Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath

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South African History Online. (2011, November 25). Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070332

South African History Online (2011) 'Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath', South African History Online, 25 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070332 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).

South African History Online, Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070332, (accessed 5 October 2026).

"Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath." South African History Online, 25 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070332. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath." South African History Online. November 25, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070332.