Donors: JJ Malan, 1942, Dr. AL Geyer, 1950, Dr. PJ Venter, 1954, South African Library, 1975, Central Archives Depot, 1975; 3,70m; 94 vols.; list.
Francois Stephanus Malan (1871-1941), editor, politician and cabinet minister. After studying at Victoria College, Stellenbosch, he completed his studies in England obtaining a LL.B in South Africa. He became editor of Ons Land, 1895-1908. Member of parliament and played major role in the Afrikaner Bond. Member of National Convention and strove for unification of South African Minister of education, mines and industries, agriculture and forestry, acting minister of native affairs and acting prime minister in the Union Cabinet for period, 1910-1924. Later he became senator and in 1941 president of the senate. Served on Historical Monuments Commission. As journalist and writer he published various articles and books. Malan was heir to the documents of Mrs. Marie Koopmans-de Wet. The collection consists of the documents of Malan, Mrs. Koopmans-de Wet and CP Schultz.
-- Private documents of Malan int. al. correspondence, diplomas, diaries, travel journals and note-books re his visit to America and Europe, 1892-1939; poems; correspondence of Mrs. Malan.
-- Correspondence between M and Governor-General, 1915-1919; L Botha and JC Smuts, 1915; correspondence re burial of Pres. SJP Kruger, 1904; Unification, 1909-1910; general elections, 1915-1916; political matters.
-- Papers re party politics, 1904-1936; Women's Memorial, 1907-1913; National Convention, 1907-1910; Inter-Colonial Conference on Railways and Customs, 1908; Mines and Industries, 1908-1934; Agriculture, 1908-1920; Education, Universities and Colleges, 1903-1941; Church matters int. al. case of Prof. Du Plessis, 1909-1941; Imperial Conferences, 1911, 1922; Parliament, 1918-1935; Independance Deputation, 1919; Native Affairs int. al. native representation, Native Trust and Land Acts, 1918-1936; Voortrekker Movement Commission and Historical Monuments Commission, 1930-1941; Anglo-Boer War, 1901-1902.
-- Manuscripts and notes re Marie Koopmans-de Wet, i.e. Kerk en Prof. Du Plessis; Die geheim van 'n ideale huwelik; contribution to Cambridge History of British Empire vol. 8; Story of Frans Malan - a study in modesty; manuscripts of articles entitled A former journalist looks back.
-- Press cuttings, 1905-1938 re political matters, etc.; pamphlets, newspapers, 1883-1933.
-- Speeches of Malan, 1895-1912; Court cases int. al. Rex versus FS Malan publishing defamatory and seditious libel, 1901; Memorandum re political situation after 1920.
-- Letter from JH Redelinghuys to the Cape Burghers re political matters, 18950205; extract from despatch from Sir J Cradock to Earl of Bathurst re land tenure in Colony, 18130823.
-- B Marie Koopmans-de Wet (1834-1906). Correspondence of Mrs. Koopmans-de Wet and her sister, 1867-1908; Papers re Anglo-Boer War and other diverse matters, 1867-1908.
-- Correspondence of CP Schultz of Ons Land, 1900-1914.