Introduction
A
Diaries, 1948-2002
B
Correspondence, 1939-2005
B.1 Family correspondence, 1939-91
B.2 Material relating to work in South Africa and
Drum magazine, 1951-2004
B.3 Correspondence, A-Z by correspondent, 1956-2004
B.4 Correspondence by subject, 1962-2005
C
Material relating to publications, c.1940-2011
C.1 Books, c.1940-2011
C.1.1 Papers relating to Drum: A Venture
into the New Africa (London: Collins, 1956) and The Treason Cage: The opposition on trial in South
Africa (London: Heinemann, 1958), 1955-83
C.1.2 Material relating to Anatomy of
Britain (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1962), and
later revisions of this work, 1960-2005
C.1.3 Papers relating to Macmillan: A
study in ambiguity (London: Allen Lane, 1967), 1964-8
C.1.4 Papers relating to The New
Europeans: A guide to the workings, institutions and character
of contemporary Western Europe (London: Hodder &
Stoughton, 1968), 1968-9
C.1.5 Papers relating to The Sovereign
State: The secret history of ITT (London: Hodder &
Stoughton, 1973), 1973-5
C.1.6 Material relating to The Seven
Sisters: The great oil companies and the world they made
(London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1975), 1974-[c.1977]
C.1.7 Papers relating to The Arms Bazaar:
The companies, the dealers, the bribes - from Vickers to
Lockheed (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1977),
1976-9
C.1.8 Papers relating to The Oxford Book
of Ages (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985),
co-edited with Sally Sampson, 1985-6
C.1.9 Papers relating to Black and Gold:
Tycoons, revolutionaries and apartheid (London: Hodder
& Stoughton, 1987), 1987-9
C.1.10 Material relating to The Midas
Touch: Money, people and power from West to East
(London: Hodder & Stoughton/BBC, 1989), 1987-90
C.1.11 Material relating to The Arms
Bazaar in the Nineties: From Krupp to Saddam
(Sevenoaks: Coronet, 1991), 1991
C.1.12 Papers relating to Company Man:
The rise and fall of corporate life (London:
HarperCollins, 1995), 1993-8
C.1.13 Material relating to The Scholar
Gypsy: The quest for a family secret (London: John
Murray, 1997), 1954 and 1987-2006
C.1.14 Material relating to Mandela: The
Authorised Biography (London: HarperCollins, 1999),
[c.1940]-2004
C.1.15 Material relating to The
Anatomist: The autobiography of Anthony Sampson (London:
Politico's, 2008), 1955-2011
C.2 Articles, 1955-2005
C.3 Unpublished material, c.1951-88
D
Research materials, 1950-2005
E
Personal materials, c.1930-2004
F
Photographs, early
1950s-2004
G
Printed papers, c.1960-2003
G.1 The Sampson Letter, 1984-6
G.2 Memorabilia, c.1960-2003
H
Papers of Sally Sampson, 2004-11
| Abstract: The papers of Anthony Sampson, writer and journalist (1926-2004) |
Anthony Terrell Seward Sampson was born in Billingham-on-Tees, County Durham, in 1926 and brought up in London. He attended Westminster School as a King's Scholar. On completion of his National Service in the Royal Navy in 1947 he read English at Christ Church, Oxford. On leaving Oxford, and having spent some months working as a printer, he accepted an invitation to Johannesburg, South Africa, from a former fellow student at Oxford, Jim Bailey, founder and owner of a new black magazine, African Drum (later Drum), then in need of a business manager. Within weeks of his arrival in 1951 he found himself the editor. Here he met Trevor Huddleston, then a priest in Sophiatown, and Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo and other African National Congress activists as the organisation was preparing for its Defiance Campaign of passive resistance against apartheid. Though he returned to England in 1955, his active links with Drum continued into the 1960s. He maintained his commitment to the anti-apartheid movement and was a frequent visitor to South Africa.
Back in England in 1955, Sampson was appointed to the Observer. The editor, David Astor, had become aware of Drum through his own interest in Africa and had published a piece by Sampson about the magazine in the Observer. In 1955 he also began work on his first book, Drum: A Venture into the New Africa (London: Collins, 1956). He then spent some time in South Africa researching The Treason Cage: The Opposition on Trial In South Africa (London: Heinemann, 1958) concerning the mass arrest and trial of anti-apartheid activists in 1956-7.
For four years in the late 1950s he was the Observer's ‘Pendennis’ columnist. He followed the Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, on several trips abroad, including his tour of Africa in early 1960, reporting for the Observer. He was later to write the first biography of Macmillan (Macmillan: A Study in Ambiguity (London: Allen Lane, 1967). He was back in March 1960 to report the Sharpeville shootings of protestors against the pass laws. He returned to South Africa in 1962, by which time the ANC was banned and committed to armed struggle against apartheid. He heard of Mandela’s arrest on his return to London. Again in 1964, at the end of Mandela’s trial, he was there, and was asked by Mandela to advise on his defence speech.
On his return from South Africa in 1955 Sampson had begun to question the values, traditions and institutions that governed life in Britain in the 1950s. The result of this curiosity was Anatomy of Britain (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1962), described by Sampson on the original dust-jacket as ‘a book about the workings of Britain – who runs it and how, how they got there, and how they are changing’. The book was hugely popular and Sampson produced another five updated versions between 1965 and 2004.
In 1966 Sampson began research for The New Europeans: A Guide to the Workings, Institutions and Character of Contemporary Western Europe (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1968). He was associate professor at the University of Vincennes in 1968–70. The New Europeans was followed by a series of publications on corporations and business. The first of these was The Sovereign State: The Secret History of ITT (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1973). The energy crisis of 1973 inspired an investigation into the big oil companies, published as The Seven Sisters: The Great Oil Companies and the World They Made (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1975). He then moved on to the arms dealers, with The Arms Bazaar: The Companies, the Dealers, the Bribes – from Vickers to Lockheed (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1977). The Money Lenders: Bankers in a Dangerous World (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1981), Empires of the Sky: The Politics, Contests and Cartels of World Airlines (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984), Black and Gold: Tycoons, Revolutionaries and Apartheid (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1987), The Midas Touch: Money, People and Power from West to East (London: Hodder & Stoughton / BBC, 1989) and Company Man: The Rise and Fall of Corporate Life (London: HarperCollins, 1995) followed.
Sampson was the Observer's chief American correspondent in Washington in 1973-4, reporting on the Watergate scandal and the downfall of Richard Nixon. From 1977 he was a contributing editor to Newsweek. In 1979-80 he acted as Editorial Adviser to the Independent Commission on International Development Issues (‘the Brandt Commission’). In the early 1980s he was closely involved in the founding of the Social Democratic Party, at the invitation of Shirley Williams, one of the ‘Gang of Four’, whom he had known, initially as a journalist, since the 1950s. He joined the signing of the ‘Limehouse declaration’ that created the SDP. Sampson was in total sympathy with the movement, despite the awkwardness of being so closely identified with it as a contributor to the labour-loyal Observer, and also by then as a director of the left-wing New Statesman. He was elected to the party’s national committee.
Sampson clearly felt that the conventional media did not fully serve their audience and, as early as 1959, he made an approach to Christopher Chancellor of Odhams Press, former General Manager of Reuters, with a proposal for a new magazine ‘with an emphasis on intelligent business journalism’. In the early 1980s he explored the possibility of publishing a newsletter. In 1984 he launched The Sampson Letter, ‘a fortnightly report on world politics and finance’, independently financed and aiming to ‘uncover the real forces and issues behind the news . . . and to point to the crucial connections between finance and politics and between different parts of the world’. From 1986 The Sampson Letter was incorporated in a new newsletter, Africa Analysis, which investigated the challenges and transitions facing the continent at that time.
During the renewed wave of resistance inside South Africa to apartheid in the 1980s, and following exchanges between Sampson and Oliver Tambo, President of the ANC in Lusaka, Sampson, David Astor and others formed a committee to facilitate talks between British businessmen, politicians and the ANC. The intention was to bring pressure on Pretoria for reform and to show that the business community accepted that the ANC would be key to political reform in the South Africa of the future. Sampson’s ‘Anatomy’ contacts proved valuable here and he made full use of them. These activities led to further initiatives, in particular an idea of Sampson's for a conference on the future rule of law in South Africa between ANC lawyers and senior legal experts from South Africa which was held at Nuneham Park, Nuneham Courtenay, in Oxfordshire, in June 1989. Another initiative was the South African Advanced Education Project which was set up in 1986. David Astor received a message from Oliver Tambo asking if he could help with training for young ANC people who would be needed for positions in government after apartheid. Astor provided money, and further funding came from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York, and Shell. When the ANC was unbanned four years later, the need for such training became even more urgent. The British government, the EU and other donors channelled funds through the SAAEP and the British foreign and civil services provided top-level access and lectures for trainees.
In late 1989, banned from South Africa for his criticism of the regime, Sampson applied for a visa and was surprised to be granted one. But South Africa by then wanted the world to know how rapidly the political situation was changing. He found himself in South Africa in February 1990 when Nelson Mandela was released. He met Mandela again then and on a number of subsequent occasions and returned to South Africa in 1994 to report on the first democratic elections and the victory of the ANC. In 1995 he was commissioned to write an authorised biography of Mandela. In 1999, as Mandela retired as President, Mandela: The Authorised Biography (London: HarperCollins, 1999) was published.
Sampson was chairman of the Society of Authors from 1992 to 1994. From 1995 he was a member of the international advisory board of Independent Newspapers (from 1999, Independent News and Media). In 1993 the Observer was sold to the owners of the Guardian, the Scott Trust. Sampson became a trustee, representing the interests of the Observer for three years. This was a traumatic time for the Trust, and the newspaper, during which three editors were dismissed.
Sampson’s research into the life of his grandfather, John Sampson, philologist and Librarian at Liverpool University, was published as The Scholar Gypsy: The Quest for a Family Secret (London: John Murray, 1997). His autobiography, The Anatomist: The autobiography of Anthony Sampson (London: Politico's, 2008), was published posthumously.
The papers are predominantly an archive of Sampson's professional career as a journalist and writer. They include correspondence, research material for his books, and copies of his articles and other writings. There are letters received from former colleagues and friends in South Africa during the late 1950s and early 1960s, many of which refer to growing political unrest. There are also letters to his parents from his time in South Africa relaying his observations on life and work there. His working papers for Anatomy of Britain (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1962) include research material in the form of booklets and press-cuttings, correspondence with his interviewees, notes of meetings and interviews, correspondence with his publisher and his researchers, drafts of the work and reviews in the form of press-cuttings. Among materials relating to the writing of Mandela: The Authorised Biography (London: HarperCollins, 1999) are copies of letters by and concerning Mandela, particularly during the years of his imprisonment, copies of sources from official archives and other repositories in South Africa and elsewhere, records of interviews with Mandela, his colleagues and friends, and copies of press and journal articles.
Sampson's original order has been retained as far as possible.
The papers were deposited in the Bodleian Library in 2008 by Sampson's widow, Sally. Further deposits were received from her in 2010 and 2011. Digital material in the form of two laptop computers received in February 2011 fall outside the scope of this cataloguing project. These materials are closed until reviewed and catalogued.
Note: We are unable at present to offer access to digital materials (with the shelfmark MS. Sampson digital) in the reading room. We hope to offer full access in the near future.
| Engagement diaries Date: 1948-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 1 Extent: 45 volumes Scope and Content: Comprises diaries for Oct. 1948-Dec. 1949 (Oxford University) and 1956-2002, with gaps. |
| Letters received by Sampson Date: 1939-[c.1948] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 2 Extent: 77 leaves Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘AS letters to 1951’. Includes letters of congratulation from members of his family and friends on securing a scholarship to Westminster School, 1940, and letters from his father, Michael Sampson, during his war service, 1939-40. Mainly manuscript. |
| ‘AS letters, Oxford + Navy (Raleigh, K
Alfred)’, letters from Sampson to his parents and grandmother during
his time in the Royal Navy and at Oxford University Date: 1944-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 3 Extent: 103 leaves Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘AS letters to 1951’. Mainly manuscript. |
| ‘AS letters Navy (Cuxhaven)’, letters
from Sampson to his mother while stationed at Cuxhaven with the
Royal Navy, some describing the destruction of Heligoland by the
British in April 1947 Date: 1947 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 4 Extent: 95 leaves Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘AS letters to 1951’. File includes notes by Sampson regarding the content of the letters, probably compiled for the writing of his autobiography. |
| 'AS letters from S. Africa', letters
written by Sampson, mainly to his parents from South
Africa Date: 1951-[c.1957] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 5 Extent: 282 leaves Scope and Content: Manuscript and typescript. |
| Letters relating to Sampson’s father,
Michael, including one from Carola [Pickering, his mother's sister]
regarding support for Sampson’s mother, Phyllis, during his final
illness, funeral arrangements and other matters, [1956], and a
letter of condolence on his death from Trevor [Huddleston], 22 Nov.
[1956] Date: 1956 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 6 Extent: 6 leaves Restrictions on Use: Material from this file cannot be copied without prior permission of the depositor. |
| Correspondence between Anthony Sampson
and Sally [Bentlif, later Sampson], during visits by Anthony to the
United States and Southern Africa Date: [c.1964]-70 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 7 Extent: 30 leaves |
| ‘Marriage May 65’, mainly messages of
congratulation received by Anthony and Sally Sampson on their
marriage Date: 1965 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 8 Extent: 35 leaves |
| Correspondence with and concerning
Sampson's sister, Dorothy, mainly regarding letters received by her
from the London Life Association assurance and pensions company
following the death of her husband, Peter Meade Date: 1988-91 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 9 Extent: 7 leaves Scope and Content: Manuscript and typescript. Restrictions on Use: Material from this file cannot be copied without prior permission of the depositor. |
| Correspondence and papers relating to
Sampson's work on Drum magazine between 1951 and
1954 Date: 1951-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 10 Extent: 22 leaves Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'AS Letters / 1951-55'. Includes:
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| Correspondence concerning Drum magazine and other publications, mainly with
Jim Bailey and Tom Hopkinson, editor of Drum Date: 1955-72 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 11 Extent: 73 leaves Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Drum (post '55)'. Includes:
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| Letters received from former colleagues
and friends in Southern Africa Date: 1955-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 12 Extent: 33 leaves Scope and Content: Bundles entitled ‘Letters Africa 1956-60’ and 'Letters Personal 1956-60'. Includes:
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| ‘Nxumalo Fund’, correspondence relating
to contributions to the Memorial Fund for Henry Nxumalo, Drum
journalist Date: 1957 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 13 Extent: 14 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| 'Todd', correspondence with and relating
to Todd Matshikiza, former Drum journalist and composer, mainly concerning a fund
raised in his memory for the support of his family Date: 1959-[c.1973] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 14 Extent: 74 leaves |
| 'Dave Sibeko', correspondence with and
relating to David Sibeko, former Drum journalist and Pan Africanist Congress activist,
concerning in particular Sibeko's arrest on a charge of sabotage and
money raised for his defence by Sampson Date: 1963-6 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 15 Extent: 25 leaves |
| Press cuttings and papers relating to
Jim Bailey, including
obituaries Date: 1982-2000 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 16 Extent: 16 leaves Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Drum (post '55)'. |
| Publications, press cuttings,
correspondence and other papers relating to Drum
magazine and its staff and the media in South Africa Date: 1957-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 17 Extent: 211 leaves Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Drum (post '55)'. |
| 'Have You Seen Drum Recently?', video
recording of a documentary programme about Drum
magazine Date: 1988 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 1 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 01.20.05 hours Scope and Content: A television documentary using photographs from Drum archives to tell the story of the magazine, and of black people in South Africa during the apartheid era in the 1950s. Includes contributions from writers, photographers and musicians. Includes photographs of Anthony Sampson. Written by Richard Benyon. Directed by Jurgen Schadeberg. Produced by Bailey's African Photo Archives in association with The Schadeberg Movie Company. Broadcast on BBC Two in 1988. Video cassette labelled by Sampson, 'DRUM (Jurgen S) Keep' |
| 'No Easy Walk: The Story of South
African Jazz [R3]', series of programmes on post-war South African
jazz, broadcast on BBC Radio 3, [Jan.-Feb. 1998] Date: [1998] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 2 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.32.43 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Programmes presented by John Fordham. Comprises:
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| 'A' Date: [c.1972]-99 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 18 Extent: 42 leaves Restrictions on Access: Some items restricted. Scope and Content: Mainly letters from David Astor. Includes:
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| 'B' Date: [c.1960]-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 19 Extent: 67 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'C' Date: 1958-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 20 Extent: 70 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'D' Date: 1956-2001 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 21 Extent: 51 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'E' Date: 1969-[c.1999] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 22 Extent: 36 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'F' Date: 1957-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 23 Extent: 57 leaves Restrictions on Access: Some items restricted. Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'G' Date: 1957-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 24 Extent: 62 leaves Restrictions on Access: Some items restricted. Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'H' Date: 1956-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 25 Extent: 133 leaves Restrictions on Access: Some items restricted. Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'I' Date: 1986-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 26 Extent: 8 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'J' Date: [c.1970]-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 27 Extent: 32 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'K' Date: 1977-95 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 28 Extent: 32 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'L' Date: 1958-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 29 Extent: 423 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'M' Date: 1958-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 30 Extent: 83 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'N' Date: 1965-2001 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 31 Extent: 138 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'O' Date: 1978-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 32 Extent: 21 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'P' Date: 1956-[c.2000] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 33 Extent: 73 leaves Restrictions on Access: Some items restricted. Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'Q' Date: 1984-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 34 Extent: 3 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| 'R' Date: 1956-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 35 Extent: 62 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'S' Date: 1959-2001 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 36 Extent: 118 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'T' Date: 1958-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 37 Extent: 138 leaves Restrictions on Access: Some items restricted. Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'U' Date: 1991 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 38 Extent: 6 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises correspondence with the organisers and sponsors of a JAL [Japan Airlines] Foundation conference on the future of air travel at which Sampson spoke, including Unicorn USA Inc., New York, 1991, typescript |
| 'V' Date: 1990-3 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 39 Extent: 4 leaves Scope and Content: Includes faxed copy of a letter from Sir Laurens van der Post, [writer and philosopher], to the editor of the Independent in response to a statement concerning the death of Bram Fischer by Sampson in an article in the Independent Magazine, 29 Mar. 1990, typescript with manuscript annotations by Sampson |
| 'W' Date: [c.1960]-96 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 40 Extent: 70 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'Y' Date: 1970-[94] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 41 Extent: 22 leaves Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'Z' Date: 1981-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 42 Extent: 7 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises letters from Chris [Christopher Zealley, Chairman of the Consumers' Association and of the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC)] concerning PIRC and the relationship between PIRC and the Consumers' Association, 18 Nov. 1981, typescript |
| ‘Viking Press’, correspondence with
Harper and Brothers (later Harper and Row), Publishers, New York ,
1962-72, and The Viking Press, 1974-81, relating to American
editions of Sampson's publications, including Anatomy of
Britain, 1962-3, The New Europeans,
1964-8 The Seven Sisters, 1974-5, The Arms
Bazaar, 1976-7, and The Money Lenders,
1980-1 Date: 1962-81 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 43 |
| ‘Betty du Toit’, correspondence relating
to the exile of Bettie du Toit, [South
African trade unionist], in Tanzania, her right to residence in
Britain, and provision of financial and medical support for
her Date: 1963-72 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 44 Scope and Content: Includes letters from Trevor Huddleston, mainly relating to the possibility of Todd Matshikiza finding work in Tanganyika (now Tanzania), 4 June 1963, and Nadine Gordimer, regarding Bettie du Toit's departure from South Africa, 6 June 1963 |
| ‘Scott Trust’, correspondence and other
papers relating to Sampson's role as a member of the Scott Trust,
owner of Guardian Media Group PLC Date: 1968, 1993-7 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 45 (= Res.) Restrictions on Access: Restricted. Scope and Content: Sampson was a member of the Trust from 1993. Includes:
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| ‘SA’, correspondence relating to South
Africa Date: 1969-94 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 46 Scope and Content: Bundles entitled 'SA / Misc' and 'SA 61-80'. Includes:
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| ‘Brandt / Correspondence’, correspondence
and papers relating to the Independent Commission on International
Development Issues ['Brandt Commission'] and Sampson's role as
editorial adviser to the Commission Date: 1978-82 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 47 Scope and Content: Includes:
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| ‘New Statesman’, correspondence and
papers relating to the management and political position of the
New Statesman, including correspondence relating
to Sampson’s resignation from the Board of Directors in
1983 Date: 1980-3 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 48 (= Res.) Restrictions on Access: Restricted. |
| ‘Social Democrats / General’,
correspondence relating to the founding and development of the
Social Democratic Party Date: 1981-3 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 49 Scope and Content: Includes drafts by Sampson of policy statements and press articles, 1982 |
| ‘Newsletters’, correspondence between
Sampson, David Astor and Michael Young, Director of the Institute
of Community Studies, and other papers relating to the possibility
of publishing a newsletter Date: 1981-[c.1984] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 50 |
| ‘Denniston’, correspondence with and
relating to Robin Denniston, Sampson's school friend
and publisher, latterly vicar of Great Tew, Oxfordshire Date: 1982-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 51 Scope and Content: Includes:
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| 'Lloyds of London', correspondence and
papers relating to Sampson's membership of Lloyd's Date: 1984-97 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 52 (= Res.) Restrictions on Access: Restricted. |
| ‘ANC + Bizmen ‘85 – ‘87’, correspondence
and other papers mainly relating to meetings in London facilitated
by Sampson, David Astor and others between Oliver Tambo, President, and members of
the ANC, and businessmen, politicians and journalists Date: 1985-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 53 Scope and Content: Includes:
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| Correspondence and other papers relating
to the Southern African Advanced Education Project Date: 1986-94 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 54 Scope and Content: The Southern African Advanced Education Project, of which Sampson was a trustee, was established in 1986 to help build leadership and management skills among South Africans in anticipation of them assuming positions of responsibility in a democratic South Africa |
| ‘Lawyers Conf.’, correspondence and
other papers relating to a conference on ‘South Africa and the Rule
of Law’ between ANC lawyers and senior legal experts from South
Africa, held at Nuneham Park, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, 23-25
June 1989 Date: 1989-90 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 55 Scope and Content: Sampson made the original proposal for this conference |
| ‘A.D. Peters’, correspondence, mainly
with Michael Sissons at Peters, Fraser and
Dunlop, Writers’ Agents, relating to publications by Sampson and
other matters Date: 1990-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 56 Scope and Content: The AD Peters literary agency merged with Fraser and Dunlop in 1989. Includes:
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| ‘Society of Authors’, correspondence
relating to Sampson's chairmanship of the Society of
Authors Date: 1992-5 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 57 Scope and Content: Includes correspondence with Stephen Spender and related papers concerning infringement of Spender's copyright in his autobiography, World Within World (1951), by David Leavitt in his novel, While England Sleeps (1993), 1993 |
| Correspondence with Anthony O'Reilly, Chairman of Independent
Newspapers PLC, from 1999, Independent News and Media PLC, and other
papers relating to the company and its International Advisory Board,
of which Sampson was a member Date: 1995-2005 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 58 (= Res.) Restrictions on Access: Restricted. Scope and Content: Bundles entitled ‘O’Reilly’ and ‘Indy (SA)’. Includes photocopies of papers relating to items published in South African newspapers of the Independent News and Media PLC group considered inappropriate by the management of the company and the South African government, 2000-1 |
| 'Harper Collins', correspondence with
staff at HarperCollins Publishers concerning the publication of
Company Man and Mandela and other
matters Date: [c.1995]-2000 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 59 |
| ‘Jeune Afrique’, correspondence relating
to Sampson's collaboration with the Jeune Afrique publishing group,
concerning in particular a proposed abridged French version of
Mandela: The Authorised Biography Date: 2002-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 60 Scope and Content: In French and English |
| Correspondence relating to Sampson's
membership of the Advisory Council of Transparency International
(UK) Date: 2002-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 61 |
| Letters relating to Drum Date: 1955-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 62 Scope and Content: Letters from his publisher, Robin Denniston, urging him to proceed with the book, 1955; letters from friends and admirers of the book, 1956-8, including Jim Bailey, Elspeth Huxley and Violet Milner, and a letter from the Dramatic Publishing Company about dramatizing the book, 1958. |
| Reviews of Drum,
The Treason Cage and Drum: An African
adventure - and afterwards (London,
1983) Date: 1956-8 and 1983 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 63 Scope and Content: Scrapbook containing reviews of Drum in British, South African and American newspapers, 1956-7; reviews of The Treason Cage in British and foreign newspapers, 1958; press cuttings relating to the death of Henry Nxumalo, Drum journalist, [1957]; two reviews of Drum: An African adventure - and afterwards, 1983; loose press cuttings of unrelated articles by Anthony Sampson, 1958. |
| 'Treason Cage
Let[ter]s' Date: 1957 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 64 Scope and Content: Draft chapters and suggested amendments from various sources including: suggested alterations to the draft manuscript by Albert Luthuli (typescript); draft chapter on Walter Sisulu, with Sisulu's corrections and a covering letter; manuscript notes on Fatima Meer; two letters from Joe Matthews containing corrections; draft chapter on Lilian Ngoyi and her manuscript corrections; draft chapter on Ismail Meer, with his manuscript corrections; pink autobiographical notes by Ismail Meer; letter from Ruth First, and autobiographical details; Sampson's manuscript notes on Walter Sisulu, Helen Joseph, and Gert Sibande. |
| Papers relating to Anatomy
of Britain (London: Hodder & Stoughton,
1962) Date: 1960-3 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 65 Extent: 374 leaves Arrangement: The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Reviews of Anatomy of
Britain (London: Hodder & Stoughton,
1962) Date: 1962-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 66 Scope and Content: Scrapbook containing press cuttings from British and foreign newspapers. |
| Papers relating to Anatomy
of Britain Today (London: Hodder & Stoughton,
1965) Date: 1963-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 67 Extent: 86 leaves Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Papers relating to The New
Anatomy of Britain (London: Hodder & Stoughton,
1971) Date: 1967-79 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 68 Extent: 99 leaves Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Reviews of, Anatomy of
Britain (1962), Anatomy of Britain
Today (1965) and The New Anatomy of
Britain (1971) Date: 1962-72 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 69 Scope and Content: Scrapbook containing British and American press cuttings. |
| Papers relating to The
Changing Anatomy of Britain (London: Hodder &
Stoughton, 1982) Date: 1972-85 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 70 Extent: 265 leaves Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content: Comprising:
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| Papers relating to The
Essential Anatomy of Britain: Democracy in Crisis
(London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1992) Date: 1984-93 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 71 Extent: 45 leaves Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Research material for Who
Runs This Place? (London: John Murray,
2004) Date: 1993-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 72 Scope and Content: Containing press cuttings, including articles by Sampson, copies of documents and manuscript notes by Sampson. |
| Early draft of part of Who
Runs This Place (London: John Murray,
2004) Date: 2002-3 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 73 Scope and Content: Comprises draft structure of the book, drafts of chapters relating to Government, and a letter to Roland Philipps, Managing Director of Hodder-Headline, asking if he is interested in publishing an updated 'Anatomy', May 2002. Material is mostly word-processed with some manuscript notes. |
| Drafts of Who Runs This
Place (London: John Murray, 2004) Date: 2003 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 74 Extent: 189 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Partial final draft of Who
Runs This Place (London: John Murray,
2004) Date: [?2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 75 Scope and Content: Comprises word-processed draft of the second half of the book, with continuous pagination and chapter numbers, 13-22. |
| Proof of Who Runs This
Place? (London: John Murray, 2004), photocopy of
corrected proof Date: 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 76 |
| Correspondence relating to Who Runs This Place? (London: John Murray,
2004) Date: 2003-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 77 Extent: 213 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Reviews of Who Runs This
Place? (London: John Murray, 2004), and research
material for the paperback edition Date: 2003-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 78 Extent: 198 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Reviews of the paperback edition of
Who Runs This Place? (London: John Murray,
2005) Date: 2005 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 79 |
| Annotated copy of Who Runs
This Place? (London: John Murray, 2004) Date: 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 80 Scope and Content: First edition, annotated by Sampson, with corrections and additions for the paperback edition. |
| ‘Tony’s New Boy Network', video
recording of a documentary programme examining appointments to
Tony Blair's government and the influence of the establishment
in that government, using television clips of a programme or
programmes presented by Sampson in the 1960s concerning the
government of the time Date: 2000 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 3 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.52.58 hours Scope and Content: Written and presented by Nick Cohen of the Observer. Clips of Sampson relate to his research for Anatomy of Britain and Anatomy of Britain Today . A Juniper production for Channel 4. Video cassette labelled ‘Juniper, Tony’s New Boy Network, TX: 7th May 2000’. |
| Letters and newspaper
cuttings Date: 1964-7 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 81 Scope and Content: Letters pre-publication from R.H.S. Crossman, and Harold Macmillan; post-publication letters from various, including Tony Benn and Anthony Lambton; research material in the form of newspaper cuttings. |
| Reviews Date: 1966-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 82 Scope and Content: Scrapbook containing press cuttings from British and foreign newspapers. |
| Reviews Date: 1968-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 83 Scope and Content: Loose press cuttings from British and foreign newspapers, and two pieces of correspondence. Arranged chronologically. |
| Letters, received before and after
publication Date: 1973-5 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 84 |
| Reviews Date: 1973 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 85 Scope and Content: Scrapbook containing press cuttings, and photocopies of the same, from British, American and Irish newspapers. |
| Working papers and
correspondence Date: 1974-6 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 86 Scope and Content: Notes of interviews with personnel from the oil industry, and correspondence before and after publication. |
| Reviews Date: 1975-6 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 87 Scope and Content: Scrapbook 'Vol I', containing press cuttings and photocopies of the same, from British, American and oil industry publications. Also includes a copy of the publisher's blurb and selected quotations from reviewers. |
| Reviews Date: 1975-6 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 88 Scope and Content: Scrapbook 'Vol II', containing press cuttings and photocopies of the same, from foreign publications. |
| 'Shah 1 + 2 Oil + Iran', audio
recording of an interview with the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza
Shah Pahlavi, by Sampson Date: [c.1976] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 4 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01:23:37 hours Scope and Content: Relating to the history of the oil industry in Persia; the long-term viability of OPEC; the price of oil and its effect on the economy; relationship with oil companies (Seven Sisters); and the nationalization of the oil industry in Persia. Interview cut off part-way through. |
| 'Dickson 1 + 2 (Kuwait history)',
audio recording of Sampson in conversation with Violet Penelope
Dickson, widow of Lieut-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson
(1881-1959), chief local representative of the Kuwait Oil
Company Ltd Date: [c.1977] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 5 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time: 01:25:01 hours Scope and Content: Relates to her personal recollections of the discovery of oil in Kuwait, the bidding for the rights among oil companies, and changes in lifestyle in Kuwait |
| Working papers and
letters Date: 1976-7 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 89 Scope and Content: Notes of interviews with arms dealers, including Ray Brown, and with Robin Cook, MP, and investigative correspondence with various people including Robin Cook and Fred Warner. |
| Reviews Date: 1977 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 90 Scope and Content: Scrapbook 'Vol I', containing press cuttings, and photocopies of the same, from British and foreign publications. |
| Reviews Date: 1977-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 91 Scope and Content: Scrapbook containing press cuttings, and photocopies of the same, from British and foreign publications. |
| 'Arms Bazaar - Film' Date: 1979 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 92 Scope and Content: Various rough film scripts and notes for a film based on the arms trade, including photostat copies of two rough film scripts by Sampson, sent with a covering letter to Clay Felker, New York, 1979. Proposal for a film, 'The Deal of the Century', with outline script, and details of cast, director and locations. |
| Reviews Date: 1985-6 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 93 |
| Reviews and letters written
post-publication Date: 1987-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 94 |
| Proposal for the six part
television series based on the book, correspondence and
reviews Date: 1987-90 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 95 |
| ‘The Midas Touch, Episode One: The
World Religion’, video recording of a television programme from
the series written and presented by Sampson Date: 1990 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 6 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.51.53 hours Scope and Content: This programme looks at how the rapid movement of money around the world affects ordinary people's lives. Video cassette labelled 'The Midas Touch, Episode One: The World Religion, Antelope Films Limited’. Series producer and series director Mick Csáky. An Antelope / Csáky production. |
| ‘The Midas Touch, Episode Two: The
Power of the Yen’, video recording of a television programme
from the series written and presented by
Sampson Date: 1990 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 7 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.49.04 hours Scope and Content: This programme looks at Japan and asks whether money can replace military force as a way of gaining power. Video cassette labelled 'The Midas Touch, Episode Two: The Power of the Yen, Antelope Films Limited’. Series producer and series director Mick Csáky. An Antelope / Csáky production. |
| ‘The Midas Touch, Episode Three:
The Quest for Immortality’, video recording of a television
programme from the series written and presented by
Sampson Date: 1990 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 8 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.50.59 hours Scope and Content: This programme looks at what the very rich wish to achieve with their money, and their role in the art market. Video cassette labelled 'The Midas Touch, Episode Three: The Quest for Immortality, Antelope Films Limited’. Series producer and series director Mick Csáky. An Antelope / Csáky production. |
| ‘The Midas Touch, Episode Four:
Two Faces of the Chinese’, video recording of a television
programme from the series written and presented by
Sampson Date: 1990 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 9 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.51.04 hours Scope and Content: This programme looks at the different attitudes of Chinese people to money in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Video cassette labelled 'The Midas Touch, Episode Four: Two Faces of the Chinese, Antelope Films Limited’. Series producer and series director Mick Csáky. An Antelope / Csáky production. |
| ‘The Midas Touch, Episode Five:
The High Cost of Debt’, video recording of a television
programme from the series written and presented by
Sampson Date: 1990 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 10 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.50.15 hours Scope and Content: This programme looks at the psychology of debt and the consequences for individuals and nations of dependence on debt. Video cassette labelled 'The Midas Touch, Episode Five: The High Cost of Debt, Antelope Films Limited’. Series producer and series directorMick Csáky. An Antelope / Csáky production. |
| ‘The Midas Touch, Episode Six: The
Price of Greed’, video recording of a television programme from
the series written and presented by Sampson Date: 1990 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 11 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.49.25 hours Scope and Content: This programme looks at how the gap between rich and poor countries widened in the 1980s, and why the rich must confront the problem of poverty. Video cassette labelled 'The Midas Touch, Episode Six: The Price of Greed, Antelope Films Limited’. Series producer and series director Mick Csáky. An Antelope / Csáky production. |
| ‘The Two-Edged Sword: A Wild and
Dream-like Trade', video recording of a documentary programme
about the conduct of the arms trade, examining sales to Third
World countries and how arms sold to Iraq were later used in the
Gulf War, and arguing for greater arms
controls Date: 1991 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 12 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 01.03.54 hours Scope and Content: A programme written and presented by Sampson, probably arising from his research for The Arms Bazaar in the Nineties. Includes interviews with Sam[uel] Cummings and other arms dealers. A Word Pictures production for BBC Elstree in association with TV Asahi. Video cassette labelled 'The Two Edged Sword 3, A Wild and Dreamlike Trade, VIS Job No: FT000562 30/11/91 Part 1’. |
| Letters, reviews and royalty
statements Date: 1993-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 96 Scope and Content: Letters from the publisher, HarperCollins, 1993, reviews in the form of press cuttings, 1995-6, letters from fans, 1995, and royalty statements, 1997-8. |
| Research material, mainly
correspondence Date: 1987-96 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 97 Scope and Content: Also includes some journal entries and notes of meetings. |
| Research material, mainly copies
of archival and published sources, collected Date: [c.1991] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 98 Scope and Content: Comprises material relating to John Sampson, including photocopies of his correspondence (arranged alphabetically by correspondent) and an original letter from Kuno Meyer; photocopies of letters to his wife, 'Meg', received after his death; copies of his publications; copy letters relating to him; published material relating to him; articles relating to Augustus John |
| 'The Gypsies and John
Sampson', audio recording of a BBC Welsh Regional
programme Date: 1954 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 13 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.26.35 hours Scope and Content: Containing contributions from Dora Yates and Augustus John. |
| Research material entitled,
'Gypsies Current' Date: 1990-7 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 99 Scope and Content: Comprising press cuttings, pamphlets and copies of sections of published books, relating to gypsies in general. |
| Articles by Anthony Sampson
relating to gypsies, and related correspondence Date: 1992-2000 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 100 Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Research material and
correspondence relating to John Sampson's gypsy
caravan Date: 1996-7 and 2006 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 101 Scope and Content: Research material on gypsy caravans in general, and correspondence relating to the history of John Sampson's caravan, its purchase by Anthony Sampson and its renovation. |
| Research material for
illustrations for the book, collected Date: 1996-7 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 102 Scope and Content: Includes photocopies and prints of photographs, drawings and paintings of John Sampson and his circle. Also includes family snapshots of John Sampson, and his son, Michael Sampson. |
| Complete draft entitled, 'The Wild
Gypsy Dream / (The Scholar Gypsy) / The Quest for a Family
Secret' Date: [?1991] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 103 Extent: 201 leaves Scope and Content: Complete word-processed draft. |
| Post-publication letters and
reviews Date: 1997-2000 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 104 Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Post-publication research material
relating to gypsies in general Date: 1999-2005 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 105 Scope and Content: Comprising press cuttings, reports and journals relating to gypsies. |
These papers contain many modern photocopies of earlier documents and this is stated in the descriptions where applicable. Dates given refer to the dates of original documents, whether they exist in the files as originals or copies
| ‘Mandela ’18 – ‘40’, research
notes by Sampson and photocopies of papers, mainly relating to
Mandela’s early life Date: 1948-[c.1997] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 106 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela '18-'54'. Includes extracts from an autobiography by Mandela, apparently a draft of Long Walk to Freedom (1995), marked 'MPHAHLELE: CH[APTER] 1 FINAL' and 'CH[APTER] 2 FINAL', [c.1995], word-processed |
| ‘Mandela ’41 – ’51, ANC history,
pamphlets etc.’, research materials, mainly relating to the
ANC Date: 1949–98 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 107 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela '18-'54'. Includes:
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| ‘Mandela 5-55 [sic] (Defiance)’,
photocopies of press and journal articles and other papers
relating to Mandela and the ANC’s Defiance Campaign of 1952 and
other events Date: 1952-97 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 108 Scope and Content: Includes:
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| Photocopies of Ministry of Justice
documents relating to Mandela Date: 1952-3 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 109 Scope and Content: In Afrikaans. Typescript. Mainly police reports concerning Mandela's background and activities, probably compiled following his arrest and trial for his part in the ANC's Defiance Campaign of 1952. |
| ‘Mandela 1955-60’, photocopies of
correspondence and press and journal articles and other papers
relating to Mandela, political parties, the Freedom Charter
approved by the ANC annual conference in 1956 and the Treason
Trial of 1956-61 Date: 1953-97 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 110 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela ’55–‘61’. Includes:
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| 'MacMillan Wind of Change, Harold
Macmillan – Feb 1960 / 'Wind of Change' (+ Verwoerd's Reply)',
audio recording of a speech by British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, to the Parliament
of South Africa Date: 1960 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 14 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.00.37 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Comprises:
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| 'T.T.1', photocopy of a transcript
of the cross-examination of Mandela at the Treason Trial between
3 and 16 Aug. 1960 Date: 1960 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 111 Scope and Content: Typescript. Leaves numbered 15759 – 16200. There are no leaves numbered 15848 or 16126. |
| 'T.T.2', photocopy of a transcript
of proceedings relating to the case against Mandela in the
Treason Trial in Feb. 1961 Date: 1961 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 112 Scope and Content: Typescript. Leaves numbered 22476 – 22628. There are no leaves numbered 22506, 22594 or 22605. There are leaves numbered 22528A, 22585A and 22585B. There is a leaf numbered 22615/6 |
| ‘Mandela ’60 + ‘61’, photocopies
of correspondence and press and journal articles, notes by
Sampson and other papers relating to Mandela's time in hiding in
1961-2, and other events during 1960-2 Date: 1959-97 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 113 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela ’55–‘61’. Includes:
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| ‘Mandela ‘62’, photocopies of
correspondence and press and journal articles and other papers
relating to Mandela's arrest and trial in 1962 Date: 1962-96 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 114 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela '62-'64'. Includes:
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| Photocopies of papers relating to
the activities of the ANC and US policy towards South
Africa Date: 1963-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 115 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela '62-'64'. Includes:
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| ‘’64’, correspondence and other
papers relating to the Rivonia trial of 1963-4 and the
conviction of Mandela and his co-accused Date: 1963-98 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 116 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela '62-'64'. Includes:
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| ‘Riv (Brenthurst)’, papers
relating to sources in the Brenthurst Library, Johannesburg,
concerning the Rivonia trial Date: 1963-97 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 117 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela '62-'64'. Comprises:
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| ‘The Rivonia Trial (R4) 13.6.98’,
audio recording of a programme about events leading to the
Rivonia Trial, the trial itself and its aftermath, broadcast on
BBC Radio 4 Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 15 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.00.44 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Contributors include Ahmed Kathrada, Denis Goldberg, Joel Joffe, Walter Sisulu, George Bizos, [Lionel] Rusty and Hilda Bernstein and Helen Suzman. Break at 00.45.58 hours, resuming at 00.46.24 hours. |
| ‘The Rivonia Trial, Radio 4. 13th
June 1998. Copy from master tape (April ’99)’, audio recording
of a programme about events leading to the Rivonia Trial, the
trial itself and its aftermath, broadcast on BBC Radio
4 Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 16 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.01.16 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Contributors include Ahmed Kathrada, Denis Goldberg, Joel Joffe, Walter Sisulu, George Bizos, [Lionel] Rusty and Hilda Bernstein and Helen Suzman. |
| Photocopies of letters sent and
received by Mandela, some apparently from Robben Island prison
files Date: 1966-76 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 118 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela ’64 – ’86, Robben 1 (internal)’. Includes:
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| Transcripts and photocopies of
letters written by Mandela from Robben Island Date: 1969-80 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 119 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela ’64 – ’86, Robben 1 (internal)’. Includes:
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| Photocopies of correspondence and
memoranda of the Ministry of Police and of Prisons and the
Ministry of Justice and related papers regarding Mandela's
conduct and political opinions and other matters Date: 1970-99 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 120 Scope and Content: Typescript. In Afrikaans with brief summaries in English by Sampson and 'Stan' [?Stanley Uys, journalist]. From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela ’64 – ’86, Robben 1 (internal)’ |
| 'Robben Island 76-82', papers
relating to political prisoners and events on Robben
Island Date: 1971-98 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 121 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela ’64 – ’86, Robben 1 (internal)’
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| Photocopies of press and journal
articles and extracts from other sources relating to prison
conditions on Robben Island, including testimony from Mandela
and other prisoners, and press cuttings relating to the history
of the island and its proposed conversion to a
museum Date: 1964-96 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 122 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela ’64 – ’86, Robben 1 (internal)’ |
| Photocopies of transcripts of
statements by Bartholomew Moru Hlapane and Michael Kitso
Dingake, ANC activists, concerning their membership and
knowledge of the party and of the Communist Party Date: 1964-5 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 123 Scope and Content: Typescript. Dingake was later a prisoner on Robben Island. |
| ‘Mandela ’64-’82, Robben 2
(External)’, photocopies of correspondence and press and journal
articles, press cuttings and other papers, mainly relating to
South African politics, the ANC and the campaign to free
Mandela Date: 1965-98 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 124 Scope and Content: Includes:
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| ‘The Day Apartheid Died, BBC Radio
4, June 1997’, audio recording of a programme relating to the
Soweto student uprising of 16 June 1976 in response to the
introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction,
broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Date: 1997 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 17 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.46.51 hours Scope and Content: Comprises witness testimony and accounts of the aftermath of the uprising. |
| 'South Africa 1950s-1990s /
Extracts from BBC Sound Archive / In connection with June 16
1976 – "The Day Apartheid Died" Radio 4' Date: [1997] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 18 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.43.23 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Audio recording of a compilation of interviews, reports, and speeches relating to the apartheid regime and to civil unrest in South Africa, from opponents and supporters of the regime, including part of an interview with Trevor Huddleston, part of a speech by Mandela, part of Harold MacMillan's 'Wind of Change' speech and part of an interview with Peter Hain, June 1997. |
| ‘Mandela, Pollsmoor 82-5
(Internal)’, photocopies and transcripts of letters written by
and relating to Mandela, copies of press and journal articles,
and other papers relating to Mandela's time in Pollsmoor Prison
and South African politics between 1982 and 1986 Date: 1966-[c.1997] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 125 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela 82-89, Pollsmoor + V Verster’. Includes:
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| ‘Mandela, Pollsmoor 86-9
(Internal)’, photocopies and transcripts of letters written by
and relating to Mandela, copies of press and journal articles,
and other papers relating to Mandela's time in Pollsmoor Prison
and South African politics between 1984 and 1989 Date: 1984-[c.1998] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 126 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela 82-89, Pollsmoor + V Verster’
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| ‘Tambo 1 + 2’, audio recording of
a telephone interview with Oliver Tambo by Sampson
Date: [1985] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 19 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.15.51 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Sampson invites Tambo to meet British businessmen and politicians in order to try to influence opinion about the ANC. Tambo comments on the state of emergency and events in South Africa. |
| ‘Tambo / Winnie’, audio recording
of telephone interviews with Oliver Tambo and Winnie Mandela by Sampson
Date: [1985] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 20 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.50.01 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment by Tambo on misreporting of ANC statements and policy; the possible use of violence by the ANC against the apartheid government; the prospects of Mandela’s unconditional release. Includes comment by Winnie Mandela on the attitude of the apartheid government; the possibility of Mandela’s unconditional release; Lord Bethel’s visit to Mandela. Tambo interview begins at 00.08.30 hours and ends at 00.37.04 hours. Winnie Mandela interview begins at 37.15.00 hours and ends at 00.48.33 hours. |
| ‘Tambo FPA New York Jan 87. Tambo
speech, slight flaw midway, + Questions’, audio recording of
proceedings at a Foreign Policy Association lunch [in New York],
including a speech by Oliver Tambo Date: 1987 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 21 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.09.17 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. |
| 'Mandela, V Verster, 88-90’,
photocopies and transcripts of letters written by and relating
to Mandela, copies of press and journal articles, and other
papers relating to Mandela's time in Victor Verster prison and
South African politics between 1988 and 1990 Date: 1988-[c.1997] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 127 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela 82-89, Pollsmoor + V Verster’. Includes:
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| Photocopies of press and journal
articles, press cuttings, extracts from publications and other
papers relating to the ANC and South African
politics Date: 1980-95 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 128 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 80-89 (External)'. Includes:
|
| Photocopies of press and journal
articles, press cuttings and other papers relating to South
African politics and economics Date: 1981-98 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 129 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 80-89 (External)'. Includes:
|
| Papers relating to contacts
between the business community and the ANC Date: 1985-95 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 130 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 80-89 (External)'. Includes:
|
| Papers and press cuttings
relating to the resignation of Dr. Frederik van Zyl
Slabbert, Leader of the Opposition to the South
African government Date: [c.1985-6] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 131 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 80-89 (External)' |
| ‘Sancs 86’, press cuttings
relating to economic sanctions against South Africa Date: 1986 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 132 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 80-89 (External)'. |
| Correspondence, photocopies of
press and journal articles, press cuttings and other papers
relating to the release of Mandela, his relationship with
President de Klerk and the
political situation in South Africa, mainly in
1990-1 Date: c.1990-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 133 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 90-92 (inc. release + Zulus)'. Includes:
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| ‘Historic Words 3, Mandela’,
audio recording of a programme, ‘Historic Words’, relating to
the release of Nelson Mandela, broadcast on the BBC World
Service Date: [c 1995] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 22 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.14.51 hours Scope and Content: Includes accounts of the experiences of observers of Mandela’s release, extracts from his first speech, and comments on the speech. Some commentary by Sampson. Programme cut off at 00.13.20 hours |
| ‘Mandela Feb 1990’, audio
recording of a speech made by Mandela on his release from prison
in Feb. 1990 Date: [1990] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 23 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.29.31 hours Scope and Content: Intermittent short breaks in recording. Speech ends at 00.25.25 hours |
| Video recording of an interview
with Mandela shortly after his release, and a film, ‘Robben
Island, Our University’ Date: 1988-90 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 24 Format: Digitized from video cassette Scope and Content: Video cassettes labelled ‘Mandela Interview 14/2/90’ and ‘Robben Island (Our University)’. Comprises:
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| Video recording of part of a
televised concert, ['Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute
for a Free South Africa'], held at Wembley Stadium, [16 Apr.
1990] Date: [1990] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 25 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 02.05.30 hours Scope and Content: Mandela, introduced by Trevor Huddleston, makes a speech. Some commentary by Sampson. Video cassette labelled ‘Mandela Concert (Keep)’. |
| Photocopies of press and journal
articles, press cuttings and other papers relating to violence
in South Africa and the role of Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Chief
Minister of Kwazulu and President of the Zulu Inkatha party, in
the transition to democracy Date: 1990-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 134 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 90-92 (inc. release + Zulus)'. Includes:
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| ‘Death of Apartheid, The Third
Force', video recording of a documentary programme about
violence in communities following the release of Mandela,
thought to be controlled by the state for political
ends Date: 1995 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 26 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.49.00 hours Scope and Content: Video cassette labelled 'Brian Lapping Associates, Death of Apartheid, Programme Two: The Third Force, TX: 21.05.95’. Produced and directed by Stewart Lansley. Participants include Mandela, F.W. de Klerk, Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Papers relating to 'Operation
Vula', the ANC's secret military and communications network
established in 1988 Date: [c.1995-8] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 135 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 90-92 (inc. release + Zulus)'. |
| Photocopy of a letter to his
children by Clive Menell, Vice-Chairman of Anglo-Vaal mining
group, regarding his friendship with Mandela, and related
papers Date: 1995-7 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 136 Scope and Content: Word-processed letter. From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 90-92 (inc. release + Zulus)'. |
| ‘CODESA + negotiations’,
photocopies of press and journal articles, press cuttings and
other papers relating to the transition to democracy in South
Africa and the Convention for a Democratic South
Africa Date: 1991-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 137 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 92-95 inc. Elections + GNU'. |
| Papers relating to elections in
South Africa in April 1994 Date: 1993-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 138 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 92-95 inc. Elections + GNU'. Includes:
|
| ‘Mandela: 13 January, Shell
House’, audio recording of an interview with Mandela at Shell
House, headquarters of the ANC, by an unnamed interviewer,
probably Richard Stengel who collaborated with Mandela on the
writing of his autobiography, Long Walk to
Freedom (1995) Date: [?1994] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 27 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.09.56 hours Scope and Content: Includes comment on events shortly after his release in 1990, including a visit to his home in Qunu; meetings with Arthur Miller, President Mubarak of Egypt and the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat; his relationship with the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi; negotiations with the de Klerk government; his views on Israel and Zionism; the attitude of Western governments to the liberation struggle; his visit to Strasbourg to encourage the maintenance of sanctions against South Africa; his visit to Rome and his audience with the Pope. |
| Photocopies of press and journal
articles, press cuttings and other papers relating to the
Government of National Unity and Mandela's presidency between
May 1994 and December 1995 Date: 1994-[c.1995] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 139 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 92-95 inc. Elections + GNU'. Includes:
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| ‘Prisoners of Hope: Robben Island
Reunion’, video recording of a film of the return to Robben
Island of former political prisoners, including Mandela, for a
reunion and conference, Feb. 1995 Date: 1995 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 28 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.58.32 hours Scope and Content: With contributions from former prisoners. Presented by Gcina Mhlope. Produced by Anant Singh and directed by Danny Schechter. Video cassette labelled 'Distant Horizon Ltd, Prisoners of Hope'. |
| Papers, mainly press cuttings,
relating to the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission in February 1996 and hearings of the
Commission Date: 1994-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 140 Scope and Content: Bundle entitled 'Mandela TRC'. Includes:
|
| Papers, mainly press cuttings,
relating to colleagues of Mandela and public figures, including
Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, Cyril Ramaphosa,
Secretary-General of the ANC, and Joe Slovo, Housing
Minister Date: 1994-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 141 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Colleagues (inc Machel + de Klerk)'. Includes:
|
| Papers, mainly press cuttings,
relating to former President F.W. de Klerk, in particular
his withdrawal of the National Party from the Government of
National Unity in May 1996 and his retirement from politics in
August 1997 Date: 1995-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 142 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Colleagues (inc Machel + de Klerk)'. Includes a photocopy of the text of a 'Speech by Mr FW de Klerk, former President of SA and Leader of the NP, at the National Press Club, Washington DC, on 13 September 1996', apparently a draft, 1996, word-processed |
| Press and magazine cuttings and a
photocopy of an article from Vogue magazine
relating to Graca Machel and her
relationship with Mandela Date: 1995-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 143 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Colleagues (inc Machel + de Klerk)' |
| Photocopies of press and journal
articles and press cuttings mainly relating to hostility between
the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party, and the June 1996 local
elections in Kwazulu Natal Date: 1995-6 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 144 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 96+97 Pres'. |
| Photocopies of press and journal
articles, press cuttings and other papers relating to the
Government of National Unity and Mandela's presidency in 1996,
including criticism of his leadership Date: 1996 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 145 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 96+97 Pres'. Includes:
|
| Papers relating to the state
visit of President Mandela to the UK in July 1996 Date: 1996 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 146 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela 96 + 97, UK visit + Mafikeng’. Includes:
|
| ‘Holom ‘96’, press cuttings and a
journal article relating to accusations of corruption made by
Bantu Holomisa, Deputy
Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, against Sol
Kerzner, casino owner, and the ANC, Holomisa's dismissal and
attempts to discipline him, and the possibility of Holomisa
forming a new political party Date: 1996 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 147 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 96+97 Pres'. |
| Photocopies of press and journal
articles, press cuttings and other papers relating to the
Government of National Unity and Mandela's presidency in
1997 Date: 1997 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 148 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 96+97 Pres'. Includes:
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| Press cuttings and a photocopy of
a journal article relating to Mandela's visit to Libya and his
meeting with the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, in October
1997 Date: 1997 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 149 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres' |
| Papers relating to the 50th
National Conference of the ANC at Mafikeng in December 1997 and
the end of Mandela’s leadership of the organisation Date: 1997-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 150 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘Mandela 96 + 97, UK visit + Mafikeng’. Includes:
|
| Photocopies of press and journal
articles, press cuttings and other papers, mainly relating to
Mandela's presidency and economic, political and social
conditions in South Africa, mainly 1998 Date: 1997-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 151 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres'. Includes:
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| ‘Coup’, press cuttings relating
to allegations about a plot to overthrow the government by
military officers and dissident members of the ANC, and the
arrest in Mozambique of Robert McBride, an official in the
Department of Foreign Affairs, on charges of
gun-running Date: Mar.-June 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 152 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres'. |
| ‘Crash’, press cuttings,
photocopies of press articles and a journal article relating to
the 1998 stock market crash and the South African
economy Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 153 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres'. |
| ‘Boesak’, photocopies of press
articles and press cuttings relating to the trial of the former
ANC Western Cape leader, Dr. Allan Boesak, for fraud
and theft Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 154 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres'. |
| ‘SACP’, press cuttings relating
to the South African Communist Party and its relationship with
the ANC and the Congress of South African Trade
Unions Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 155 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres'. |
| ‘Rugby’, press cuttings relating
to the proposed appointment of a commission of inquiry into the
affairs of the South African Rugby Football Union Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 156 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres'. |
| Press cuttings and papers
relating to Mandela’s 80th birthday celebrations and his
marriage to Graca Machel in July
1998 Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 157 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres'. Includes photocopy of 'Message by President Nelson Mandela at the Celebration in Honour of his 80th Birthday, Johannesburg, 19 July 1998, word-processed |
| ‘Crime’, press cuttings and a
journal article relating to crime in South Africa and emigration
due to fear of crime Date: 1998-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 158 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres'. |
| 'Elections', press cuttings and a
copy of a press article relating to local elections and the 1999
general elections Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 159 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela 98-99 Pres'. |
| Press cuttings, journal articles
and other papers relating to foreign affairs and international
relations Date: 1995-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 160 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Pres Foreign + Media'. Includes:
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| 'Mandela, media', press cuttings,
journal articles and other papers relating to the media in South
Africa and the relationship between the media and the
government Date: 1990-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 161 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Pres Foreign + Media'. Includes:
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| Press cuttings, journal articles
and other papers relating to the Mandela family, in particular
to Winnie Date: 1973-98 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 162 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Winnie (exc. Stompie)'. Includes:
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| Letter from Mary Benson to Sampson enclosing
documents and copies of documents relating to Winnie Mandela and the
Mandela family Date: 17 June, no year [c.1998] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 163 Scope and Content: Some items referred to in the letter are not present. From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Winnie (exc. Stompie)'. Includes:
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| Press cuttings relating to the
divorce of Nelson and Winnie Mandela in
1996 Date: 1995-7 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 164 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Winnie (exc. Stompie)' |
| Papers relating to hearings of
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into human rights
violations, in particular the activities of Winnie Mandela and members
of the ‘Mandela United Football Club’ Date: 1996-7 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 165 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled 'Mandela Winnie + Stompie'. Includes:
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| ‘Winnie Hearing’, transcript of
the hearing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on 4 Dec.
1997, the last day of the hearing into human rights violations
by Winnie Mandela and members
of the ‘Mandela United Football Club’ Date: [c. Dec. 1997] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 166 Scope and Content: Word-processed. From a bundle entitled '‘Mandela Autobiog: Mphahlele Version + Winnie TRC Hearings 1997'. |
| Press cuttings relating to
hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into human
rights violations by Winnie Mandela and members
of the ‘Mandela United Football Club’ Date: 1997-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 167 Scope and Content: From bundles entitled 'Mandela Winnie + Stompie' and 'Mandela Winnie (exc. Stompie)' |
| Channel 4 News Special, 'Winnie
Takes the Stand', video recording relating to the appearance of
Winnie Mandela before the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, presented by Jon Snow with
panellists including Mary
Benson and Denis
Goldberg Date: [1997] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 29 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.48.10 hours Scope and Content: Video cassette labelled by Sampson ‘Winnie + TRC (Ch 4)’ |
| 'Fugard 1986, Essop', audio
recording of interviews by Mary
Benson, undertaking research for her memoirs,
A Far Cry: The Making of a South African
(1989) Date: 1986 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 30 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.33.36 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Comprises:
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| ‘Sisulu 1 + 2 Jan 25 ’96 JHB
[Johannesburg]’, audio recording of an interview with Walter Sisulu, former
fellow prisoner of Mandela, by Sampson Date: 1996 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 31 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.07.34 hours. Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on prison debates and the role of Mandela; views of prisoners about the future government of South Africa and the possible seizure of power by anti-apartheid forces; motivation and encouragement while in prison. Poor sound quality. Fault at 00.46.31 hours, resuming at 00.46.55 hours. |
| ‘Sisulu JHB [Johannesburg]’ audio
recording of an interview with Walter Sisulu, former
fellow prisoner of Mandela, by Sampson Date: [c.1996] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 32 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.34.02 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on his relationship with Mandela; his early life and influences; negotiations between the ANC and the government in the early 1990s. Poor sound quality. |
| 'Sisulu [interview]', audio
recording of an interview with Walter Sisulu, former
fellow prisoner of Mandela, by Sampson Date: [?1996] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 33 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.31.46 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Very faint. |
| ‘Kathrada Jan 26 ’96 (Robben
Island arguments + studies) / Raks Morakabe Seakhoa JHB
[Johannesburg] 30/1/96’, audio recording of interviews with
Ahmed Kathrada and Raks
Morakabe Seakhoa, former fellow prisoners of Mandela, by
Sampson Date: 1996 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 34 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.27.38 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Comprises:
|
| ‘Govan Mbeki Feb 15 ’96 CT [Cape
Town]’, audio recording of an interview with Govan Mbeki, former fellow
prisoner of Mandela, by Sampson Date: 1996 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 35 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.39.49 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on the move of Mandela from Robben Island to Pollsmoor prison; separation of prisoners; political education of younger prisoners on Robben Island; attitudes to warders and violence against prisoners by warders; positive effects of imprisonment in terms of time to consider political plans, and producing leaders, 15 Feb. 1996 |
| 'Alexander 1 + 2', audio
recording of an interview with Neville Alexander, former
fellow prisoner of Mandela, by Sampson Date: 1996 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 36 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.13.39 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Interview with Dr. Neville Edward Alexander (founder of the National Liberation Front), who was imprisoned on Robben Island, 1964-74. Alexander reminisces about his debates with Nelson Mandela in prison, c.1965, over the question of what constituted the South African nation, the definition of the term ‘coloured people’, the validity of the armed struggle, and how their positions changed over time. He comments on Mandela’s leadership role in prison and describes individual warders and their relationships with the prisoners and intellectual life in prison, including their reading matter, 14 Oct. 1996 |
| 'Winnie 1 + 2 96', audio
recording of an interview with Winnie Mandela by
Sampson Date: 1996 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 37 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.34.37 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Interview date 22 Oct. 1996. Includes comment on:
|
| ‘Dennis Goldberg 13/12/96’, audio
recording of an interview with Denis Goldberg, sentenced to
life imprisonment at the Rivonia trial, by Sampson Date: 1996 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 38 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.02.24 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on his activities against the apartheid regime; his relationships with other opponents of the regime including Nelson Mandela; the development of the campaign of armed resistance. Interview cut off part-way through. Interview date 13 Dec. 1996. |
| ‘Paul + Adelaide Joseph’, audio
recording of an interview with Paul and Adelaide Joseph by
Sampson Date: [?1996] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 39 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.00.03 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Paul Joseph was a member of the Indian Congress and a defendant in the Treason Trial. Includes comment on their early impressions of Nelson and Winnie Mandela and Walter Sisulu; their relationship with the Mandelas; the Indian Congress; the Treason Trial; Mandela's time 'underground' before his arrest in 1962. Poor sound quality. Fault between 00.51.44 hours and end. |
| 'Billy Nair', audio recording of
an interview with Billy Nair, former
fellow prisoner of Mandela, by Sampson Date: [1997] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 40 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.07.54 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on the attitudes of the warders and their treatment of prisoners; his early acquaintance with Mandela in the late 1950s and the early 1960s; Mandela’s relationship with Albert Luthuli, President of the ANC; political and economic education and debates in prison. |
| 'Fikile Bam', audio recording of
an interview with Fikile Bam, former
fellow prisoner of Mandela, by Sampson Date: [1997] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 41 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.32.10 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on Mandela, his conduct and development in prison and his relationships with others, including Govan Mbeki; treatment of prisoners; the role of Walter Sisulu; Mandela and Tambo’s law practice; the role of Brian Somana, who betrayed ANC leaders to the police. Break in interview at 00.39.50, followed by an extract from a broadcast about Argentinian elections, interview recommencing at 00.45.00. |
| ‘Mandela Feb 11 ’98 (1)’, audio
recording of an interview with Mandela by Sampson Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 42 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.19.19 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on law and order in South Africa; the writing of Sampson’s biography; his early involvement in politics and the organisation of the ANC; reading material in prison. |
| ‘Mandela Feb 11 ’98 (2)’, audio
recording of an interview with Mandela by Sampson Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 43 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.25.57 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on reading material in prison; the ANC policy of making South Africa ‘ungovernable’; tensions at the time of the 1994 elections. |
| ‘Buthelezi Feb 1998 1 + 2’, audio
recording of an interview with Mangosuthu Buthelezi by
Sampson Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 44 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.48.52 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on his upbringing; his friendship with Nelson Mandela; their working relationship; the cause of divisions between the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party; current violence in South African politics. |
| ‘Barnard Feb ’98 (1) + (2)’,
audio recording of an interview with Niel Barnard, [Head of the
National Intelligence Service in the government of P W Botha],
by Sampson, relating to negotiations for a political settlement
in South Africa, in particular his discussions with Nelson
Mandela. Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 45 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00.46.47 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Break at 00.27.02 hours, resuming at 00.27.25 hours |
| ‘Graca Machel Feb 98 A + B’,
audio recording of an interview with Graca Machel by
Sampson Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 46 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.10.54 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on her career; Nelson Mandela; her relationship with him; their children; Mandela’s emphasis on reconciliation for the country; the ANC government; her upbringing and education. |
| ‘PW Botha Mar 2 98 (1 + 2)’,
audio recording of an interview with P.W. Botha by
Sampson Date: 1998 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 47 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.30.21 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Includes comment on his time in government; his ‘Rubicon’ speech; the release of Mandela; his opinion of Mandela and of the government of South Africa after apartheid. See MS. Sampson dep. 138 for a partial transcript of this interview. |
| 'Evelyn M[ase or Mandela] / K.D.
Matanzima', audio recording of interviews with Kaiser Matanzima,
Rusty Bernstein and Evelyn
Mandela, née Mase, by Sampson and others Date: [1990s] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 48 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01.33.45 hours Scope and Content: From a box entitled 'Mandela biog. tapes'. Comprises:
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| Transcripts, notes and other
papers relating to interviews about Mandela and the ANC, some
conducted by Sampson, with friends, former colleagues and fellow
prisoners, including Walter Sisulu, Eddie
Daniels, Joe Slovo, Denis Goldberg and Joe Matthews
Date: [c.1994-99] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 168 Scope and Content: Word-processed and manuscript. Bundle entitled 'Mandela Intvus Friends' |
| Transcripts of interviews about
Mandela with his first wife, Evelyn, his second wife, Winnie, his sister, Mabel,
and his granddaughter, Nandi Date: [c.1994]-96 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 169 Scope and Content: Bundle entitled 'Mandela Intvus Family' |
| 'Mandela Interviews 95-9', notes
by Sampson about interviews and talks relating to Mandela and
the ANC with friends, colleagues and fellow prisoners, and with
Mandela himself Date: 1992-9 and n.d. [c.1995] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 170 Scope and Content: Mainly word-processed, with manuscript list of contents |
| ‘Sisulu Interviews’, transcript
of an interview or series of interviews with Walter Sisulu,
beginning on 20 Sept. 1995, mainly concerning his political
experience Date: [c.1996] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 171 Scope and Content: Interviewers not named |
| ‘Menell quotes (NY Nov ’97)’,
quotations from interviews and talks with and relating to
Mandela, possibly used in the script of the 1996 film,
'Mandela', directed by Jo Menell and Angus Gibson Date: 1997 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 172 Scope and Content: Word-processed. From a bundle entitled 'Sisulu Interviews'. |
| 'Mandela Jail Autobiog.',
photocopy of the draft of an autobiography by Mandela written
during his imprisonment, relating to the period 1918-[c.1975] Date: [c.1975] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 173 Scope and Content: Typescript |
| Draft of chapters 2-6 of
Mandela’s autobiography, apparently edited by Ezekiel Mphahlele
Date: [c.1995] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 174 Scope and Content: Bundle entitled 'Mandela Autobiog: Mphahlele Version'. Word-processed. |
| ‘Mandela Pieces', press articles
and other writings relating to Mandela and South Africa by
Sampson Date: [c.1987-96] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 175 Scope and Content: Word-processed and typescript. Includes:
|
| ‘Mandela photos’, copy prints and
photocopies of prints of and relating to Mandela, his family and
colleagues, some of which were published in Mandela: The
Authorised Biography, with related
papers Date: [c.1940-97] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 176 Scope and Content: Comprises copy prints and photocopies of prints showing captions, of photographs [c.1940-97] |
| Correspondence and papers
regarding the commissioning of, and research for, an authorised
biography of Mandela by Sampson, and the possible publication of
an edition of Mandela’s letters Date: 1995-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 177 Scope and Content: From bundles entitled 'Mandela Letters' and 'Mandela General (inc AS Letters)'. Includes:
|
| 'Corrections and Additions',
papers containing corrections and additions to the draft of
Sampson's biography of Mandela received from others, and
Sampson’s own Date: [c.1997-8] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 178 Scope and Content: Includes corrections to the draft biography by Mandela, [c.1998], word-processed |
| Drafts of Sampson's biography of
Mandela Date: [c.1998] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 179 Scope and Content: Word-processed with manuscript notes, corrections and additions. Comprises:
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| Born-digital drafts of Sampson's
biography of Mandela Date: Sept. 1998-Feb. 1999 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 49 Format: Digital Extent: 63 items Scope and Content: Word-processed drafts comprising:
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| Correspondence and other papers
relating to the writing and publication of Sampson's biography
of Mandela and to statements by Sampson concerning
Mandela Date: 1998-[c.2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 180 Scope and Content: Bundles entitled 'Mandela - Letters' and 'Letters / Pieces '99'. Includes:
|
| ‘Mandela – Reviews’, press
cuttings and photocopies of reviews of Mandela: The
Authorised Biography Date: 1999 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 181 |
| Correspondence and papers
relating to corrections and amendments to Mandela: The
Authorised Biography and awards for the
book Date: 1999-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 182 Scope and Content: From bundles entitled 'Mandela Add.'. |
| Materials for revision of and
addition to Mandela: The Authorised Biography and
related correspondence Date: c.1990-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 183 Scope and Content: From bundles entitled 'Mandela Add.'.Includes:
|
| Materials for revision of and
addition to Mandela: The Authorised Biography,
comprising press cuttings and copies of press and magazine
articles Date: 1999-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 184 Scope and Content: From bundles entitled 'Mandela Add.'. |
| 'Nelson Mandela: Accused #1',
video recording of a television documentary concerning
opposition to apartheid, activities at Lilliesleaf Farm,
Rivonia, and the Rivonia trial Date: 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 50 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.58.30 hours Scope and Content: Includes a contribution by Sampson. Video cassette labelled ‘Storyville: Accused, Nelson Mandela, BBC Post Production, Format Transfer Services 16 Mar 2004'. |
| 'Mandela: Beneath The Halo',
video recording of a television documentary examining Mandela's
role in the government of South Africa, and the country's
problems with poverty, corruption and AIDS Date: 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 51 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.54.17 hours Scope and Content: Written and presented by Peter Hitchens. Produced by Juniper Productions and broadcast on Channel Four, 10 May 2004. Programme divided into 3 parts. Anthony Sampson talks about Mandela and AIDS in part three, 00.45.55-00.46.26. Video cassette labelled 'Mandela'. |
| Research material relating to
Drum and South Africa Date: 1957-68 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 185 Scope and Content: Comprises transcripts of speeches, draft articles, and newspaper articles relating to South Africa and to his colleagues at Drum. Some articles are by Sampson. Includes a letter from ?Robin Denniston, 1957, relating to The Treason Cage (1958). |
| Research material, relating to his
employment at the Observer Date: 1955-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 186 Extent: 349 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Research material, mostly relating
to the arms industry, the oil industry, corporate business and
politics Date: 1962-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 187 Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Research material, comprising
diary entries, draft articles, and talks Date: 1965-2001 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 188 Extent: 50 leaves Scope and Content: This file is an accumulation of material by Sampson, which he thought might be useful when writing his autobiograhy. It includes transcripts of diary entries, draft articles on various topics, draft reviews, and talks. Comprises:
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| Early drafts of chapters 2-3,
relating to Drum, and to the Observer and David Astor Date: [?2000] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 189 Extent: 37 leaves Scope and Content: Word-processed with manuscript alterations. |
| Correspondence relating to
revisions, with various draft chapters Date: 2001-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 190 Extent: 143 leaves Scope and Content: Mostly correspondence with Robin Denniston who advised on the drafts. Includes the following draft chapters, 'David Astor', 'Anatomising Britain', 'The Other Africa', 'Young Europeans', 'The Power of Oil', 'Saving the World', 'America and Nixon', 'Press Power', 'The Fire and the Rose', 'Connections'. Also contains correspondence with his agent, Michael Sissons, and Richard Johnson of HarperCollins relating to the book contract, and correspondence with Michael Davie, Paul Webster, James Sanders, and Andrew Yates. |
| Draft chapters, word-processed,
with manuscript notes Date: c.2002-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 191 Scope and Content: Comprises 'Revised Memoir Plan', June 2002; short manuscript description of each chapter; and word-processed draft chapters. The drafts have been arranged to follow the sequence of the published book, with earlier versions placed in front of later versions. Comprising drafts of chapters 1-17 and a final chapter which was not published. |
| Born-digital drafts of chapters
4-5, 8, 12-13, 15-16 Date: [2000-2] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 52 Format: Digital Extent: 10 items Scope and Content: Comprising:
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| Complete draft, annotated, 'Old
Version' Date: [c.2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 192 Scope and Content: Word-processed chapters, with manuscript chapter numbers and continuous manuscript pagination. The chapters are entitled:
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| Sections to be added to particular
chapters Date: [c.2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 193 Scope and Content: Word-processed sections on his grandfather, John Sampson, Oxford, Jim Bailey, Nadine Gordimer, white South Africa, journalism, Roy Jenkins, Barbara Wootton, Christine Keeler, Chile, Kay Graham, the SDP, Arthur Schlesinger, Nelson Mandela and a chapter on Islam which was not included in the published book. The material has been arranged to follow the sequence of the published book. |
| Complete draft, with related
correspondence Date: [2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 194 Scope and Content: The draft is preceded by correspondence with Robin Denniston and Peter James, who give editorial advice on the draft, 2004. The draft itself, comprises word-processed chapters with manuscript corrections. Each chapter is headed by a page of manuscript notes. The chapters are entitled:
|
| Papers of Sally Sampson, relating
to the posthumous publication of the book Date: 2005-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 195 Extent: 52 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| Email from Letebele Masemola-Jones
to Sally Sampson in praise of the book Date: 13 July 2011 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 62 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| Press cuttings of articles by Sampson,
mostly 'Table Talk by Pendennis' columns from the Observer, and a copy of the magazine, Encounter, Dec. 1959, containing an article by
him Date: 1955-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 196 |
| Texts of articles and book reviews by
Sampson, cuttings of published material by him, and related
papers Date: many undated [c.1960-78] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 197 Scope and Content: Typescript and printed. From bundles entitled 'A.S.: 1960's Miscellaneous Articles' and 'Assorted Letters and Articles'. |
| Texts of articles, book reviews and other
writing by Sampson, cuttings of published material by him, and
related papers Date: many undated [1980-89] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 198 Scope and Content: Typescript and printed. Bundles entitled ‘A.S. Pieces 80s’ and 'Pieces 80s'. |
| Texts of articles, book reviews and other
writing by Sampson, cuttings of published material by him, and
related papers Date: many undated, 1990-[c.2000] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 199 Scope and Content: Typescript, word-processed and printed. Bundle entitled ‘AS Pieces 90s’. Includes:
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| Texts of articles, book reviews and other
writing by Sampson, cuttings of published material by him, and
related papers Date: many undated [1999-2005] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 200 Scope and Content: Word-processed and printed. Bundle entitled 'A.S. - pieces 2000 - '. |
| Texts of articles, book reviews and other
writing by Sampson, cuttings of published material by him, and
related papers, all concerning South Africa Date: many undated, 1965-[c.1999] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 201 Scope and Content: Typescript, word-processed and printed. Bundles entitled ‘AS Pieces SA’ and ‘A.S. S.Af Articles’. |
| The Guardian Weekend
magazine, 24 Mar. 2001, containing an article by Sampson about his
editorship of Drum and its writers and photographers
entitled 'And the beat goes on' Date: 2001 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 202 |
| Texts of articles by Sampson for the
Independent and cuttings of his articles from the
newspaper Date: many undated [c.1989-95] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 203 Scope and Content: Typescript, word-processed and printed. Bundle entitled ‘Articles – Independent’. |
| Texts of articles by Sampson for the
Independent Magazine and cuttings of his articles
from the magazine, mostly of the 'Home Thoughts' column Date: 1989-92 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 204 Scope and Content: Typescript and printed. Bundle entitled ‘Articles – Ind Mag 89-92’. |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles and
book reviews by Sampson from publications including New
Commonwealth, the Times Literary
Supplement, the Observer and the Listener Date: 1955-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 205 Scope and Content: Spine label faded and illegible |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles and
book reviews by Sampson, mostly 'Table Talk by Pendennis' columns
from the Observer Date: 1958-60 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 206 Scope and Content: Volume entitled 'Anthony Sampson's Cuttings 58-59' |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles and
book reviews by Sampson, mostly from the Observer Date: 1960-2 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 207 Scope and Content: Volume entitled 'Sampson from 24 Jan. 1960' |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles and
book reviews by Sampson, mostly from the Observer Date: 1963-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 208 |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles and
book reviews by Sampson Date: 1967-75 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 209 Scope and Content: Volume entitled 'Articles by Anthony Sampson 1967 1968 1970 1975' |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles by
Sampson, mostly from his time as the Observer's chief
American correspondent in Washington Date: 1973-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 210 Scope and Content: Volume entitled 'A.S. Pieces Sep 15 '73 to Sep 15 '74' |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles and
book reviews by Sampson Date: 1976-7 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 211 Scope and Content: Volume entitled 'Articles by Anthony Sampson 1976 1977 (early September)' |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles and
book reviews by Sampson, mostly from Newsweek and the
International Herald Tribune Date: 1977-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 212 Scope and Content: Volume entitled 'Articles by Anthony Sampson September 1977 - September 1978' |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles and
book reviews by Sampson Date: 1978-9 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 213 Scope and Content: Volume entitled 'Articles by Anthony Sampson September 1978 - October 1979' |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles by
Sampson Date: 1979-81 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 214 Scope and Content: Volume entitled 'Articles by Anthony Sampson November - 1979 March - 1981' |
| Scrapbook of cuttings of articles and
book reviews by Sampson Date: 1981-84 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 215 |
| Texts of articles and other writing by
Sampson and related papers, including 'Notes for a Novel' and a
draft of an untitled 'play for television in three acts' Date: Mainly undated [c.1951-60] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 216 Scope and Content: Manuscript and typescript. Bundle entitled 'AS: Unpublished Stories etc.'. |
| Papers relating to a novel by Sampson,
including notes and drafts Date: [c.1970-88] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 217 Scope and Content: Manuscript and typescript. Bundle entitled 'Projects / Detective Novel' |
| 'S. Africa General Pamphlets' Date: 1950-71 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 218 Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| 'New Treason (+ Congress)', papers relating to
the Treason Trial and the Congress of the People Date: [1952-c.1962] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 219 Scope and Content: Includes:
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| Notes, press cuttings and other papers relating
to Africa, in particular to South Africa Date: 1955-83 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 220 Scope and Content: Bundle entitled 'SA 61-80'. Includes:
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| Ezekiel Mphahlele, 'The
Non-European Character in South African English Fiction' (unpublished
master's thesis, University of South Africa) Date: 1956 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 221 Scope and Content: Inscribed to Sampson, 'In appreciation of all the inspiration you radiate &, of course, in memory of an undying friendship'. |
| Papers and publications relating to the ANC and
the South African Communist Party Date: [c.1966-86] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 222 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘S Africa, ANC, PAC pamphlets’. Includes:
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| ‘PAC pamphlets etc.’, issues of ‘Azania Combat’
and ‘Azania News’, newsletters of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania,
1968-71, and a pamphlet, ‘10th Anniversary of Sharpeville’,
1970 Date: 1968-71 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 223 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘S Africa, ANC, PAC pamphlets’. |
| Audio recording of a speech by President
Richard Nixon to the graduating students of Oklahoma State University
shortly before he resigned as President, broadcast on WTOP Washington
radio station Date: 1974 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 53 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 00:25:27 hours Scope and Content: Includes comment on military and economic matters, America's future, and its role in the world. Speech ends at 00.23.10 hours. Intermittent faults in recording. |
| 'Olof Palme', audio recording of Sampson in
conversation with Olof Palme, former Prime Minister
of Sweden Date: [1976] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 54 Format: Digitized from audio cassette Extent: Running time 01:03:18 hours Scope and Content: Relating to his defeat in the 1976 general election, and issues affecting Swedish society, including nuclear power, an ageing population, energy policy, taxation (particularly the impact of the author, Astrid Lindgren, on the election result), education, nationalisation, the impact of the long tenure of the Social Democratic Party and graduate employment. Interview cut off part-way through. |
| ‘Mulder, Key File’, papers relating to
accusations of corruption against Connie Mulder, South African
Minister of Information, and others (the ‘Muldergate’
scandal) Date: [c.1978-82] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 224 Scope and Content: Mainly photocopies |
| Lionel Kochan, Russia in
Revolution (St Albans: Granada Publishing Ltd, 1983), with
notes of 'Russian points for S.A.' by Sampson Date: 1983 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 225 |
| ‘Sophiatown', video recording of a stage
musical performed by the Junction Avenue Theatre Company in
Johannesburg Date: 1986 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 55 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 02.04.33 hours Scope and Content: Video cassette labelled 'Sophiatown 2 ½ hr 5.3.86’ |
| 'Freedom Square And Back Of The Moon', video
recording of a documentary programme about the destruction of
Sophiatown Date: 1987 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 56 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.56.46 hours Scope and Content: Television documentary about the destruction of a mixed-race community, Sophiatown, by the apartheid government and the re-location of its residents. Includes archive footage and contributions from writers, musicians, ex-gangsters and campaigners, including Anthony Sampson, Trevor Huddleston, Nadine Gordimer, Fikile Bam and Joe Mogotsi. Produced by Free Film-Makers, directed by Angus Gibson and broadcast on Channel Four in 1987. Video cassette labelled by Sampson, 'Sophiatown'. |
| 'Everyman: Father Huddleston Returns', video
recording of a documentary programme about Trevor
Huddleston's return to South Africa after 35
years Date: 1991 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 57 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.51.42 hours Scope and Content: The programme uses contemporary and archive footage to examine Huddleston's work against the apartheid regime. Produced and directed by Mischa Scorer. An Antelope West Production for BBC television. Video cassette labelled ‘BBC Everyman ‘Archbishop Huddleston Returns’, TX: 25.8.91’. |
| 'Mbeki', papers relating to Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President and
President of South Africa Date: 1995-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 226 Scope and Content: Comprises:
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| ‘S.A. 2000’, papers and press cuttings
relating to South Africa Date: 1999-2000 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 227 Scope and Content: Includes an obituary for Mary Benson by Sampson, [2000] |
| 'Africa Gen', papers relating to Africa in
general and South Africa in particular, mainly press
cuttings Date: 1999-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 228 |
| ‘Corps’, notes and copies of internet
materials relating to company directors Date: [c.2000-2] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 229 |
| ‘S.A. Gen 2001’, papers relating to South
Africa, mainly press cuttings Date: 2001 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 230 |
| Stephen Morris David, 'Popular Culture in
South Africa: The limits of black identity in Drum magazine'
(unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Illinois) Date: 2001 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 231 |
| ‘ME / Afghan / Oil’, papers relating to events
following the attack on the United States on 11 September 2001, mainly
press cuttings Date: 2001 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 232 |
| ‘Treasury’, press cuttings and information
from internet sources relating to the Treasury and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer Date: 2001-3 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 233 |
| ‘Oil’, papers and press cuttings relating to
oil supplies and the war in Iraq, including writing by
Sampson Date: 2002-3 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 234 |
| The Draft Constitutional Treaty for the
European Union, presented to Parliament Aug.
2003 Date: 2003 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 235 |
| Annotated draft memoirs [of Ahmed Kathrada, political activist
and fellow-prisoner of Nelson Mandela], with brief manuscript notes by
Sampson Date: 2003 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 236 Scope and Content: Word-processed and manuscript. Kathrada's Memoirs was published in 2005. |
| List of bookmarked websites, arranged into categories, primarily
by country Date: 2003-4 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 63 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| 'opec-ec', draft article about the price of oil set by OPEC and
its impact on the United States Date: Apr. 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 64 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| 'iraq', draft article about a proposed increase in oil
production in Iraq and a breakdown in the security
situation Date: Mar. 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 65 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| 'nigeria', draft article about oil and gas production in
Nigeria Date: Apr. 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 66 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| 'Wallpaper EIG', advertisement for Energy
Intelligence Date: 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 67 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| 'mideast', draft article about recent moves towards democracy in
the Middle East, particularly in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and
Kuwait Date: [c.2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 68 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item Scope and Content: Original writing interspersed with 'cuttings' from online press agencies. |
| 'mideast3', extended version of MS. Sampson digital 68, relating
to moves towards democracy in the Middle East Date: [c.2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 69 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| 'niocpiw', research and draft article on the National Iranian
Oil Company, and oil production in Iran, followed by 'cuttings' from
online press reports Date: [c.2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 70 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| 'russia', report by an unidentified bank on the economic
performance of Russia, and the impact of its political and institutional
reforms on its economy Date: [c.2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 71 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| 'russia1', amalgamation of various 'cuttings' relating to
Russia's economy, its government of the regions, its social welfare
reforms and its exploitation of its natural energy
reserves Date: [c.2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 72 Format: Digital Extent: 1 item |
| Photocopy of the Economist Intelligence Unit
Country Profile of the Russian Federation Date: 2005 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 237 |
| ‘Scrapbook’, correspondence, memorabilia and
other papers relating to the Sampson family, friends and
others Date: [c.1930-2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 238 Scope and Content: Includes correspondence with Shirley Williams, [Baroness Williams], and Hugh Thomas, [Baron Thomas], regarding a possible nomination for a peerage for Sampson, 2004, word-processed and manuscript |
| Photocopies of articles and letters from the
'King’s Scholars’ Chronicle' Date: [c.1940] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 239 Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘AS letters to 1951’. |
| ‘Diary of a Walking Tour in North Wales, During
the Easter Holidays, 1942. ATS Sampson and RA Denniston (Abergele – Bala)’ Date: 1942 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 240 Extent: 1 vol. Scope and Content: From a bundle entitled ‘AS letters to 1951’. |
| Commonplace books kept by Sampson Date: [c.1945-7] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 241 Extent: 2 vols. |
| 'Order for Release from Naval Service' for
Sampson Date: 15 Sept. 1947 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 242 Extent: 1 leaf |
| Cancelled passports of Anthony Sampson and his
wife, Sally Date: 1948-2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 243 Extent: 5 vols. Scope and Content: Four passports for Anthony Sampson and one for Sally Sampson |
| Oxford University certificate of admission of
Sampson to the degrees of BA and MA Date: 7 Mar. 1952 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 244 Extent: 1 leaf |
| Notebooks kept by Sampson, containing
impressions of people and places, ideas for articles or books,
quotations and other writings Date: Feb. 1957-July 1974 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 245 Extent: 4 vols. Scope and Content: The last volume in the sequence is labelled 'AS Diary Sep '71 - July '74' |
| 'Projects / Notes on a New Weekly', a
description by Sampson of 'some of the main ingredients which I believe
should go to making a new kind of weekly magazine which would have both
a larger and wider circulation than the existing weeklies' Date: 10 Mar. 1960 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 246 Scope and Content: Typescript |
| Papers relating to tributes to family members,
friends, colleagues and public figures, mainly orders of service for
memorial and thanksgiving services Date: 1965-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 247 Scope and Content: From bundles entitled 'Obits / Tributes' and 'Scrapbook'. |
| Correspondence and other papers relating to
tributes to family members, friends, colleagues and public figures,
including press cuttings of obituaries Date: 1988-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 248 Scope and Content: From bundles entitled 'Obits / Tributes' and 'Scrapbook'. |
| 'Projects / Climbing Plants', notes, press
cuttings and other papers relating to gardens and climbing
plants Date: 1982-97 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 249 |
| 'Medical', papers mainly relating to Sampson's
heart surgery in New York in 1988 Date: 1988-2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 250 Scope and Content: Includes:
|
| 'Tributes to David Astor / Friends of The
Observer', film of a memorial gathering of the Friends of The Observer,
to pay tribute to David
Astor Date: 2002 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 58 Format: Digitized from video cassette Extent: Running time 00.37.44 hours Scope and Content: Contains speeches by Tom and Richard Astor (sons), Richard Harrison, Colin Smith, Terry Waite, Cameron Duodu, Patrick Seale and Donald Trelford. Also contains part of an interview with David Astor, filmed 2 months before his death. Video cassette labelled ‘Tributes to David Astor – FOBS 05/03/02’. |
| 'The Fixers: David Astor', born-digital audio
recording of a BBC Radio 4 programme Date: 2003 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 59 Format: Digital Extent: Running time 00.27.31 hours Scope and Content: Programme about the life of David Astor, editor of the Observer. There are contributions from Neal Ascherson, foreign correspondent; David Astor; Jane Bown, photographer; Anthony Howard, journalist; Hermione O'Donovan, Astor's secretary; Anthony Sampson, leader writer and Donald Trelford, editor. Sampson talks about the Suez Crisis, South Africa, Nelson Mandela and the racism of Nancy Astor, David Astor's mother. Broadcast 25 Sept. 2003. |
| 'Brave New Billingham', born-digital audio
recording of a BBC Radio 4 programme Date: 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 60 Format: Digital Extent: Running time 00.27.40 hours Scope and Content: Programme about the ICI works at Billingham-on-Tees, where Sampson's father worked and where he was born. The programme was produced and presented by Chris Bowlby. There are contributions from David Bradshaw; Dennis Carroll, trade unionist and oral historian; Harry Davis, teacher and local resident; David George, employee; Bill Kettlewell, employee and resident of Hamerton Hill; Julian Phillips, employee and historian; Maureen Taylor, employee and anti-pollution campaigner and Bill Wright, industrial chaplain. Broadcast 7 June 2004. |
| Photographs Date: [c.1960-2004] Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 251 Scope and Content: Comprises:
|
| Digitized scans of black and white photographs
taken for Drum magazine Date: early 1950s Shelfmark: MS. Sampson digital 61 Format: Digitized scans Extent: 6 items Scope and Content: Comprises:
|
| The Sampson Letter,
numbers 1-44, being 'A fortnightly report on world politics and
finance' Date: Sept. 1984-July 1986 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 252 Scope and Content: Bundles entitled 'Sampson Letter 1-24, Sept 1984 – Sept 1985' and ‘Newsletters 25 >’. From July 1986 The Sampson Letter was incorporated in a new newsletter, Africa Analysis. |
| Commemorative publications and
souvenirs Date: c.1960-2003 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 253 Scope and Content: Includes:
|
| Correspondence relating to the death of Anthony
Sampson, including letters of condolence received by Sally Sampson and
letters relating to his memorial service Date: 2004-5 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 254 |
| Letters of condolence received by Sally Sampson
from African and South African friends on the death of Anthony
Sampson Date: 2004-5 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 255 |
| Address by Chris Meade, nephew of Anthony
Sampson, at his cremation service Date: 2004 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 256 |
| Obituaries for Anthony Sampson and related
papers Date: 2004-11 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 257 |
| Papers relating to memorial services for
Anthony Sampson in London and Johannesburg, including tributes and press
cuttings Date: 2005 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 258 |
| Papers relating to Anthony Sampson's work and
interests, including his final press article Date: 2004-8 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 259 |
| Papers relating to the posthumous award to
Anthony Sampson of the Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo Date: 2006 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 260 |
| Papers relating to the Anthony Sampson
Journalism Awards Date: c.2007-11 Shelfmark: MS. Sampson dep. 261 |