Sally Hoult and Keith Mitchell

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Union of South Africa
Sessional Papers, 1910-1925
Sally Hoult and Keith Mitchell November 2013
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Sessional Papers What are they?

• Records of self Governing Colonies and Dominions
• Votes, proceedings and minutes of the House of
  Government
• Contain reports of Government Departments

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Sessional Papers Why are they useful?

• Reports on subjects dealing with the colony or
  dominion
• Includes financial matters, railways, mining,
  trade, medical, geology, pensions, and land
  matters
• Statistical information from accounts to
  geological to census

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Sessional Papers Why choose CO 633

• Not catalogued
• No Index
• Contains minutes and reports of the House of
  Assembly and Senate
• Small series (190 pieces from 1910-1925)
• Present description example Sessional and
  Select Committee Reports

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Sessional Papers How we Catalogued

• Copy from cover pages of individual file

• Identify the number of pages,
• References to the maps and photos

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Sessional Papers Findings

• Maps from Railways to Mining
• Photographs include images of cattle, diseases,
  railway themes and images produced as evidence
• Reports on military actions in Africa during
  World War 1
• Insight in to medical conditions, treatment of
  Indigenous People
• Financial reports, including lists of pensions
  with former positions

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Sessional Papers Summary

• Insight in to the formation and running of South
  Africa
• Array of maps and photographs of South Africa
• Could lead to
• Acts
• Blue Books
• Possibility of collaboration or digitisation with
  Academic or Research based organisation

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