Historical Sources
- Military Archives Depot -
Address, Documentation Service Directorate, 20
Visagie Street, Pretoria. Private Bag X239, Pretoria 0001. Tel: +27 12
355 3975; fax: +27 12 323 5613; email: none as yet; web site: not as yet;
opening hours: Mon. to Fri. 08:00 to 16:00. Closed weekends and public
holidays. Access: closed period of 30 years, although some collections
are permanently closed. Bona fides researchers may apply for special access.
Apply in advance of the intended visit. Directions: a brisk walk from Church
Square, terminus of all Pretoria buses. Street parking.
The South African defence authorities retained possession
of all military archives since the establishment of the Union Defence Force
on 1 July 1912. This was confirmed by Act of Parliament (Archives Act
Amendment Act, 1967). The Military Archives houses approximately 52
linear kilometres of records. The only published guide is I.J. van der
Waag, ‘The South African Military Archives: a concise history and summary
of the archival holdings’ in Textbook for National Higher Diploma in
Archival Studies (Technikon Southern Africa, 1994). A copy may be obtained
from the above address. A List of Archivalia – reflecting the entire
content of the depot - may be consulted in the reading room.
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at ian@ma2.sun.ac.za
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