Repositories

  • Contact Information

    • Name:

      University of the Witwatersrand Archives

    • Postal Address:

      Private Bag 3
      2050 Johannesburg
      South Africa

    • Location:

      Senate House, Room 4015, East Campus University of the Witwatersrand, Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

    • Telephone:

      +27(0)11 717 1251/3

    • Facsimile:

      +27(0)11 717 1229

    • E-mail:

      sulejz@registrar.wits.ac.za

    • URL:

      http://www.wits.ac.za/cro/uni_archives.htm

    • Director:

      Vacant

    • Year founded:

      1967

  • Collections

    • Type of repository:

      Archive

    • Types of source material:

      Archival records
      Artifacts
      Business records
      Ephemera
      Manuscripts
      Music
      Newspapers
      Personal papers
      Photographs
      Posters
      Sound recordings

    • Size:

      around 1100 linear metres

    • Holdings:

      Archival holdings include records of the University administration, printed materials about the University and the personal and professional papers of many academics and persons closely associated with the University. Date range: 1896 to the present day.

    • Receiving new material?

      No

    • Languages:

      English

  • Access Conditions

    • Access conditions:

      Access to records is permitted only in the reading room and under supervision of the Archives staff. Access to restricted records can be requested in writing.

    • Access restrictions:

      Archival records are available for research use by all members of the university and the general public. Restricted access conditions may apply to some records due to legislative regulations, University policy, or conditions of deposit.

    • Finding tools:

      Card catalogs
      Guides

    • Copier available?:

      No

  • Repository publications: