Man behind the Beard

Graham Dominy is Research Fellow in the Department of History at the University of South Africa. An archivist and heritage specialist, he was the National Archivist of South Africa for more than a decade. More recently, he worked at the Oman Across Ages Museum in Muscat as a Knowledge Centre and Collections Specialist.

• Foreword by Blade NzimandePrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Almost to the Top of the ‘Greasy Pole’1 Beginnings2 From Boyhood to Battle via Wits (1923–42)3 ‘Up North’: The Army and the Shaping of His Character (1943–5)4 Science and Romance: The Cambridge Years (1945–51)5 Research on a Cold War Campus: Pennsylvania State College (1951–2)6 Launch into Liberalism and Academia: Johannesburg (1953–9)7 Science Faculty and Family: Pietermaritzburg (1959–75)8 Academy and Activism (1959–75)9 Pietermaritzburg Vice Principal: Challenges and Tragedy (1976–87)10 Vice Principal: Protests and Political Engagement (1976–80)11 ‘Toughest One Yet for Prof Schreiner’: The Buthelezi Commission (1980–2)12 Aftermath of the Buthelezi Commission Report: Deneys’s Predictions Fulfilled (1982–7)13 Jennifer’s Trial and Retirement Years (1987–2008)Conclusion: Drawing the Strands TogetherSelect BibliographyIndex

‘An insightful historical account of the life and times of Deneys Schreiner. Not only should the story of Deneys be told because he belonged to the illustrious Schreiner family of social activists, but also because of his role at critical periods in the history of our country and his contribution to the inauguration of a democratic South Africa.’— Blade Nzimande