South End Museum
South End is a suburb in Port Elizabeth which was once a cosmopolitan community. People from all walks of life lived harmoniously in the epicentre of cultural diversity. Blacks, whites, coloureds, Indians,…
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Asian Art
Collections of Chinese ceramics, Indian miniatures and Japanese prints were established by Eleanor Lorimer, the first Director, in acknowledgment of the Chinese and Indian communities in Port Elizabeth
Archives of the Private Secretary of the Minister of Bantu Education and Indian Affairs, 1961-1963
The collection consists of documents, minutes and agendas, correspondence, etc
The Indian Community in the Transvaal
This collection contains slides of some of the material collected for the exhibition "Art, culture and social reality – The Indian community in the Transvaal" which formed part of the…
The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) Collection
This collection mainly reflects the activities of the organisation since its revival in 1971
Documentation Centre for African Studies
The Documentation Centre promotes and facilitates research in the political, theological, social, economic, cultural and historical fields by collecting and making available unpublished historical and contemporary material. Documents of various…
van der Westhuizen, W
The collection consists of pamphlets and magazines
Kierman, S
The collection consists of pamphlets
C.M. Doke Collection
A collection focused on the Asian and Indian communities in South Africa
Morris Alexander Papers
The papers in this collection comprise inter alia material on Cape Coloured and Indian affairs, particularly working conditions, welfare, etc.; immigration and other problems of aliens; parliamentary bills (e.g. Coloured…