Covering note issued in 1982 but attached to a 1977 letter from the Department of National Education to the Administrator of the Transvaal. School report for applicant (edited).
1977 letter from the Department of National Education to the Administrator of the Transvaal communicating the Cabinet decision on the admission of black students to private schools.
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
19780922 MH letter to Dr P G J Koornhof requesting his advice on the applications. [Archivist's note: MH knew Koornhof personally through their sporting connections. Source: 2018 Interview with MH]
19781122 Mark Henning letter to the Transvaal Director of Education requesting permission for the admission of 3 black applicants. This letter was copied to the Transvaal Administrator. [compliant]
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) as well as others regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) as well as others regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
19800223 Letter Pat van Rensburg (MPC for Bryanston) to Mark Henning advising him of the question she tabled in the Provincial Council regarding the admission of black students to private schools. The accompanying document details the questions and the responses from the administrator regarding admission numbers.
1981 Article Admission of pupils of all races with accompanying notes in Mark Henning's handwriting. Note: The article is assumed to have been issued by the HMC as it refers to various private schools in each of the provinces.
Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Private Schools of South Africa (HMC)
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) as well as others regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
1981 Rev Stanley Pitts note to Mark Henning re the "educational soundness" of the Education Department decision. The note is written on a compliments slip of the Methodist Church of South Africa.
This article was read by Mark Henning and retained in his file. The article is a chapter from the book: Thomas Sowell (1975) Ethnic America: A History of the Rise of the Immigrant Groups, published by Basic Books.
19810112 Mark Henning letter to G J Kerwin, St Marks College, Swaziland [compliant] acknowledging an unknown letter that has not been located in the archives.
19811202 Mark Henning letter of response to Transvaal Education Department outlining the reasons why the College went ahead with admissions of black pupils.
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) as well as others regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
Correspondence and other documents relating to the issue. The permanent presence of this article amongst the papers on the admission of black students to the College, indicates the research that Mark Henning undertook to understand the issues at play.