Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik, 1894-1948 Professor of Classics, Principal and Vice
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Act, 1967, the policy and research projects of the South African Institute of Race Relations and the Gandhi centenary. Also articles, speeches and pamphlets by Q. Whyte.
Forms part of the archives of the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Unpublished inventory available.
A1503
MACLEAR FAMILY (Daughters of Sir Thomas Maclear, H.M. Astronomer at
the Cape).
Scrap-book, 1693 (1769-1881) - 1908. 1 vol.
Page from a Dutch East India Company cash book 1693; sketches, including a view of Table Bay, 1881, one by D. Krynauw (a pupil of Thomas Bowler) and one said to be an original by Maria Graham (Lady Callcott, author of Journal of a Residence in India, 1812); maps of the Cape of Good Hope and Africa 1769-1779 and a plan of Wynberg estates 1793; invitation cards to dinner, balls and to attend the opening of parliament 1861-1877; 'An odd ode' by Sam Sly (pseudonym for William Layton
162 Sammons (commemorating the new Houses of Parliament 1875; souvenir of the Huguenot Bi-centenary 1885, portraits by J.M. Solomon of J.H. de la Rey, A. Fischer, M.L.A., Sir P. Fitzpatrick and Dr. L.S. Jameson published mainly in State, newspaper cartoons on John X. Merriman; Cape of Good Hope Bank note for five shillings.
A1504
WESTMACOTT, General Spencer, 1817-1890 (Commandant, Cape Town 1873- 1877).
Photograph album presented to General Westmacott as 'a little remembrance of a great many friends', 1877 Sep. 17. 1 vol. with tooled leather binding by Saul Solomon and bearing a brass plate 'Cape Town, S.W., 1877'.
Contains photographs of Sir Bartle Frere, Bishop W. West Jones, Miss Jones, Sir William Hewett and Malays, scenes of the Cape including Table Mountain, Lions Head, Castle, Public Library and Museum, Market, Sea Point, Clifton, Government Gardens and House, Groote Schuur, Fir Avenue (Rondebosch), Simon's Bay and Admiralty House, interiors and exteriors of Mariedahl and views of Madeira. Also letter to Mrs. Westmacott from C. Frere, which was attached to a farewell gift of a silver locket, and a list of signatures of the donors.
A1505 BATEMAN, La Trobe, 1874-1952 (Mechanical Engineer).
Account of hunting expeditions by the Bateman family and friends to Letaba Ranch, 1932-1951. 97p. Part Ms and part Ts.
Includes sketches and poetry composed during the hunting expeditions and a history of a journey to Messina (13p. Ts). A1506
GRAHAM, Sir Lumley, 1828-1890 (Lt. in the 43rd Light Infantry and co-author with H. Robinson of Scenes in Kafirland, London, Dickinson, 1854).
'His voyage to the Cape of Good Hope and adventures therein 1851-1853'. 227,125p. 2 Ms. vols.
Contemporary copies of diaries kept by Lt. Graham during the so called “Kaffir” War of 1850-1853, describing skirmishes, patrols, ambushes, the use of the Minie and Colt rifles and commenting on personalities like Lt. Col. W. Eyre, Sir G. Cathcart and Sir H. Smith. At the end of the 1853 volume is Surgeon A. Barclay's 'A description of the country in which the 43rd Regiment was employed 1852- 1853'.
There were originally four volumes; two are described above, one is in Rhodes House Library, (see A1633) and one is missing.
A1507 GOUVERNEURS Generaal van Nederlandsch Indië.
Scrap-book, c.1610-1850. 1 vol.
Contains list of names of the Governors-General, with dates, 50 printed dossiers with blank spaces in which biographical details are completed in Ms and accompanying the dossiers 46 portraits and 60 Ms items pertaining to each
163 individual. Of South African interest are the items on Rykloff van Goens and Baron van Imhoff, who visited the Cape, and J.W. Janssens, last Dutch governor of the Cape. There is an ALS, 1 Nov. 1820, from Sir T.S. Raffles,governor of Bencoolen, to Professor Reinwardt, on botanical matters, in which he comments on his discovery of the plant 'Rafflesia Arnoldi', parasitic on 'Cissus augustifolia'.
A1508
BRIDGES, Capt. George (Officer in the Royal Engineers).
'Observations on the defences at the Cape of Good Hope', 1798 Oct.1. 55p.
Hg. vol.
Appended are tables of anchorages in Table Bay, as given by Commodore Blankett to Maj. Gen. Sir James Craig, details of the number and calibre of guns at the Cape and the heights of 'Mountains and Works' about Cape Town. The marginal notes refer to numbered views and plans, including one of Craig's Tower.
A1509 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE BANK (Founded 1837 and liquidated in 1890: the first
South African bank).
Letter-book, 1835-1837. 1 vol.
Contains Ms and printed prospectuses and lists of subscribers, extracts from minutes of Legislative Council relating to the bank, minutes of meetings of Cape of Good Hope
Trade Society, receipts and financial documents and 106 ALS, mainly from subscribers. Correspondents include J. Bell, A. Borradaile, R.W. Eaton, J.B. Ebden, Lord Glenelg, G. Greig, J.L. Leeb, J. Solomon and L. Twentyman.
A1510 SOUTH AFRICAN CENTRAL BANK. Graaff Reinet (Founded 1854, absorbed
by Oriental Banking Corporation 1873, which was taken over by the Bank of Africa, 1879).
Minute-book, 1854 Jan. - 1861 Mar. 26. 1 vol. 495p.
Memoranda and minutes on the foundation of the Bank, prospectuses and minutes of committee, shareholders and directors meetings. At the end is a list of applicants giving name, address, number of shares for which applied and number allocated. Names of individuals connected with the Bank include M.H. Benjamin, D. Berrangé, G. Bremner, P. Caro, C. Hensley, J. Heugh, J.L. Leeb, A. & J. Mosenthal, H. Oelrich and S.E. Wimble.
A1511
BULL, Midshipman James Goodman.
'A journal of the proceedings on board the "Lady Nugent" from the port of London to Bombay, commanded by Lucas Perceval Esq.', 1832 May 8 - 1833 Jun. 25. Bound vol. 175p.
This is a standard log-book, printed by J.W. Norie, London, 1830, with printed title- page and ruled pages with printed headings. Includes details of ship's company and passengers, harbour log, log of voyage, sketches of St. Helena, Cape Point, sailing
164 ships and coloured drawings of flags and pennants. The 'Lady Nugent' called at the Cape from 25 - 29 Oct. 1832 and 14 - 22 Apr. 1833.
A1512 GOLD FIELDS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED.
'Articles of Association of the Company, capital £50,000, van Hulsteyn and Feltham solicitors', 1898 Feb. 25. 113l. Ts vol.
Preceded by stamped and signed certificate of registration from the Register of Companies, South African Republic and followed by a list of shareholders, an agreement between J.B. Robinson and L. Grahame on the transfer of the Johannesburg Times and a statement of machinery as at 31 Dec. 1897. The list of shareholders includes A. Bailey, C.A.O. Bam, J. Dale Lace, J.B. Robinson, F.H. Rose and the Anglo-French Exploration Co., and Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa. Evey page is endorsed at the foot by N.J. Scholtz.
A1513
KIMBERLEY STOCK EXCHANGE.
'No. 2 Register of members 1890-1892'. 251p. Ms vol.
Contains index of 62 names and a register with a double page for each member, which has printed details, completed in Ms, such as date of election, occupation, address, bankers, trading name, names of sureties and remarks. Names of members included Felix Albu.
A1514
COMBRINCK, Jacobus Arnoldus, 1828-1891 (Businessman and Member of
Legislative Council in the Cape).
Scrap-book entitled 'Death of J.A. Combrinck, 1891'. 1 vol.
Newspaper obituary notices, printed cards, telegrams and letters of sympathy addressed to his niece Miss Graaff and nephew D.P. Graaff. Names of sympathisers include J.H. de Villiers, J.H. Hofmeyr, H.C. Leibbrandt, C.J. Rhodes, J.C. Sprigg and D. Tennant.
A1515
NEAVE, Mary Gertrude, 1872-1951 (Daughter of Sir Arundell Neave, 4th Baronet and Lady Gwen Gertrude Neave).
Scrap-book, 1893-1918. 1 vol.
Press clippings, invitation cards and programmes, Ms notes and a military pass. They relate to hunting and racing in England and Wales, the Anglo-Boer War and 1st World War, in both of which her brother, Lt. A. Neave of the 16th Lancers, took part.
A1516
GREAT BRITAIN. Court of Army Court Martial.
Warrant for holding a General Court Martial to try George Biddulph Joseph
Regiment of Militia, accused of desertion, 1811 Feb. 22. 2p. DS.
Warrant issued to the Rt. Hon. C.M. Sutton, Judge Advocate-General of H.M.
165 Forces, signed and sealed by the Prince Regent, later George IV.
A1517
WARREN, Sir Charles, 1840-1927 (General in the British Army).
Papers, 1881-1887. 4 items.
3 ALS to Rev. H.P. Hawtry and A.M. Broadley and 5 pages of Hg notes, giving his curriculum vitae, including details of his time in Griqualand West and Bechuanaland.
A1518
SELOUS, Frederick Courtney, 1851-1917 (Hunter and explorer).
Letters, 1901-1904. 2 ALS.
ALS, 3 Mar. 1901, to Mr. Sewell, consenting to become a member of the African Society and ALS, 12 Jun. 1904, to Mr. Colles, requesting the money for his "Lion stories" as he is off shortly to the Yukon.
A1519 MOFFAT, Rev. Robert, 1795-1883 (Missionary of the London Missionary Society).
Letter, 1859 Jun. 30, Kuruman, to Miss Peck. 6p. Part ALS and part Ms transcription by his son, John.
Acknowledges the gift of a harmonium from the Ladies Missionary Association at
which was threatened by the Transvaal Boers.
A1520 IRVING, Sir Henry, 1838-1905 (British actor).
Letter, 1901 Jan. 8, London, to 'Dear Sir', enclosing photograph. 1p. LS. A1521
ROBERTS, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford, 1832-1914 (B
Letter, 1900 Mar. 17, Bloemfontein, to J.B. Wheelwright, thanking the Brethren of the Cape Town lodge for their kind message of encouragement. 2p. ALS.
A1522
LIVINGSTONE, David, 1813-1873 (Missionary and explorer).
Letter, 1865 Jun. 2, Hamilton, to 'Dear Sir', arranging a meeting. 2p. ALS. A1523
REITZ, Deneys, 1882-1944 (Writer and statesman).
Correspondence, 1942. 14 items.
Draft farewell notes to members of his family, colleagues and friends, written prior to his departure for England to take up the post of Union High Commissioner in London and an ALS, 6 Oct. 1942, Pretoria, from General J.C. Smuts, expressing concern about Reitz's health and instructing him to take leave to recuperate at St. James in the Cape.
166 A1524
BOSCH, G. ten.
'Rapport van den luit. t/zee 1Kl. G.ten Bosch Kommandant der Landingsdivisie (Kust van Guinea)', 1869 Nov. 19. 13p. Hg.
A1525 HERBORT, Major Alexandre.
Letter in French, 1751 Nov. 25, Cape of Good Hope, to "Monseigneur" 2p. Ms transcript.
Attached is a covering letter in Dutch, 11 Jun. 1752, from J.J. Back(?) to Heeren van der Ghiessen and van der Poorten, supporting Herbort's plea to be stationed at the Cape so that he can be married there.
A1526
TRANSVAAL. Inhabitants.
List of signatories of those agreeable to pay up to £10 to help defray the expenses of the Committee appointed to agitate for a railway from Delagoa Bay to Pretoria. 2p. Ms.
Contains 73 signatures, including E.F. Bourke, R. Colquhoun, I. Ferreira, G. Ford and H.W. Struben.
A1527
KEITH, George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount, 1746-1823 (British admiral).
Order to compile an 'accurate report and descriptive inventory' of all public property belonging to the Dutch, issued to Alexander Farfquhar and the masters of H.M. ships 'Monarch', 'America' and 'Ruby', 1795 Jul. 19. 3p. DS.
A1528
BASSANO, Napoléon Charles Hugues Marie Ghislain Maret, duc de, 1844-1906
(Secretary of Empress Eugenie, widow of Napoleon III of France).
Letter in French, 1879 Aug. 22, Chislehurst, to Sir Donald Currie, London, acknowledging on behalf of Empress Eugenie the address of sympathy from the Natal colonists on the death of her son Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial, in the Zulu War. 2p. ALS.
Accompanied by an Ms transcription in English.
A1529
DIXIE, Lady Florence Caroline, 1857-1905 (Authoress, traveller and correspondent for the Morning Post during the Zulu War of 1879).
Letters, 1882, Hinchley Park, Leicestershire, to Sir Evelyn Wood. 3 ALS.
Accepts his request not to dedicate her new book on Zululand to him and comments on Cetewayo and on Sir Bartle Frere's policy in Zululand being "grossly unjust".
A1530
GOULBURN, Henry, 1784-1856 (Under-Secretary for War and the Colonies, London).
Letter, 1820 Apr. 8, London, to Mr. D. Griffith, Lambeth. 1p. ALS.
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Denies that 'Palmer Stone' was one of W. Parker's party of 1820 settlers to the Cape.
A1531 CRADOCK, Sir John Francis, 1762-1839 (Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
1811-1814).
Warrant and authority issued to Sir John Falcon, Deputy Paymaster General, to draw bills up to £560 for the expenses of the forces at the Cape under Cradock's command, 1812 Aug. 14. 1l. DS.
A1532 LONG, Una (Historian).
'Background of today', 1947-1948. Album of press clippings published in the East London Daily Dispatch, on the history of the Eastern Province of the Cape.
A1533
GEORGE, Charles H.
'Scraps. Chas. H. George. 1875. Port Elizabeth. South Africa', 1875-1896. 1 vol.
Press clippings and printed items relating mainly to the Eatern Cape, particularly Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown. Also social announcements and items on the Zulu and Matabele wars and on Transvaal politics.
A1534
KRAUSE, Frederick Edward Traugott, 1868-1959 (Advocate and Judge of the Supreme Court).
Papers, 1942-1958. 6 items.
Typescripts given to J.C.N. Humphreys by the author relating to the discovery of the Witwatersrand goldfields, the laying of the foundation stone of the New Charge Office, Marshall Square, Johannesburg, on 25 Mar. 1899, and the historical events before and after the surrender of Johannesburg on 31 May 1900.
A1535
KOTZE, Sir John Gilbert, 1849-1940 (Chief Justice).
Scrap-books, 1879-1912. 13 vols.
Press clippings with Hg annotations, relating to judgments in legal cases, need for constitutional reform, judicial crisis of 1897-1898 and Transvaal politics, with particular reference to the Jameson Raid. Also items on his personal career and on the Dynamite Explosion at Braamfontein, 1896. There is a gap from 1899-1909 during which the scrap-books were not kept.
A1536 KOTZE, Sir John Gilbert, 1849-1940 (Chief Justice).
Papers on the Draft South Africa Act, 1909. 6 items.
A printed act, as amended by the second report of the South African National Convention, with Hg emendations; draft letter to Lord Milner, 3 telegrams to Sir J. Rose Innes and an ALS from J.H. de Villiers to Kotze, all on the revision of the
168 judicial chapter of the Act. In his letter to Milner, Kotze suggests that a chair of Law and Jurisprudence be established at Rhodes University College.
A1537 WILMOT, Robert Edward Eardley, 1830-1861 (Captain of the 15th Company of Rifle Volunteers and Magistrate of the County of Derby).
Diary, 1856 Jan. 30 - Jul. 22. 373p. Ms vol. with clasp.
Describes a journey from Port Elizabeth through the Eastern Province of the Cape of Good Hope, during which he visited mission stations and military forts. He comments on the tribes, frontier politics, the importance of missions, natural history and on individuals such as Bishop J. Armstrong, C. Brownlee, A. de Smidt, J.B. Ebden, Bishop R. Gray, Sir G. Grey, T.J. Lucas, Chief Sandile, Sir R. Southey and Bishop T.E. Welby.
A previous diary is referred to but its whereabouts are unknown.
The diary is profusely illustrated with pen and ink sketches of personalities and water colours of Eastern Province views, military forts, Cape Town scenes, including Wynberg Church and parsonage, and Ascension. At the back are Ms notes, limericks, pencil diary entries for 22 July to 2 Aug. 1856, written in England, and press clippings.
Published by the Friends of the Library of the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, Donker, 1984).
A1538
COHEN, Louis, 1855-1945 (Author, Kimberley and Witwatersrand pioneer).
'Kimberley in the seventies'. 4 notebooks.
This is the author's own copy of Reminiscences of Kimberley, London, Bennett, 1911, with numerous Hg corrections and additional material, prepared for a second and revised edition under a new title but never published. The original book was suppressed shortly after publication on the threat of legal action by Sir J.B. Robinson. There are many textual revisions but the main interest lies in the additional material which includes comments on Sir A. Bailey, Cetewayo and F.W. Reitz, together with new anecdotes and reminiscences.
A1539 SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902.
Scrap-book, 1898 (1900-1902) - 1907. 1 vol.
Press clippings, government and military notices, many of which relate to martial law regulations, circulars, proclamations, a military pass and volunteer discharge certificate and 2 items on Prieska 1906-1907.
A1540 TRANSVAAL. Archives.
Research notes, copies of correspondence and maps, all in the same hand, based on collections in the Archives and in particular on the Leyds collection. Download 5.1 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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