Amazwi South African Museum of Literature
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E-mail: info@amazwi.museum
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| Amazwi South African Museum of Literature 25A Worcester Street Makhanda (Grahamstown) 6139 South Africa |
Amazwi South African Museum of Literature Private Bag 1019 Makhanda (Grahamstown) 6139 South Africa |
Collections: 20
Potential acquisitions:
Continual theatre archives donations which may contain material relating to South African music.
Artefacts
Articles
Audiovisual items (CDs; DVDs; Gramophone records; Sound cassettes; Videos)
Broadcasts
Certificates
Correspondence
Financial documents
Monographs
Music manuscripts
Newspaper cuttings
Notes
Objets d’art (Cartoons; Sketches: Stage designs)
Periodicals
Photographs
Posters
Printed music
Programmes
Reviews
Scrapbooks
Scripts
Sound recordings (CDs; Gramophone records; Sound cassettes)
Research projects (complete):
None.
Research projects (current):
None.
Digitisation projects (complete):
None.
Digitisation projects (current):
None.
| Articles | |
| Call number | - |
| Type | African music; Folk music; Liturgical music; Military music; Music education; Popular music; Western art music. |
| Extent | 253 items. |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Monographs; Music manuscripts; Newspaper cuttings; Printed music. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | - |
| Farmer, Anthony | |
| Call number | 2007.18 |
| Type | African music; Popular music. |
| Extent | Sound recordings: 10 m; Correspondence: 2 pamphlet boxes. |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Artefacts; Correspondence; Financial documents; Monographs; Music manuscripts; Newspaper cuttings; Notes; Objets d’art (Sketches: Stage designs); Photographs; Printed music; Scripts; Sound recordings (Gramophone records; Sound cassettes). |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Includes items on Ipi Tombi and the musical, King Kong. |
| Fletcher, Jill | |
| Call number | 2005.35; 2005.75.2 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access |
Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Newspaper cuttings; Photographs; Programmes; Reviews; Scrapbooks; Sound recordings (Gramophone records). |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Plays and musicals by Jill Fletcher (Jill Perks). |
| First Physical Theatre Company | |
| Call number | 2009.26.9.3; 2011.94.4.11; 2012.101; 2019.254-2019.259 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Music manuscripts; Printed music. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Materials relating to Mmino Fest, the First Physical Theatre Company. |
| FNB Vita Awards | |
| Call number | 2005.74.11 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | -. |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Programmes. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Programmes from the South African theatres for music, drama, cabaret and dance. |
| Gluckman, Leon | |
| Call number | 1995.2.2 |
| Type | African music; Popular music. |
| Extent | ca. 234 items. |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Newspaper cuttings; Photographs; Programmes; Reviews; Scrapbooks; Sound recordings (Gramophone records). |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Items regarding the musical, King Kong. |
| Manim, Mannie | |
| Call number | 2010.38.2.20; 2010.38.2.24; 2010.38.2.34 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Monographs. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Material regarding 'Heita da!' (musical play about Hugh Masekela), Jonas Gwangwa and Mandla Langa. |
| Market Theatre | |
| Call number | 2003.92.1; 2004.30.4; 2007.10.10.98; 2007.10.10.148; 2007.32.9.143; 2010.128 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Correspondence; Financial documents; Sound recordings (CDs). |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Correspondence and financial records regarding plays and musical shows produced by or performed at the Market Theatre. Includes material on the Mahube Musical Concert, The Sacrifice of Mmbatho (The Good Woman of Sharkville), Nikeziwe (by Mbongeni Ngema and Jumaima Julius) and the Hidden Years music archive (David Marks). |
| Monographs | |
| Call number | - |
| Type | African music; Folk music; Popular music. |
| Extent | ca. 60 items. |
| Level of description | Sorted. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Monographs. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | - |
| Munn, Elsie Fraser | |
| Call number | 2009.27.4 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Programmes. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Music and theatre programmes, including posters on the Ghana University male chorus and Ghanian signs and symbols. |
| Press Clippings | |
| Call number | - |
| Type | African music; Folk music; Popular music. |
| Extent | ca. 300 items. |
| Level of description | Sorted. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Newspaper cuttings; Reviews. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Cuttings on South African drama and musicals. Includes cuttings on Port Elizabeth Music and Drama Society. General search with keyword “music”. |
| Rhodes University Drama Department | |
| Call number | 2006.48.12; 2006.48.154; 2008.51.3.2; 2008.51.8.6; 2010.28.4.2 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Correspondence; Financial documents; Programmes. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Material related to productions by the Rhodes University Drama Department. |
| Sibikwa Community Theatre | |
| Call number | 2017.202.35; 2017.202.36 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Correspondence; Financial documents; Programmes. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Kwela Bafana production and The Stadium production. |
| Sound Recordings | |
| Call number | - |
| Type | African music; Folk music; Popular music. |
| Extent | ca. 52 items. |
| Level of description | Sorted. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | Afrikaans; English. |
| Scope and content | Sound recordings (Gramophone records). |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | - |
| Theatre programmes | |
| Call number | 2012.242.3; 2012.285.1; 2015.110 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Posters; Programmes. |
| Acquisition | By donation (found in museum). |
| Notes | Music programmes, programmes for musicals, opera and dance, and theatre programmes. |
| Tucker, Percy | |
| Call number | 2001.20.3 |
| Type | Popular music; Western art music. |
| Extent | ca. 140 pamphlet boxes. |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Correspondence; Financial documents; Programmes. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Founder of Computicket ticket-selling agency. |
| Williams, Michael | |
| Call number | 2019.12; 2019.25; 2019.45; 2019.53; 2019.54-2019.57; 2019.62; 2019.83; 2019.92; 2019.98; 2019.101; 2019.112; 2019.114; 2019.116; 2019.117; 2019.138; 2019.139 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Audiovisual (DVDs; Sound cassettes; Videos); Photographs; Posters. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Material regarding 'Animals', 'District Six', 'Get love', 'Tiger Bay', Crocodiles, 'Who killed Jimmy Valentine?', 'Wonderfully Wicked' and 'The Orphans of Qumbu'. |
| Willoughby, Guy | |
| Call number | 2009.117.7.2 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Sound recordings. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Materials regarding work by Guy Willoughby and Percy Tucker. |
| Wilson, Diane | |
| Call number | 2012.18 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Certificates; Correspondence; Newspaper cuttings (Reviews); Photographs; Posters; Printed music; Programmes; Scrapbooks; Scripts. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Related to Diane Wilson's theatre career. |
| Woolfson, Malcolm | |
| Call number | 1999.113 |
| Type | - |
| Extent | - |
| Level of description | Catalogued. |
| Access | Electronic: Catalogued on InMagic. Accessible at Amazwi. Accessible by subscription to NISC (Africa Wide: NiPAD). |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Audiovisual (Videos; CDs; LPs); Broadcasts; Correspondence; Financial documents; Notes; Objets d’art (Cartoons); Programmes; Scrapbooks. |
| Acquisition | By donation. |
| Notes | Related to the work of Malcolm Woolfson. |
