René de Villiers fonds. 1881-1989.

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René de Villiers fonds. 1881-1989.

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The fonds contains considerable material from René de Villiers' time as an editor and politician. The fonds contains records on associations and clubs, press and media, historical publications, urban problems, Marquard family papers, manuscripts, correspondence, biographical materials, speeches & editorials, politics, publications, photographs, and miscellaneous materials.

ca. 5 m of textual records and other material.

Dalhousie University, Killam Memorial Library, Dalhousie University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7533690

Dalhousie University, Killam Memorial Library, Dalhousie University Library

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De Villiers, René

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René Marquard de Villiers was a journalist, author, historian, newspaper and magazine editor, as well as a liberal parliamentarian and activist in the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Winburg, Orange Free State in 1910, the same year that the Union was established. On his mother's side, he was related to Leo Marquard, one of the important political figures of the time. On his father's side, he was related to the de Villiers clan, which traces its roots in South Africa back to the 17th c...