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Title
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Folder 2. Transcripts of Maponya's lyrics and poems used in the recording of a CD, 'Busang Meropa' ('Bring Back the Drums', 1987) which honours six South African languages (Xhosa, Zulu, Shangaan, Sepedi, Sesotho, plus English). Typescript and manuscript drafts of these poems. Drafts of 'Umongizaki' and the song 'Nyuka, Nqkayi Ndini', 'Ntsikana' and various other protest songs, with their English translations. Typescript draft of 'Gangsters' with various poems and songs throughout. Other miscellaneous manuscripts for unpublished poems entitled 'Tremour', 'We Know Them', etc. Further typescripts of 'Busang Meropa'.
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Institution
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University of Oxford
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Collection Title
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Archive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement
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Creator(s)
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Maishe Maponya
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Collector(s)
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AMM Archives Committee
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Description/Scope and Content
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The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) archive contains material from its the beginnings of the Movement in the late 1950s as the Boycott Committee to a few years after is dissolution in 1994 and the creation of its successor organisation, Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA). The collection includes poems and scripts by Maishe Maponya with press cuttings and leaflets concerning the Bahumutsi Theatre Company and drawings by George Msimango, 1970s-1990s.
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Date
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1979-1987
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Location
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Bodleian Library
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Identifier
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MSS. AAM 1483
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Language
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Xhosa, Zulu, Shangaan, Sepedi, Sesotho, English.
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Extent
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1 folder (of two folders listed as one item)
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Collection Type
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archival collection
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Level of Processing
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Fully Processed
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Type of Materials/Format
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paper-manuscripts
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Provenance
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Donated by the AAM Archives Committee in accordance with a decision by the AAM Executive Committee.
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Usage
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Medium (Occasional exhibit or research/educational use)
