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The Making of "Indianess": Indian Politics in South Africa During the 1930s and 1940s

The years 1914 to 1949 were witness to rapid and extensive change in the social and
material conditions of Indians. The transformation of the majority of lndians to an urban-based
proletariat presented them with new challenges as well as additional choices of group

THE MAKING OF INDIAN IDENTITY IN DURBAN, 1914-1949

Degree: Ph. D. Degree Year: 1995 Institute: Indiana University The object of this study is to
examine the making of Indian identities in Durban between 1914 and 1949. There were
many significant changes in social and material conditions during this period and it is within

GIVE TILL IT HURTS': DURBAN'S INDIANS AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR1

In October 1913 approximately 20,000 Indian workers joined Mahatma Gandhi's campaign
of resistance against the South African government. This was a spontaneous outburst
against terrible working conditions and a realisation that the£ 3 poll tax on free Indians …

The Amphitheatre

The Amphitheatre, Durban

Durban Rickshaw Boy

Durban Rickshaw Boy

Letter from Reverend Canon J. Osmers to Phyllis Naidoo

Letter from Reverend Canon J. Osmers to Phyllis Naidoo

Letter from Bruno to Phyllis Naidoo dated 14th July 1982

Letter from Bruno to Phyllis Naidoo dated 14th July 1982

THE PARSEE COMMUNITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

The ancient land of Persia has been officially known by its present
name, Iran, since 1935, but the two names, one from Pars, homeland of
the ancient ruling dynasties, and one from Aryan, are used synonymously

Letters from Bruno to Phyllis Naidoo - 1981

Letters from Bruno to Phyllis Naidoo - 1981

Letter from Rev' d Brian Brown to Phyllis Naidoo dated 16th July 1982

Letter from Rev' d Brian Brown to Phyllis Naidoo dated 16th July 1982

Letter from Bri to Phyllis Naidoo dated 1st March 1982

Letter from Bri to Phyllis Naidoo dated 1st March 1982

Letter from Brenda to Phyllis Naidoo dated 22nd November 1981

Letter from Brenda to Phyllis Naidoo dated 22nd November 1981

 

Letter from Brenda to Phyllis Naidoo dated 2nd May 1982

Letter from Brenda to Phyllis Naidoo dated 2nd May 1982

Eight young men at an initiation ceremony, possibly the Abakhwetha Ceremony in the Eastern Cape

 

Notes on the back of the photograph (probably by the archivist who sorted the collection):

"Donated by Mr. M.E. Elton Mills"
"Knysna"
"Sept '96"
"With Erskine family photos"

 

Description:

A group of workers at a mine, possibly New Primrose Mine, Transvaal

 

Handwritten note on the back of the photograph (probably by the archivist who sorted the collection):

"? New Primrose Mine, Tvl"

 

Stamped on the back of the photograph:

Montagu and Margaret Erskine with their family, seated in a car in Queenstown

 

Notes on the back of the photograph:

"The Erskine Family outside 47 Grey Street & 49 (47 not shown), Queenstown (I think it is Stewart [Stuart] Townsend Erskine [car... ?] out of # 49)"

Studio photograph of Margaret Ellen Louise Erskine and baby

 

Notes on the back of the photograph:

"Margaret Ellen Louise Erskine (born Metcalf) married to Montague [Montagu] St Vincent Erskine, with baby Harford?"

 

Printed on the front of the photograph:

Metcalf-Erskine wedding

 

Notes on back of photograph:

"Metcalf-Erskine wedding"

"Standing: Unknown except for Montague [Montagu] Erskine - 3rd from Right"

Portrait photograph of a young woman, possibly Elsie Maud Metcalf

 

Notes on the back of the photograph:

"Elsie Maud Metcalf.  born 26th September 1880. 4th daughter of A.T. Metcalf & Sissie Blamey.  Married to David Dudley Erskine"

"Elsie Maud Metcalf (?)"

 

 

 

Studio photograph of Linda Kathleen Metcalf

 

Notes on the back of the photograph, in different handwritings:

"With Linda's best love.  October 1902"  

"Linda Kathleen Metcalf.  Youngest daughter of A.T. Metcalf and Sissie Blamey.  born 25/10/1884.  18 yrs old here."

 

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