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| − | == HAUM == | + | Acronym for '''[[Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers Maatshappij]]''' ("Reformed Afrikaans Publishing Company"). |
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| + | Trhough the initiative of a Mr J.K. Huizinga, of Amsterdam, and at the insistence of the Dutch churches in South Africa, the publishing firm [[Jacques Dusseau & Co]] of Amsterdam founded a branch in Cape Town on 1 May 1894, to sell and publish religious books among the Dutch speaking population of South Africa. | ||
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| + | By the late 1890s the Cape Town branch had run into financial difficulties , and was taken over by the Pretoria based branch of [[J.H. de Bussy & Co]] of Amsterdam, just before the Anglo-Boer War. The joint company began to publish under the new name of '''[[Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers Maatshappij]]''' (HAUM). | ||
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| + | = History = | ||
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| + | == As HAUM == | ||
| + | === Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, media and Performance === | ||
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| + | They published a number plays, collections of plays and books about theatre and the arts. | ||
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| + | === Sources === | ||
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| − | + | == As [[De Jager-HAUM]] == | |
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| + | Bought by ** in 19** and renamed '''De Jager-HAUM'''. Under this name they sponsored the [[Kampustoneel]], the [[ATKV]]'s playwriting project, for a number of years and published the winning plays. | ||
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| − | == | + | == HAUM Literêr (HAUM Literary) == |
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Revision as of 07:06, 24 September 2014
Acronym for Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers Maatshappij ("Reformed Afrikaans Publishing Company").
Contents
Origins
Trhough the initiative of a Mr J.K. Huizinga, of Amsterdam, and at the insistence of the Dutch churches in South Africa, the publishing firm Jacques Dusseau & Co of Amsterdam founded a branch in Cape Town on 1 May 1894, to sell and publish religious books among the Dutch speaking population of South Africa.
By the late 1890s the Cape Town branch had run into financial difficulties , and was taken over by the Pretoria based branch of J.H. de Bussy & Co of Amsterdam, just before the Anglo-Boer War. The joint company began to publish under the new name of Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers Maatshappij (HAUM).
History
As HAUM
Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, media and Performance
They published a number plays, collections of plays and books about theatre and the arts.
Sources
As De Jager-HAUM
Bought by ** in 19** and renamed De Jager-HAUM. Under this name they sponsored the Kampustoneel, the ATKV's playwriting project, for a number of years and published the winning plays.
Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, media and Performance
They published a number plays, collections of plays and books about theatre and the arts.
Sources
HAUM Literêr (HAUM Literary)
Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, media and Performance
They published a number plays, collections of plays and books about theatre and the arts.
Sources
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