Letter from Mary Benson to Sampson enclosing documents and copies of documents relating to Winnie Mandela and the Mandela family
MS. Sampson dep. 163
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Title
Letter from Mary Benson to Sampson enclosing documents and copies of documents relating to Winnie Mandela and the Mandela family
Shelfmark
MS. Sampson dep. 163
Summary
Some items referred to in the letter are not present. From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Winnie (exc. Stompie)'. Includes:
letter from Winnie to Mary Benson concerning the arrest and alleged torture of Wilton Mkwayi [Treasurer of the South African Congress of Trade Unions], urging Benson to convey this information to the [ANC] office, and also referring to the torture of Paul Joseph, 8 Oct. 1964
'MB's 'Experience' of Winnie. Leading to 1969 Trial', notes by Mary Benson about the circumstances of the arrest, detention and trial of Winnie Mandela in 1969-1970, [c.1990], word-processed
printed record of proceedings in the trial, State v Morgan and others, [in which Winnie Mandela was a defendant], relating to the kidnap and assault of Stompie Moeketsi Seipei and three other youths, Mar. and Jun. 1993
Date
17 June [c.1998]
Language
English
Physical extent
1 folder
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Collection contents
Material relating to publications
Books
Material relating to Mandela: The Authorised Biography (London: HarperCollins, 1999)
Letter from Mary Benson to Sampson enclosing documents and copies of documents relating to Winnie Mandela and the Mandela family
