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| + | Acronym for '''[[Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers Maatshappij]]''' ("Reformed Afrikaans Publishing Company"). | ||
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| + | A publishing house founded in 1899 when the Cape Town branch of the publishing firm [[Jacques Dusseau & Co]] of Amsterdam, which had run into financial difficulties by the late 1890s, was taken over by the Pretoria based branch of [[J.H. de Bussy & Co]] of Amsterdam, and the joint company began to publish under the new name. | ||
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| + | === 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 === | ||
== HAUM Literêr (HAUM Literary) == | == HAUM Literêr (HAUM Literary) == | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 24 September 2014
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HAUM
Origins
Acronym for Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers Maatshappij ("Reformed Afrikaans Publishing Company").
A publishing house founded in 1899 when the Cape Town branch of the publishing firm Jacques Dusseau & Co of Amsterdam, which had run into financial difficulties by the late 1890s, was taken over by the Pretoria based branch of J.H. de Bussy & Co of Amsterdam, and the joint company began to publish under the new name.
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)
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.
Bought by **
Sources
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