973 2/11/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/11 Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM); 2/11/1 Correspondence; 2/11/1/1 General Correspondence regarding electricity supply to Midlands, Eastern Cape, and Border

1967-1972 2/12/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/12 Bantu Affairs; 2/12/1 Correspondence; 2/12/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding Bantu affairs in the Eastern Cape inter alia Bantu schools, Fingo Village, flood damage to farms, cattle farming, straying cattle, agriculture, Xhosa Development Corporation 1967-1973 2/13/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/13 Peddie Municipality; 2/13/1 Correspondence; 2/13/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding transfer of Wooldridge commonage to Peddie Municipality and a water scheme for Peddie

1968-1970 2/14/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/14 Grahamstad; 2/14/1 Correspondence; 2/14/1/1 General Correspondence regarding government assistance to Grahamstown Municipality and Grahamstown Abattoir 1968-1970 2/15/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/15 Health; 2/15/1 Correspondence; 2/15/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding health services and health-related matters

1969-1972 2/16/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/16 Personal; 2/16/1 Correspondence; Correspondence of a general nature on various subjects with voters and friends

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2/16/1/1 General 2/25/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/25 Food Subsidies; 2/25/1 Correspondence; 2/25/1/1 General Correspondence regarding applications for loans

1971-1973 2/26/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/26 National Education; 2/26/1 Correspondence; 2/26/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding a plea for more opportunities for the below-average youth in the labour market and declaration of NCORA church as a National Monument

1971-1972 2/27/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/27 Coloured Affairs; 2/27/1 Correspondence; 2/27/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding the SA Coloured Advancement Trust

1971-1972 2/28/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/28 Revenue; 2/28/1 Correspondence; 2/28/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding custom duties, sales tax, and the export of iron ore 1971-1973 3/1/1/1 3. SPEECHES, STATEMENTS, AND MESSAGES 3/1 General; 3/1/1 Speeches

Address by Prof. Guy Butler at the Inaugural Dinner to establish a Natal Regional Committee of the 1820 Settlers' National Monument Appeal referring to English-speaking South Africans, 1820 settlers, English Language Festival; "Envisaged and Expected Planning and Development in the Eastern Cape and Midlands" by JFO Ho, paper read at the symposium of the Cape Development Association, Port Elizabeth referring to the 29 magisterial districts in the Eastern Cape and Cape Midlands; SABC "Sports Reel", 28/5/1970: Major Piet van der Byl, M.C.; SABC "Weekend News Room" 8/4/1973: Radio Interview with the Secretary for Bantu Education Dr HJ van Zyl, referring to Bantu (Black) Education and Training; Eastern Border Farmer's Day address; Bathurst Show opening address

1968-1973 3/1/2/1 3. SPEECHES, STATEMENTS, AND MESSAGES 3/1 General; 3/1/2 Statements

Statements on SA Dairy Industry 1971

4/1/1/1 4. ARTICLES AND MANUSCRIPTS

4/1 General; 4/1/1 Articles

United Party information letter on pension and social welfare criticising National

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Party/government policy; South

African Iron Ore: Iron Ore Exports; Prospects for the export of South African iron ore; Excerpts from textbooks regarding advertising and publicity; Observations on his visit to South Africa by Prof. AD Webb; Research programme on wine bouquet; The case for general clemency for South African political prisoners, 15/3/1971; National Association for Research into Alcoholism: Alcoholics Don't Belong in Jails or Mental Institutions; "Grahamstown's Industrial Future" by Dr SG Shuttleworth

4/1/2/1 4. ARTICLES AND MANUSCRIPTS

4/1 General; 4/1/2 Manuscripts

Manuscripts regarding SA railways and harbours and agriculture

1971 4/2/1/1/1 4. ARTICLES AND MANUSCRIPTS 4/2 Bantu Affairs; 4/2/1 Articles; 4/2/1/1 General

Job opportunities in the border areas of the Orange Free State and Eastern Cape by SS Terblanche and P Hartman, Pretoria

1972 4/3/1/1/1 4. ARTICLES AND MANUSCRIPTS 4/3 Health; 4/3/1 Articles; 4/3/1/1 General

Aim of Medical Missions by DJ Bosch; SA Abortion Law Reform League; Medical Crisis in the Bantustans by WG Daynes; Petition to Members of Parliament by HD Brown regarding proposed legislation on practitioners of genuine naturopathy and osteopathy n.d. 5/1/1/1 5. NOTES AND DIARIES 5/1 General; 5/1/1 Notes

Notes for speeches 1965-1972

5/2/1/1/1 5. NOTES AND DIARIES

5/2 Agriculture; 5/2/1 Notes; 5/2/1/1 General

Notes regarding agricultural matters 1970

5/3 Interior Affairs; 5/3/1 Notes; 5/3/1/1 General

Notes regarding immigration 1970-1972

5/4 Bantu Affairs; 5/4/1 Notes; 5/4/1/1 General

Notes regarding multinationalism 1972

6/1/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM

6/1 General; 6/1/1 Reports

Report on 12th Union Congress of United Party 1959; Torlage Committee report on allocation of beaches in Cape Peninsula; report on assistance to industries in border areas; report Dept. of

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Immigration 1968/1970; Annual

reports of the Company for European Immigration 1969/1970 and 1970/1971; Annual report of the Africa Institute 1970; Report on flood damage in the Eastern Cape, n.d.

6/1/2/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM

6/1 General; 6/1/2 Memorandum

Memo to President of Transvaal Agricultural Union regarding Pyrethrum in SA; Memo regarding Supreme Court facilities in Port Elizabeth; granting of allowances to white railway pensioners; summary of matters discussed with

delegation from Port Alfred

1966-1971 6/2/1/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/2 Agriculture; 6/2/1 Reports; 6/2/1/1 General

Report on meeting of Queenstown Agricultural Advisory Committee; report on farm labourers in SA

1960-1972 6/2/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/2 Agriculture; 6/2/2 Memorandum; 6/2/2/1 General

Memo regarding agricultural education, abattoir facilities, yellow margarine, and flood damages

1970-1972 6/2/2/2/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/2 Agriculture; 6/2/2 Memorandum; 6/2/2/2 Pineapples

Memo regarding the pineapple industry, grading, packing, and marketing of pineapples as well as the economic state of the pineapple industry 1959-1969 6/3/1/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/3 Bantu Affairs; 6/3/1 Reports; 6/3/1/1 General

Xhosa Development Corporation annual reports 1966 and 1968; report of the Department of Bantu Administration and Development, 1971 1966-1973 6/3/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/3 Bantu Affairs; 6/3/2 Memorandum; 6/3/2/1 General

Memorandum on the application of the pass laws and influx control 1966; explanatory memorandum on the Bantu Laws Amendment Bill 1969; Explanatory memo on the Bantu Homelands Constitution Bill 1971; Memorandum to the Minister of Planning, Mr JJ Loots, in

connection with the proclamation of the major portion of Fingo Village as a coloured area; Transcript of interview with Rev. Malukazi, Grahamstown 3/9/1971, referring to what black people want from the government; Memorandum on meeting with the Deputy Minister of

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Bantu Administration and

Development in Grahamstown 7/12/1971 by members of Grahamstown City Council 6/4/1/1/1 6. REPORTS AND

MEMORANDUM

6/4 Defence; 6/4/1 Reports; 6/4/1/1 General

Report of Commission of Inquiry into matters relating to the security of the state 1969 6/4/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/4 Defence; 6/4/2 Memorandum; 6/4/2/1 General

Summary of findings and

recommendations of Groenewald Committee into SA Defence Force matters; Stability and Revolution, Nov 1970; Guide for National Servicemen who are Required to Commence National Service during 1971 1965-1971 6/5/1/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/5 Water Affairs; 6/5/1 Reports; 6/5/1/1 General

Report on proposed Elands River Government Water Works; third supplementary report on proposed additional storage provision on Vaal River (Bloemhof Dam)

1970-1971 6/5/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/5 Water Affairs; 6/5/2 Memorandum; 6/5/2/1 General

Memo from South Eastern Areas Public Bodies Assoc. to Water Planning Commission; Water Amendment Bill memo; memo for guidance of applicants for loans and subsidies on irrigation and stock watering schemes; "master plan" to save waters of Southern Africa 1967 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/6 Social Welfare and Pensions; 6/6/1 Reports 6/6/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/6 Social Welfare and Pensions; 6/6/2 Memorandum; 6/6/2/1 General

Memo regarding pensions, grants, and means test for white social pensioners 1962-1972 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/7 Commerce and Industries; 6/7/1 Reports 6/7/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/7 Commerce and Industries; 6/7/2 Memorandum; 6/7/2/1 General

Memo regarding ISCOR, export of iron ore and iron and steel

products; functions and duties of the Department of Commerce and of Industries 1968-1972 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/8 ESCOM; 6/8/1 Reports

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MEMORANDUM Memorandum;

6/8/2/1 General

Electricity Committee of SA Agricultural Union regarding the supply of electricity 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/9 Grahamstad; 6/9/1 Reports 6/9/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/9 Grahamstad; 6/9/2 Memorandum; 6/9/2/1 General

Memo on urgent need for assistance from government to offset derating of Grahamstown municipality; comparison of Cape Town, Pretoria, and Grahamstown; Grahamstown Border Area

Industrial Plan 1969 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/10 Transport; 6/10/1 Reports 6/10/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/10 Transport; 6/10/2 Memorandum; 6/10/2/1 General

Memo regarding the export of iron ore 1970 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/11 Health; 6/11/1 Reports 6/11/2/1/1 6. REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 6/11 Health; 6/11/2 Memorandum; 6/11/2/1 General

Memo by the SA Association of Homeopathy and Natural Therapeutics to the Minister of Health; memo regarding SANMED-147 medical scheme; suggested reestablishment of a district nursing service for whites in Grahamstown

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8/1/1 8. CONSTITUTIONAL 8/1 General Physical Planning and Utilization of Resources Bill; proposed

amendments to first schedule to Defence Act; Subdivision of Agricultural Land Bill; Bantu Authorities' Service Pensions Bill; Bantu Homelands Constitution Bill; The Eastern Province Guardian Loan and Investment Company Amendment, Indemnity and Further Powers Further Amendment (Private) Bill 1967-1972 9. FINANCIAL 9/1 General 9/2/1/1/1 9. FINANCIAL 9/2 Xhosa Development Corporation; 9/2/1 Financial Statements; 9/2/1/1 General Financial statements 1964-1967

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MISCELLANEOUS Union Agreement between the

governments of South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland; Fingo Village, Grahamstown 10/2/1/1 10.

MISCELLANEOUS

10/2 Maps; 10/2/1 General

Maps regarding South Africa, Ciskei (showing Bantu areas), Peddie, Israel 1969-1970 10/3/1/1 10. MISCELLANEOUS 10/3 Petitions; 10/3/1 General

Petitions regarding Supreme Court Revell Trials; proposed zoning of beaches in East London area

1971

10/4/1/1 10.

MISCELLANEOUS

10/4 Affidavits; 10/4/1 General

A few affidavits for Mrs GJ Mandy 1972 2/17/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/17 Provincial Matters; 2/17/1 Correspondence; 2/17/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding Kudu reserve in Fish River Valley, pedestrian bridge over busy road next to school 1969-1971 2/18/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/18 Transport; 2/18/1 Correspondence; 2/18/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding various transport matters inter alia the signposting of coastal holiday resorts and caravan parks

1969-1972 2/19/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/19 Interior Affairs; 2/19/1 Correspondence; 2/19/1/1 General Correspondence regarding passports, permanent residential permits, and birth classification according to the Population Registration Act, 1950 1970-1973 2/20/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/20 Justice; 2/20/1 Correspondence; 2/20/1/1 General

General correspondence of a legal nature 1970-1973 2/21/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/21 Police; 2/21/1 Correspondence; 2/21/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding the need for police stations and the transfer of police to other stations

1970-1971 2/22/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/22 Community Development; 2/22/1 Correspondence; 2/22/1/1 General Correspondence regarding community matters 1970-1972 2/23/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/23 Agriculture; 2/23/1 Correspondence; 2/23/1/1 General Correspondence regarding agricultural matters, inter alia application for agricultural loans, problems with jointed cactus, dehydration factory in

Grahamstown, Grahamstown Home Industries Co. 1970-1973 2/23/1/2/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/23 Agriculture; 2/23/1 Correspondence; 2/23/1/2 Pineapples Correspondence regarding pineapple production, inter alia a proposed pineapple scheme; regulations relating to canning pineapples and the sale of fresh

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pineapples; economic situation of

pineapple producers 2/23/1/3/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/23 Agriculture; 2/23/1 Correspondence; 2/23/1/3 Pyrethrum Correspondence regarding pyrethrum cultivation 1969-1971 2/23/1/4/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/23 Agriculture; 2/23/1 Correspondence; 2/23/1/4 Agricultural Credit and Land Tenure

Correspondence regarding applications for loans and assistance, drought subsidies, stock reduction scheme

1970-1972 2/23/1/5/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/23 Agriculture; 2/23/1 Correspondence; 2/23/1/5 Land and Agricultural Bank Correspondence regarding application for Land Bank loans

1971-1973 2/23/1/6/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/23 Agriculture; 2/23/1 Correspondence; 2/23/1/6 Agricultural Schools Correspondence regarding

Agricultural High School Winterberg at Fort Beaufort 1971-1972 2/23/1/7/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/23 Agriculture; 2/23/1 Correspondence; 2/23/1/7 Agricultural Technical Services Correspondence regarding personal grievances 1972-1973 2/23/2/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/23 Agriculture; 2/23/2 Telegrams; 2/23/2/1 General

Few telegrams of a general nature 1969-1971

2/24/1/1/1 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS 2/24 Railways; 2/24/1 Correspondence; 2/24/1/1 General

Correspondence regarding claims against SA Railways