Source Codes for Cape Town Archives
AGT | Auditor General, Transvaal (1900 – 1910) |
CI | Chief Immigration Officer (1907 – 1912) |
CJC | Central Judicial Commission (1902 – 1906) |
CS | Colonial Secretary (1900 – 1910) |
CT | Colonial Treasurer (1900 – 1910) |
C2 | Commission for the Custody of British Prisoners of War (1899 – 1900) |
C3 | Provisioning Commission, South African Republic (1899 – 1900) |
C20 | Transvaal Civil Service Inquiry Commission (1904 – 1905) |
C30 | Transvaal Public Service Inquiry Commission (1906 -) |
DCU | Director of Customs (1900 – 1916) |
EC | Clerk of the Executive Council (1901 – 1907) |
FLD | Foreign Labour Department (1904 – 1910) |
GNLB | Government Native Labour Bureau (1904 – 1950) |
GOV | Governor of the Transvaal Colony (1901 – 1910) |
GTG | Health Division, Germiston (1918 – 1960) |
GTS | City Engineer, Germiston (1925 – 1945) |
HC | High Commissioner of South Africa (1890 – 1925) |
HCC | Chief Committee of the Commissionership of the ZAR (1899 – 1900) |
HKN | Chief Native Affairs Commissioner, Northern Areas (1904 – 1986) |
HKW | Chief Native Affairs Commissioner Western Areas (Potchefstroom) (1927 – 1986) |
IOP | Intelligence Officer to Military Governor, Pretoria (1900 – 1901) |
JHM | Medical Superintendent, Johannesburg Hospital (1910 – 1952) |
KBA | Native Commissioner, Barberton (1916 – 1965) |
KBC | Native Affairs Commissioner, Bochem (1912 – 1974) |
KG | Commandant-General (1880 – 1900) |
KGD | Native Affairs Commissioner, Groblersdal (1924 – 1985) |
KJB | Native Affairs Commissioner, Johannesburg (1924 – 1978) |
KKD | Native Affairs Commissioner, Klerksdorp (1942 – 1987) |
KLD | Assistant Native Affairs Commissioner, Leydsdorp (1930 – 1963) |
KLI | Native Affairs Commissioner, Lichtenburg (1922 – 1985) |
KLT | Native Affairs Commissioner, Louis Trichardt (1902 – 1974) |
KLY | Native Affairs Commissioner, Lydenburg (1930 – 1989) |
KPB | Native Affairs Commissioner, Pietersburg (1902 – 1974) |
KPO | Native Affairs Commissioner, Potchefstroom (1921 – 1987) |
KPT | Native Affairs Commissioner, Potgietersrus (1911 – 1959) |
KRB | Native Affairs Commissioner, Rustenburg (1904 – 1970) |
KTZ | Native Affairs Commissioner, Tzaneen (1911 – 1961) |
KWB | Native Affairs Commissioner, Witbank (1928 – 1986) |
KZR | Native Affairs Commissioner, Zeerust (1931 – 1984) |
LA | Legislative Assembly (1907 – 1910) |
LAJ | Legal Assistant to the Military Governor, Johannesburg (1900 – 1901) |
LC | Legislative Council (1902 – 1907) |
LD | Secretary to the Law Department (1900 – 1925) |
LIC | Liquidator of the Affairs of the late Inter-Colonial Council (1908 – 1909) |
LTG | Lieutenant Governor (1902 – 1907) |
MB | Town Clerk, Benoni (1907 – 1939) |
MB | Municipality, Benoni (1907 – 1982) |
MBH | Town Clerk, Bethal (1904 – 1985) |
MBL | Town Clerk, Bloemhof (1927 – 1959) |
MBP | Town Clerk, Brakpan (1914 – 1964) |
MBP | Municipality, Brakpan (1914 – 1984) |
MBS | Town Clerk, Brits (1928 – 1973) |
MCB | Military Compensation Board (1901 – 1903) |
MCK | Mining Commissioner, Klerksdorp (1902 – 1947) |
MCP | Mining Commissioner for the District of Pretoria (1920 – 1922) |
MCV | Town Clerk, Carltonville (1959 – 1975) |
MFV | Town Clerk, Fochville (1963 – 1984) |
MGP | Military Governor, Pretoria (1900 – 1902) |
MGT | Town Clerk, Germiston (1902 – 1965) |
MHB | Town Clerk, Heidelberg (1902 – 1989) |
MHG | Master of the Supreme Court, Pretoria. Estates (1873-1976) (On NAAIRS until 1975) |
MJB | Town Clerk, Johannesburg (1896 – 1965) |
MKB | Mining Commissioner, Barberton (1903 – 1910) |
MKD | Town Clerk, Klerksdorp (1899 – 1975) |
MKR | Town Clerk, Krugersdorp (1903 – 1960) |
MM | Secretary of Mines (1901 – 1910) |
MMA | Town Council, Mamelodi (1980 – 1995) |
MMB | Mining Commissioner, Boksburg (1903 – 1922) |
MMG | Town Clerk, Middelburg (1903 – 1961) |
MNS | Town Clerk, Nylstroom (1924 – 1970) |
MPA | Town Clerk, Pretoria (1897 – 1975) |
MPB | Town Clerk, Pietersburg (1939 – 1973) |
MPN | Town Clerk, Pretoria North (1932 – 1964) |
MPO | Town Clerk, Potchefstroom (1900 – 1953) |
MPO | Municipality, Potchefstroom (1864 – 1974) |
MPR | Town Clerk, Piet Retief (1930 – 1974) |
MPT | Town Clerk, Potgietersrus (1935 – 1975) |
MRF | Town Clerk, Randfontein (1928 – 1935) |
MRP | Town Clerk, Roodepoort (1902 – 1966) |
MSA | Town Clerk, Sabie (1959 – 1977) |
MSL | Town Clerk, Silverton (1935 – 1964) |
MSP | Municipality, Springs (1906 – 1976) |
MTH | Town Clerk, Thabazimbi (1947 – 1988) |
MWD | Town Clerk, Warmbad (1928 – 1979) |
OD | Superintendent of Education, South African Republic (1866 – 1900) |
PM | Prime Minister, Transvaal (1907 – 1910) |
PML | Local Area Committee, Menlo Park/Lynnwood (1947 – 1965) |
PMO | Provost Marshall’s Office, Pretoria (1900 – 1903) |
PNO | Local Area Committee, North-East Pretoria (1946 – 1968) |
PSW | Local Area Committee, South-West Pretoria (1945 – 1965) |
POP | Local Area Committee, Eastern Pretoria (1945 – 1975) |
PSY | Political Secretary (1900 – 1901) |
PW | Public Works, South African Republic (1887 – 1900) |
PWD | Public Works Department (1901 – 1914) |
PWK | Local Area Committee, Waterkloof (1945 – 1970) |
RAD | Refugee Aid Department (1901 – 1903) |
RCR | Government Commissioner of Railways (1893 – 1899) |
RRC | Transvaal Representatives of the Railway Committee (1903 – 1907) |
SAC | Chief Staff Officer, South African Constabulary (1900 – 1908) |
SEJ | Central Black Appeal and Divorce Court, Johannesburg (1947 – 1976) |
SMI | State Mining Engineer (1891 – 1900) |
SNA | Secretary for Native Affairs (1900 – 1911) |
SOP | Staff Officer, Prisoners of War (Natal) (1900 – 1903) |
SOPOW | Staff Officer, Prisoners of War (Cape Town) (1900 – 1903) |
SP | State Attorney, South African Republic (1866 – 1900) |
SS | State Secretary (1829 – 1900) |
SSA | State Secretary, Foreign Affairs (1894 – 1900) |
SWH | Medical Superintendent, Weskoppies Hospital (1924 – 1926) |
TAD | Transvaal Agriculture Department (1900 – 1919) |
TB | Tender Board (1902 – 1910) |
TOD | Transvaal Education Department (1901 – 1950) |
THD | Director of Hospital Services, Transvaal (1964 – 1970) |
TP | Secretary, Transvaal Police (1901 – 1928) |
TPB | Director of Local Government, Transvaal (1897 – 1973) |
TPD | Registrar of the Supreme Court of South Africa, Transvaal Provincial Division (1877 – 1955) |
TPD | Registrar of the Supreme Court of South Africa, Transvaal Provincial Division. Applications (1910 – 1980) |
TPD | Registrar of the Supreme Court of South Africa, Transvaal Provincial Division. Illiquid cases (1910 – 1980) |
TPD | Registrar of the Supreme Court of South Africa. Transvaal Provincial Division, Land Sales (1882 – 1940) |
TPS | Transvaal Provincial Secretary (1900 – 1954) |
TRB | Transvaal Council for the Development of Peri-urban Areas (1936 – 1981) |
TVO | Transvaal Volunteers (1878 – 1912) |
WAT | Registrar of the Supreme Court of South Africa, Transvaal Provincial Division, Water Court Cases (1973 – 1980) |
WLD | Registrar of the Supreme Court of South Africa, Witwatersrand Local Division. Illiquid cases (1902 – 1980) |
WLD | Registrar of the Supreme Court of South Africa, Witwatersrand Local Division. Applications (1902 – 1976) |
ZTPD | Registrar of the Supreme Court of the South African Republic and of the Transvaal Colony (1877 – 1910) |
OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS
BBB | Great Britain Imperial Blue Books (1835 – 1923) |
SRB | Central Government Blue Books (1910 – 1993) |
TKP | Transvaal Colonial Publications: Inventory (1900 – 1910) |
TPP | Transvaal Provincial Publications (1910 – 1986) |
ZAR | List of Official Publications of the South African Republic (1849 – 1900) |
NATIONAL ARCHIVES REPOSITORY (PUBLIC RECORDS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SINCE 1910)
ABE | Deputy Minister of Justice, Mining and Planning (1968 – 1970) |
ABN | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (1958 – 1966) |
ACT | Archive of Department Agricultural Technical Services (1920 -) |
AES | Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs (1961 – 1964) |
AFE | Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (1967 – 1977) |
ALB | Deputy Minister of Agriculture (1968 – 1972) |
ALTC | Transvaal Asiatic Land Tenure Act Committee (1937 – 1946) |
AMA | Deputy Minister of Labour (1958 – 1966) |
AMP | Deputy Minister of Police (1967 – 1974) |
AMS | Deputy Minister, South-West Africa (1960 – 1968) |
AMV | Deputy Minister of Transport (1967 – 1974) |
ARB | Department of Labour (1917 – 1967) |
ARG | Secretary, Advisory Council for Land Ownership (1932 – 1959) |
ARH | Director of Archives (1910 – 1968) |
ARM | Advisory Council on Mints (1964 – 1967) |
ARO | Secretary, Advisory Council for the Orange River Development Project (1962 – 1970) |
ARS | Chief, Central Archives Depot (1954 – 1968) |
ART | Chief, Transvaal Archives Depot (1902 – 1961) |
ASW | Director, Archaeological Survey (1929 – 1970) |
A272 | Public Servants’ Association (1920 – 1981) |
A343 | United Municipal Executive of SA (1950 – 1995) |
BAL | Agent for the Union of South Africa, Lourengo Marques (1910 – 1936) |
BAO | Department of Native Administration and Development (1924 – 1976) |
BAO | Archives of the Departments of Bantu Administration and Development, Co-operation and Development, Plural Relations and Development Aid (1958 – 1993) |
BB | Department of Forestry (1874 – 1971) |
BCP | Board of Control on Profiteering (1917 – 1922) |
BEN | Bureau for Economic Research, Co-operation and Development (1968 – 1985) |
BEP | Department of Planning (1903 – 1970) |
BIS | Secretary of the Advisory Board of Industry and Science (1916 – 1931) |
BLM | Consul-General, Lourengo Marques (Maputo) (1922 – 1967) |
BLO | Ambassador, London (1910 – 1972) |
BNS | Secretary of Home Affairs (1899 – 1973) |
BO | Department of Native Education (1942 – 1976) |
BPA | Ambassador, Paris (1934 – 1965) |
BTS | Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1919 – 1944) |
BE | Protector of Enemy Property (1882 – 1975) |
BVV | Department of Foreign Affairs, UNO Mission (1947 – 1965) |
CAI | Controller of Agricultural Implements, Machinery and Requisites (1942 – 1946) |
CBM | Controller of Building Materials (1942 – 1950) |
CDB | Archives of the Transvaal Provincial Administration: Community Development Branch (1910 – 1990) |
CDB | Archives of the Department of Constitutional Development and Planning (1910 – 1982) |
CEN | Chief Entomologist (1902 – 1970) |
CES | Commissioner of Enemy Subjects (1902 – 1937) |
CIA | Commissioner of Immigration and Asiatic Affairs (1903 – 1960) |
CL | Controller of Leather (1935 – 1952) |
CP | Controller of Petrol (1942 – 1944) |
CPA | Controller of Paper (1943 – 1945) |
CPS | Director of Civilian Protective Services (1939 – 1947) |
CRU | Controller of Rubber (1942 – 1945) |
CSO | Controller of Soap and Oils (1942 -1949) |
CTE | Controller of Textiles (1942 – 1945) |
DCA | Director, Civil Aviation (1919 – 1957) |
DCD | Archives of the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning (1960 -) |
DEA | Customs and Excise (1903 – 1967) |
DGD | Director General of Demobilisation (1940 – 1951) |
DGO | Archives of the Director-General: Department of Development Aid (1985 – 1993) |
DGS | Director General of War Supplies (1937 – 1952) |
DMR | Decimalisation Board (1958 – 1963) |
DNO | Department of National Education (1962 – 1976) |
DWB | Director of the Weather Bureau (1906 – 1960) |
EAE | Economic Advisor of the Prime Minister (1954 – 1980) |
ECB | Electricity Control Board (1910 – 1963) |
FIN | Secretary of Finance (1910 -1954) |
FOR | Director of Forestry (1903 – 1964) |
GBR | Land Protection Board (1910 – 1963) |
GEM | Community Development (1911 – 1977) |
GES | Department of Health (1900 – 1973) |
GEV | Director of Prisons (1909 – 1923) |
GG | Governor-General (1905 – 1974) |
GG | Group Areas Board (1947 – 1962) |
GMO | Archives of the Department of Community Development (1960 – 1984) |
HEN | Department of Trade and Industry (1910 – 1972) |
HHK | Trade Consul, Hong Kong (1963 – 1972) |
HKE | Trade Board, Cologne (1947 – 1972) |
HLD | Trade Commissioner, London (1915 – 1973) |
HLV | Trade Consul, Leopoldville (1944 – 1960) |
HNO | Trade Consul, New Orleans (1964 – 1977) |
HNY | Trade Consul, New York (1929 – 1967) |
HPA | Trade Secretary, Paris (1929 – 1957) |
HRM | Trade Board, Rome (1939 – 1974) |
HSP | Trade Commissioner, Singapore (1950 – 1953) |
HTK | Trade Consul, Tokyo (1963 – 1969) |
HWN | Honorary Trade Commissioner, Wellington (New Zealand) (1955 – 1962) |
IMI | Industries Section, Department of Mines and Industries (1912 – 1927) |
IND | Indian Affairs (1910 – 1983) |
INL | Secretary of Information (1939 – 1966) |
JGB | Archive of Regional Office, Johannesburg, Department of Community Development (1980 – 1990) |
JUS | Secretary of Justice (1899 – 1966) |
KCA | Native Affairs Commissioner, Caprivi (1930 – 1971) |
KGM | Commissioner-General, Mafikeng (1956 – 1979) |
KGO | Commissioner-General, Oshakati (1957 – 1977) |
KGT | Commissioner-General, Transkei (1960 – 1977) |
KHK | Native Commissioner Hammanskraal (1908 – 1985) |
KOG | Controller and Auditor-General (1910 – 1968) |
KPA | Native Commissioner Pretoria (1903 – 1985) |
LAW | Head, Division Agriculture, Agronomy and Pasturage (1953 – 1963) |
LDB | Secretary of Agriculture (1905 – 1973) |
LDE | Department of Lands (1882 – 1979) |
LDE-N | Department of Lands, Natal (1882 – 1979) |
LEM | Head, Division Economy and Markets (1925 – 1962) |
LGV | Head, Division Soil and Veld Conservation (1930 – 1946) |
LKD | Head, Division Commodity Services (1922 – 1965) |
LON | Head, Division Agricultural Education and Research (1912 – 1957) |
LPS | Chief of the Division of Plant Pathology (1910 – 1963) |
LSK | Chief, Division of Sheep (1903 – 1917) |
LSS | Superintendent of Diary Preparation (1919 – 1958) |
LTB | Chief of the Division of Horticulture (1926 – 1959) |
MAR | Private Secretary of the Minister of Labour (1946 – 1966) |
MBE | Private Secretary of the Minister of Planning (1960 – 1975) |
MBI | Private Secretary of the Minister of Native Education and Indian Affairs (1961 – 1963) |
MBN | Private Secretary of the Minister of Home Affairs (1948 – 1985) |
MBT | Private Secretary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1949 – 1963) |
MDO | Private Secretary of the Minister of Public Works (1970 – 1975) |
MEM | Private Secretary of the Prime Minister (1910 – 1978) |
MES | Private Secretary of the Minister of Economic Affairs (1911 – 1978) |
MFN | Private Secretary of the Minister of Finance (1910 – 1954) |
MGE | Private Secretary of the Minister of Health (1948 – 1978) |
MGO | Private Secretary of the Minister of Community Development and Public Works (1948 – 1975) |
MIM | Private Secretary of the Minister of Immigration (1961 – 1971) |
MJU | Private Secretary of the Minister of Justice (1929 – 1986) |
MLD | Private Secretary of the Minister of Agriculture (1948 – 1974) |
MLT | Private Secretary of the Minister of Agricultural Technical Services (1961 – 1969) |
MLW | Private Secretary of the Minister of Lands and Water Affairs (1948 – 1971) |
MMY | Private Secretary of the Minister of Mining (1959 – 1980) |
MNL | Private Secretary of the Minister of Information (1966 – 1978) |
MNE | Town Clerk, Nelspruit (1912 – 1965) |
MNO | Private Secretary of the Minister of National Education (1961 – 1978) |
MNW | Secretary of the Department of Mines and Industries (1902 – 1950) |
MOE | Private Secretary of the Minister of Environment Planning and Energy (1959 – 1980) |
MOK | Private Secretary of the Minister of Education, Arts and Science (1957 – 1962) |
MPO | Private Secretary of the Minister of Police (1966 – 1973) |
MPT | Private Secretary of the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1961 – 1979) |
MPY | Registrar of Companies (1927 – 1980) |
MSA | Private Secretary, Minister of State Administration (1979 – 1982) |
MSB | Ministry of Constitutional Development and Planning (1980 -) |
MSC | Secretary of the Merchant Shipping Control Committee (1939 – 1941) |
MSD | Military Secretary to the Minister of Defence (1939 – 1946) |
MSK | Ministry of Co-operation and Development (1960 -) |
MVE | Private Secretary of the Minister of Transport (1910 – 1974) |
MVW | Private Secretary of the Minister of Welfare and Pensions (1948 – 1979) |
NGR | National Health Council (1944 – 1955) |
NTS | Secretary of Native Affairs (1880 – 1975) |
NRSN | National Council for Social Research (1931 – 1969) |
NVR | Secretary of the National Feeding Council (1937 – 1960) |
OKW | Secretary of Education, Arts and Science (1920 – 1969) |
OKW K | Secretary of Education, Arts and Science (1944 – 1968) |
OKW R | Secretary of Education, Arts and Science (1956 – 1973) |
OWK S | Secretary of Education, Arts and Science (1950 – 1973) |
OWH | Department of Development Aid (1972 – 1996) |
PM | Prime Minister (1910 – 1978) |
PMG | Department of Posts and Telegraphs (1936 – 1979) |
PR | Publications Board (1931 – 1975) |
PSAC | Public Service Advisory Committee (1906 – 1913) |
PWD | Secretary for Public Works (1895 – 1966) |
REG | South African Law Commission (1963 – 1991) |
RHN | Board of Trade and Industry (1921 – 1971) |
RLA | Archives of the Department of Co-operation and Development (1984 – 1986) |
RNH | Board for the Development of Natural Resources (1944 – 1970) |
SAM | SA Mint (1897 – 1962) |
SAP | South African Police (1901 – 1975) |
SAS | General Manager of the South African Railways and Harbours (1902 – 1957) |
SAZ | Superintendent of Assize (1921 – 1940) |
SCB | National Supplies Control Board (1939 – 1946) |
SDK | Public Service Commission (1912 – 1973) |
SEC | Social and Economic Planning Council (1939 – 1957) |
SEO | Secretary of Sport and Recreation (1950 – 1966) |
SES | Department of Census and Statistics (1911 – 1966) |
SMB | South African Military Mission, Berlin (1946 – 1952) |
SON | Department of Co-operation and Development (1973 – 1986) |
SPT | State President (1928 – 1977) |
TES | Secretary of the Treasury (1904 – 1974) |
UOD | Secretary of Union Education (1911 – 1968) |
URU | Decisions of the Executive Council (1910 – 1985) |
UTB | Chairman, Union Tender and Supplies Board (1922 – 1962) |
VBL | Representative, International Aviation Organisation (1949 – 1965) |
VBW | Archives of the Department of Local Government and Housing (Department of Housing and Works) (1960 – 1990) |
VDG | Secretary of Nutrition (1920 – 1961) |
VER | Department of Transport. Personnel Division (1926 – 1964) |
VWN | Department of National Welfare (1903 – 1972) |
VWR | Department of National Welfare and Labour. Rural Rehabilitation and Housing (1930 – 1940) |
WOK | Rector, Witwatersrand Education College (1949 – 1985) |
WSB | War Stores Disposal Board (1943 – 1949) |