Repositories

  • Contact Information

    • Name:

      Durban Archives Repository

    • Postal Address:

      Private Bag X22
      4023 Greyville
      South Africa

    • Location:

      14 De Mazenod Street

    • Telephone:

      (27) 031 309-5681/2

    • Facsimile:

      (27) 031 309-5685

    • E-mail:

      darch01@hotmail.com

    • Director:

      R.B. Singh

    • Year founded:

      1990

  • Collections

    • Type of repository:

      Archive

    • Types of source material:

      Archival records
      Government records

    • Size:

      4800 linear metres

    • Holdings:

      Core holdings: The largest group at the DAR is the Durban Town Clerk (3/DBN) (1135 lm), followed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court (RSC) (1011 lm), then the Registrar of the North Eastern Divorce Court (RNE) (310 lm). The most heavily consulted groups are the RSC and the RNE. The ship's lists (DIA) are also heavily consulted.

    • Receiving new material?

      No

    • Languages:

      English

  • Access Conditions

    • Access conditions:

      Permission for access to records less than 20 years old at discretion of the National Archivist

    • Access restrictions:

      20 years

    • Finding tools:

      Electronic catalogs
      Guides
      Inventories

    • Copier available?:

      No

  • Repository publications: