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Identity area
Reference code
mob001
Title
Mobrey Family Archive
Date(s)
- 2005-01-01 - 2015-12-31 (Accumulation)
- 2000-01-01 - ? (Accumulation)
- 1995-01-01 - ? (Accumulation)
- 1995-01-01 - ? (Accumulation)
- 1980-01-01 - 1995-12-31 (Creation)
- 1965-01-01 - 1990-12-31 (Creation)
- 1961 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
(1932-1998)
Biographical history
Anti-apartheid activist and community organizer. Documented resistance movements.
Name of creator
(1960-)
Biographical history
Photographer and visual artist. Documented township life from 1985 onwards.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Related people and organizations
- Dr. Sarah van der Merwe (Accumulation)
- James Nkosi (Creation)
- Johannesburg Historical Society (Accumulation)
- Liberation Movement Documentation Centre (Accumulation)
- Maria Santos (Creation)
- Mobrey Family (Creation)
- Pieterse AI (Creation)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Digital object metadata
Master file
Reference copy
Thumbnail copy
Accession area
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Dr. Sarah van der Merwe Person
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Pieterse AI Family
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James Nkosi Person
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Maria Santos Person
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Mobrey Family Person
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Mobrey archival institurion
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Johannesburg Historical Society
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Liberation Movement Documentation Centre
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Accumulation AccumulationJohannesburg Historical Society
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Accumulation AccumulationLiberation Movement Documentation Centre
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Accumulation AccumulationDr. Sarah van der Merwe
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Accumulation AccumulationLiberation Movement Documentation Centre
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Creation ProductionPieterse AI
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Creation ProductionMobrey Family
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Creation ProductionJames Nkosi
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Creation ProductionMaria Santos
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Creation Production1961
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Creation Activity1920-1965Mobrey FamilyOriginal creation: Mobrey family business records created during operation of Mobrey Trading Company, Durban, 1920-1965. Includes ledgers, correspondence, invoices, and photographs.
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Transfer ActivityMarch 2023The Archive And Heritage GroupSPECTRUM Transfer: Mobrey Family Archive transferred from family residence to institutional custody. Transfer of ownership and intellectual property rights completed.
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Preservation ActivityApril 2023Prof. Willem BothaSPECTRUM Condition Assessment: Full survey of Mobrey Archive. 45% materials affected by silverfish damage. Urgent fumigation and conservation treatment recommended.
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Preservation ActivityMay-June 2023Prof. Willem BothaConservation Treatment: Emergency fumigation and stabilization of Mobrey Archive. Anoxic treatment applied. Damaged items isolated. 156 items treated over 6-week period.
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Description ActivityAugust 2023Dr. Sarah van der MerweArchival Description: Mobrey Family Archive catalogued to series level. Finding aid created. 12 series identified covering business operations, family correspondence, and photographic materials.