Archive documents, actually detailed pointers to where a physical document may be located, may be printed by your computer but it is likely that not all the information which appears on the screen will end up on paper. In September 2002 I printed a number of records from the Cape Town Archive and found that long lines of text, especially the Description, did not wrap around to the next line. The lines extended off the right-hand edge of my computer screen and were thus hidden from the printer. Your chosen record when printed is also likely to be incomplete. Setting your printer to print in landscape format might prevent loss of text. Many web-site designers do not allow for the printing of their pages. R.H.

An extensive range of resources may be found at
http://www.national.archives.gov.za/
http://www.archives.org.za/archivesa.html

1. Alan Paton Centre http://www.library.unp.ac.za/paton/index.htm
2. ANC Archives, Fort Hare University http://www.ufh.ac.za/collections/anc.htm
3. ANC Historical Documents http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/
4. Archives for Contemporary Affairs, University of OFS
5. The Brenthurst Library http://www.brenthurst.org.za/library.htm
6. Church of the Province of Southern Africa http://www.cpsa.org.za/
7. Cory Library for Historical Research, Rhodes University http://www.ru.ac.za/library/cory/
8. Digital Imaging Project of SA (DISA) http://http://disa.nu.ac.za/
9. District Six Museum http://www.districtsix.co.za/
10. Dutch Reform Church Archives of South Africa http://http://www.nhk.co.za/
11. Eskom Heritage, history of electricity in SA http://www.eskom.co.za
12. Gay and Lesbian Archives (GALA) http://www.wits.ac.za/gala/
13. Historical Papers, Wits University
14. Institute for Contemporary History,   
         see Archives for Contemporary Affairs
15. Killie Campbell Africana Library, University of Natal http://http://khozi2.nu.ac.za/kcafricana.htm
16. Library of Parliament http://www.parliament.gov.za/
17. Mail & Guardian Archive, search pages back to 1994
18. Mandela Page
19. Mbeki Page
20. Mayibuye Centre for History and Culture in SA
21. MuseuMAfrica http://http://www.joburg.org.za/aug_2002/museumafrica.stm
22. National English Literary Museum, NELM http://http://www.ru.ac.za/affiliates/nelm/nelmhome.html
23. Nederduitsch Hervormede Kerk, see Dutch Reform Church
24. Picturenet http://http://picturenet.co.za/
    South Africa's first and only searchable Internet online database of  photographs. The archive primarily contains pictures from South Africa, but there is also a selection of images from other parts of the world. You will find pictures relating to news, sport, personalities, generic, and wildlife.
25. Robben Island Museum http://http://www.robben-island.org.za/
26. SABC Sound Archives http://http://www.national.archives.gov.za/dir_entries_pg7.htm
27. South African Government Information
28. South African History Archive (SAHA) http://http://www.wits.ac.za/saha/
29. South African Jewish Board of Deputies [not active]
30. South African Library http://http://www.nlsa.ac.za/
31. Steve Biko Memorial Truth and Reconciliation Commission, TRC
32. UNISA Library Archives http://http://www.unisa.ac.za/~~
33. Witwatersrand University Archives http://http://www.wits.ac.za/cro/history.htm

About the National Archives of South Africa
The following topics form a single document which is located at
http://www.national.archives.gov.za/aboutnasa.html
where they are all live links.

• What is the National Archives?
• What records does the National Archives keep?
• Access to and use of archives
• Structure of the National Archives
• Mission of the National Archives
• Organisation
• Corporate documents
• Public Programming
• Transformation
• Exhibitions
• National Film, Video and Sound Archives
• The Bureau of Heraldry
• National Oral History Programme

National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System - NAAIRS
http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl

• Contents: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairs_content.htm
• Introduction to NAAIRS: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairsintro.htm
• NAAIRS databases: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairsdb.htm
• Explanation of information categories(paragraph names) in record format: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/fields.htm
• Acronyms and names used to identify archival repositories (depots) and contact details: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/reposit.htm
• Source codes: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/sourcesindex.htm
• Types of archives: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/archtypes.htm
• Structuring NAAIRS search queries: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/querystru.htm
• Search: http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl

NAAIRS - Databases

database code	database description
GEN	Data of the South African Genealogical Society on Gravestones
HER	Data of the Bureau of Heraldry on registered heraldic representations
KAB	Cape Town Archives Repository
MAN	National Registers of Manuscripts(NAREM) and Photographs (NAREF) also National Archives' cartographic and library material, microfilms and copies.
NAB	Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository
OVM	National Register of Audio-Visual Material (NAROM)
ROS	National Register of Oral Sources (NAROS)
RSA	All Archives Repositories and National Registers of non-public records
SAB	National Archives Repository (Public Records of Central Government since 1910)
TAB	National Archives Repository (Public Records of former Transvaal Province and its predecessors as well as of magistrates and local authorities)
TBD	Durban Archives Repository
TBE	Port Elizabeth Archives Repository
TBK	Cape Town Records Centre
VAB	Free State Archives Repository

Types of archives

type	record type	description
Aanwins (accession)	non-public records	manuskrip (manuscript), private versameling (private collection). These terms are synonymous and all refer to papers of private individuals or institutions in the custody of repositories participating in the National Register of Manuscripts (NAREM).
Ampt Pubs	public records	Official Publications. N.B. This term appears in the information category SOURCE.
Ander Argiewe	public records	archives other than correspondence files, e.g. minute books, financial records and registers); see Leer, below
Boek (book)	non-public records
Film	audio-visual material	Motion pictures in the custody of repositories that participate in the National Register of Audio-Visual Material.
Foto (photo)	non-public records	These terms refer to photographs in the custody of institutions participating in the National Register of Photographs (NAREF).
Kaart (map)	non-public records	These terms refer to cartographic material in the custody of national and provincial archives repositories.
Klankkasset (audio cassette)	audio-visual material	Audio cassettes in the custody of repositories that participate in the National Register of Audio-Visual Material.
Kompakskyf (compact disk)	audio-visual material	Compact disks in the custody of repositories that participate in the National Register of Audio-Visual Material.
Leer	public records	correspondence file; see Ander Argiewe, above.
Mikrofilm (microfilm)		These terms refer to micrographic material in the custody of national and provincial archives repositories.
pamflet (pamphlet)	non-public records	These terms refer to library material in the custody of national and provincial archives repositories.
Plaat (gramophone record)	audio-visual material	Gramophone records in the custody of repositories that participate in the National Register of Audio-Visual Material.
tesis (thesis)	non-public records
Video	audio-visual material	Videos in the custody of repositories that participate in the National Register of Audio-Visual Material.