South Africa election and political ephemera, 2014-2024

Collection context

Summary

Title:
South Africa election and political ephemera
Dates:
2014-2024
Creators:
Clarke's Bookshop
Extent:
16.4 Linear Feet (1 half box, 6 flat boxes, and 22 map folders)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], South Africa election and political ephemera (M2416). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of posters and ephemera from the May 7, 2014 national election in South Africa and the May 8, 2019 South Africa election for National Assembly seats and for Provincial legislature seats. The collection includes posters, DVDs, pamphlets, T-shirts, hats (and other clothing items) and miscellanous ephemera. Also included is memorabilia from the April 2018 Party Congress of the Democratic Alliance (DA), South African political party, including hat, beret, t-shirts, small flyers and stickers. Also included are 8 posters, flyers, newspapers, t-shirts and other material from the 2024 election.

Acquisition information:
Purchase; 2014, 2018, 2019, 2024. Accessions 2018-472, 2018-473, 2019-401 2019-418, 2024-244, and 2024-260.
Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Elections -- South Africa
Names:
Clarke's Bookshop

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gurudarshan Khalsa
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-10 13:53:24 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research, except for born-digital materials, which are closed until processed. Audiovisual and born-digital materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], South Africa election and political ephemera (M2416). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022