Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik, 1894-1948 Professor of Classics, Principal and Vice
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FORTNIGHTLY CLUB, Johannesburg.
Records, 1906-1908. 17 items.
Minute-book of meetings 1-26, 4 Oct. 1906-11 Jun. 1908, including rules and original membership list; minute-book of committee meetings 1-4, 25 Apr.-28 Nov. 1907; 15 papers read by the following members C.L. Andersson, G.L. Craig, L. Curtis, R. Feetham, H.J. Hofmeyr, W.L. Honnold, J.C. Lyttleton, D.O. Malcolm, F. Perry, J.H. Pim, J. Stratford and W.S. Webber.
Subjects include race relations, Transvaal labour situation, colonialism, immigration of Asiatics, university education and the problems of the South African Federation.
Nine papers read by members are missing from this collection.
A147
ENGLISH PILOT.
'Beskrivelse udtaget af den Engelske Peiloth og oversat paa Dansk i aaret ao 1784 & 1785 af Her Fagtoer Woliam til notte for siine landsmend'. 287p. Ms vol.
Extracts from The English PIlot, translated into Danish in 1784 and 1785 by Mr. Fagtoer Woliam for the use of his countrymen.
A148 THOMSON, Robert Dundas, 1810-1864 (Physician, lecturer in chemistry, M.O.H. Marylebone, author of medical works, son of James Thomson and nephew of Thomas Thomson, both famous medical men and authors).
'Journal of a voyage from England to Bombay, China and the Cape of Good Hope in 1832 and 1833'. 419, 28p. Hg vol.
Describes his voyage as assistant surgeon on the 'Duchess of Atholl' in the service of the East India Company. Pages 398-433 relate to a visit to the Cape from 15-24 Jan. 1833, in which he comments on the social life at the Cape, a visit to Mr. Cloete at Constantia to see his vineyards and cellars, and on George Thompson, the traveller.
The journal is illustrated with coloured drawings of the 'Duchess of Atholl' and the flags of the East India Company and pen and ink hand-drawn map of the Cape and geological sketch of the Mountain and Table Bay.
A149
NORTON, Rev. William Alfred, 1870-1962.
Papers, 1918-1928. 1 box.
Included are 1) scrap-book, 1918-1925 containing press clippings, letters, Ms notes etc. forming a 'Documentary record of the establishment, conduct and termination of the pioneer chair of Bantu in the Union and the Commonwealth, 2) Ts of 'The travail of Brother Calvus' by Erasmus [psued.], written in 1928 for the £1,000 prize offered
31 for a religious novel by Hodder and Stoughton. This is a camouflaged autobiography dealing with Norton's work in South Africa from 1900 to 1918 under the Society of the Sacred Mission.
A150
SOUTH AFRICAN MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Records, 1845-1945. 17 items.
Photocopies of 16 original letters, documents and reports 1845-1908; Geskiedenis van het Zuidafrikaanse Onderlinge Levensverzekering genootschap 1845-1945 deur R. Van Selm, Cape Town, 1945.
A151f HUEGEL, I. (?). C.F. von.
Letter, in Dutch, 1796 Jun.8, The Hague, to the 'Burgers Representanten' appointed by the National Assembly. 2p. ALS.
Encloses papers relating to his case and says he was the only captain of the whole Cape garrison who remained faithful to the Batavian Republic and did not submit to the English at the Cape.
A152
MOCK will dated 16 Sep. 1795, of William of Nassau and his wife distributing their possessions to various individuals at the Cape. In Dutch. 9l. Ts.
A153f
BARTELS, Maurits (Merchant, Cape of Good Hope).
Correspondence and papers, 1796-1801. 13 items.
ALS and Ds in Dutch addressed to De Heeren J. Temmink en C. Van Twist, Amsterdam, re business affairs.
A154f
FORSTER, George (Traveller in the service of the East India Co.).
Letter, 1786 Jan.22, Cape Town, to Lord Melville. 4p. ALS.
Describes the situation at the Cape under Governor Van de Graaf, the importance of the Cape as a source of supplies for the Ile de Bourbon (Reunion) and the Ile de France (Mauritius) and the strength of the Dutch garrison.
Accompanied by a contemporary copy.
A155f BOSHOFF, Jacobus Nicolaas, 1808-1881 (President of the Orange Free State).
Letter in Dutch, 1843 July 4, Pietermaritzburg, to Thomas Muller, Graaf Reinet. Parts of original missing. 6p. Ts.
Describes the confusion felt by Dutch citizens in Natal as to whether Natal was to be English or Dutch, their fears that they will lose their liberties and their lands and that the Zulus under Panda (Brother of Dingaan) will rise again.
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VOORTREKKERS.
Reminiscences, 1914 Jul. 3 items. Ts.
Statements made by Hans Naudé of Drupfontein, P.K. Clarens, District Bethlehem (in Afrikaans, 9p.) and by L.J. Nel, 'Welgegund', near Greytown, Natal (Afrikaans, 16p., English, 17p). on the Great Trek and the Battle of Blood River.
A157f GORDON, Col. Robert Jacob, 1741-1795 (Soldier, explorer and founder of South Africa's merino sheep industry).
'Versameling van orders die van tijd tot tijd aan het Battaillon uytgegeeven zijn door ... Col. R.J. Gordon in 't Casteel van Cabo de Goede Hoop 1782'. 80p. Ms vol.
(Some papers are damaged.)
A160f AMSTERDAM.
Baptismal and burial certificates, 1820 Apr.26. Printed forms completed in Ms. 2 items.
Extracts from the church register showing that Joannes Arnoldus, son of Arnoldus Bartman and Wilhelmina Bradenbrink, was baptised on 20 May 1799 and that Wilhelmina Bradenbrink, wife of Arnoldus Bartman, was buried on 25 May 1809. Certified true copies, 26 April 1820.
A161f 'SCHETSEN uit Zuid-Afrika'. 22p. Ms.
Author unknown. Describes experiences as public prosecutor in Lydenburg, 1881- 1883.
BERTIE, Sir Albermarle, 1755-1824 (Admiral)
Correspondence, 1811-1812. 4 Mss.
2 letters to Lord Melville on Bertie's claim for compensation by the East India Company for extra expenditure incurred while in command of the squadron at the Cape, opinions of Lord Melville, Mr. Perceval and Mr. Yorke and Lord Melville's reply to Bertie.
A164f
HALL, J. (Brigadier-General).
Letter, 1802 Feb.15, Cape Town, to the African club severing his connection with that club. 2p. ALS.
A165f BIANCHI, Michael Angelo.
Correspondence, 1801-1809. 17 items. ALS.
Bianchi was foreign secretary to Lord Keith and spent several years at the Cape. Owing to the change of government he found himself without employment, and his letters which are addressed to Lord Melville, Lord Castlereagh and Lord Liverpool are
33 mainly concerned with his straitened circumstances, and plead for their assistance in finding him a suitable post.
A166 IRELAND, William B., 1821-1888 (Author of Historical sketch of Zulu Mission in South Africa).
Zulu-English vocabulary, 1849 Feb. 97p. Hg notebook.
A167
PERRIN, James, 1801-1888. (Zulu linguist).
A sectional vocabulary of English terms with Zulu equivalents. 476p. Ms vol.
Perrin's published works include An English-Kafir dictionary of the Zulu-Kafir language. Pietermaritzburg 1855 and A Kafir-English dictionary of the Zulu-Kafir language. London, 1855.
A168 BEGUIN, Rev. Eugène (Missionary).
Les Ma-Rotse Etude géographique et ethnographique du Haut Zambeze'. 224l. Ms.
Translation into English by 'C.W.M.' of about two thirds of the original, published Lausanen, Fontaines, 1903. 'C.W.M.' is Catherine Winkworth Mackintosh, niece of the missionary, Francois Coillard.
A169f
SEBINA, Peter (of Serowe).
'Makalaka', 1931? 28p. Ts.
A translation by A. Mahloane, from the Sechwana into English, of an essay which gained first prize in a literary competition.
Describes the history, language and customs of the Makalaka tribe in Bechuanaland, (now Botswana).
A170
AMERICAN ZULU MISSION.
Diary, 1880. 97p. Ms.
An account of an expedition, Jul.-Nov. 1880, led by a member of the American Zulu Mission from Durban up the East Coast, with detailed description of the places and peoples visited in Mozambique and neighbouring islands. Label on cover reads 'Our lamented Pinkerton's story'.
A171f
REITZ, Francis William, 1844-1934 (President of the Orange Free State).
'Studie in die buiteland, en die invloed daarvan op die nationale lewe'. c.1919. Ms.
An address delivered in the Afrikaner Koffiehuis, Cape Town, in which he compared the advantages of studying in South Africa or abroad, with particular reference to
34 divinity, law and medicine, detailing the legal requirements in each province before one can practise in these professions.
Accompanied by Ts transcription (9p.) and Ts translation into English (7p.)
A172f
WOLFF, Rev. Joseph, 1795-1862 (Traveller and missionary to the Jews).
Letters, 1838-1848. 2 items.
ALS, 8 Jun.1838, Dublin, to W. Cranford, London, giving the news that Dublin University has conferred an Hon. LL.D. on him and inviting him to address the University (2p); ALS, 19 May 1848, Edinburgh (?), to Lady McNeile, declining an invitation and detailing his engagements. Also press cutting containing biography of Wolff.
DOGIMONT, R. (Missionary).
Letter in French, 1914 Oct 26, Sesheke, N. Rhodesia to Miss C. Mackintosh (niece of the Rev. Coillard), Eastbourne, England. 12p. ALS.
Comments on the 1st World War, the German occupation of Belgium, where some of his family live, the difficulties of carrying on mission work in Barotseland and the British occupation of the Caprivi Strip. Attached is a page of notes, in a different hand, comparing the Barotse child's Lekhothla with Zimbabwe Ruins and describing the Barotse method of building forts.
A174f
BERTRAND, Alfred, 1856-1924 (Explorer and Captain of Cavalry).
Papers, 1889-1895. 20 items.
9 letters to his sister, 1895, from Barotseland, Bechuanaland and Natal; Hg notes for his book Au pays des Ba-Rotse (Paris, 1898); Meteorological notes, Feb. 1889; 25 sketch maps showing his route; gun licence for Bechuanaland, 1892.
A175f READ, James, 1777-1852 (Missionary of the L.M.S.)
'Extracts from the narrative of the journey of Mr. Read and others to Caffraria, dated Bethelsdorp, May 21, 1816'. 17l. Ts.
In the form of a letter to the Director of the London Missionary Society, Read describes a journey to the Eastern Cape, during which he met the prophet Makana and the Xhosa chief Gaika. There are references to Dr. J.T. van der Kemp's pioneer work in the missionary field.
A176f SCHEUERMANN, O.
Letter, 1931 May 25, Johannesburg to W.R. Morrison, Cape Town, about the Rev. Prosper Lemue of the Paris Evangelical Mission. 1p. ALS.
Lemue performed the marriage ceremony of David Livingstone and Mary Moffat at Kuruman.
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COILLARD, Rev. Francois, 1834-1904 (French Missionary).
Papers, 1888-1913. 6 items.
Hg relating to the Barotse, Hg ethnological notes; Hg meteorological notes 1888- 1889; copies of letters, 1913, between Sir Ralph Williams and Miss C.W. Mackintosh (niece of Mme Coillard) Concerning the claim that Mme Coillard was the first white woman to visit (1878) the Victoria Falls; photographs of the Rev. Louis Jalla, Rev. Francois Coillard and Mabotsa.
A178f STRINGFELLOW, Thomas.
'Hottentot or Free Person of Colour: contract of hiring and service of husband and wife including children'. 1833 Jul.10. 1l. Printed form completed in Ms.
Drawn up between T. Stringfellow of Grahamstown and Richard Dick, prize negro and his wife, whereby they agreed to serve as domestic servants for six months and to be paid fifteen shillings, plus food and lodging. Signed by T. Stringfellow and marks made by R. Dick and his wife in the presence of P. McRosty, Clerk of the Peace.
A180f BROWNLEE, Frank Harold, 1875-1952 (Civil servant, Native Commissioner in the Transkei).
Papers, 1928. 2 items. Ts.
'Some customary observations connected with the payment of dowry' (4p.); 'The circumcision ceremony in Fingoland' (7p.), published in Bantu Studies, vol. 3, July 1928.
COWEN, Charles, 1828-1914 (Journalist, newspaper editor and author).
Papers on the Tyumie Valley massacre, 1851-1896. 47 items.
Correspondence, sketches, notes, photographs and printed items collected together by Cowen from 1894-1896, in an attempt to discover the true history of the massacre of the Tyumie (Chumie) Valley military settlers on Christmas Day 1850.
Correspondents include A.W. Baker, Mrs. J. Brown, Rev. J.A. Chalmers, W.B. Chalmers, C. Cowen, W. Dewey. W. Hunter, J.B. Liehfeldt, J.M. Stevenson. The papers include accounts of the massacre by missionaries and soldiers who survived and there are photographs of various localities in the Tyumie Valley. Includes 'The massacre of the military villages at Woburn and Auckland' by the Rev. J.F. Cumming (Ms, 11p.), An account of the reception given at Grahamstown to the Rev. H. Renton, Special Commissioner of the United Presbyterian Church, (Cape Town, 1855), Perils of a missionary family in the Caffre War of 1850-1852 by the Rev. Robert Niven (Glasgow, 1860), In memory of the Rev. John Aitken Chalmers ... died June 1st 1888 (Grahamstown, 1888) and The Tyumie Valley massacres by J.M. Stevenson (Lovedale, 1896, with wide margin for annotations).
Calendar available.
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A183 BEIT, Alfred, 1853-1906 (Diamond merchant and capitalist).
Deed of gift of Frankenwald estate to the Colony of the Transvaal for educational purposes, 1904 Dec.14. 8p. Ms.
Signatories: A. Beit, Lord Milner, R.W. Schumacher, F.J. Carpenter, A. Jameson and F. Ware. Inscribed on parchment and kept in ornamental leather portfolio.
A193f BIRD, Mrs. Jane, 1801-?
Papers, 1837-1838. 2 items.
Includes Ms letter, of a personal nature, undated but probably about Christmas 1837, to Jane from a friend. Also an eyewitness account of the massacre in 1838 of Piet Retief's party of Boers at Dingaan's kraal, where Mrs. Bird was one of a party, including the Rev. Francis Owen, who intended to establish a mission station. The account was narrated and signed by her on 6 Nov. 1877 at Klipplastfontein and witnessed by Charles Tobias and Charles Orpen.
A195f
CHAPMAN FAMILY.
Papers, 1863-1945. 5 items.
Draft memorial from James Chapman (1831-1872, explorer and hunter) to H.E. Sir P.E. Wodehouse, Governor of the Cape, undated (water-mark 1863), explaining the purpose and extent of his travels and requesting a civil service post; short Ms (1p.) by Chapman on his travels with a poem on the reverse; letter from the Royal Geographical Society, 11 Dec. 1867, electing him a fellow.
Also obituaries of Henry Samuel Chapman (1834-1922, brother of James) and of Edward Henry Chapman (1885-1945, Bechuanaland pioneer).
A197f CAPE TOWN.
'Certificate of discharge and character' of Portuguese seaman (Antonia Bonasia?), 1873 May 6. Ptd. form completed in Ms.
A198f LAMBTON, Maj. W. (Military secretary).
Letter, 1901 Jan 30, to Dean of St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town, concerning funeral service for Queen Victoria. 2p. ALS.
A199f CAPE TOWN.
Extracts from diaries kept by Australian immigrants during their visits to Cape Town en route to Australia, 1799-1839. 2 items. Ts.
Extract from Mrs. King's journal of her 2nd voyage to New South Wales, which commenced the 20th of November 1799 (2p.; original in the Mitchell Library, Sydney); descriptions of Cape Town from diaries of Arthur Hardy, 1838, Henry
37 Watson, 1839, Dr. Charles Davies, 1839 and William Hamilton 1854 (6p.; originals in the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia).
A200f VAN RIEBEECK, Johan Anthoniszoon, 1619-1677 (First Dutch commander of the Cape of Good Hope).
Dagverhaal, vol. 1., pp.108, 125, 179, 180.
Photocopies of Ms.
A201f McNAUGHTON, John (Headmaster of Wynberg School).
'Memorandum of the claims of J. McNaughton, Master of the Govt. School at Wynberg, to increase of salary', Wynberg, 28 May 1860. 2p. Ms.
A202f THOMPSON, George (Friend of W.H. Smith, author of Reminiscences of the siege of Ladysmith, Ladysmith: Budge, 1937).
Reminiscences of the siege of Ladysmith and extracts from his diary 1899-1900. 10p. Ts.
A203 BOVEN VALLEI DEBAT EN DRAMATISCH VEREENIGING.
Journal-boek, 1903 Aug.14-1904 Oct.21. 165p. Ms vol.
Contributions in Dutch and English.
A204f FRERE, George (Junior).
Papers, 1842-1850. 5 items.
Commission, 21 Nov. 1842, signed by the Earl of Aberdeen, appointing G. Frere, commissioner, and F.R. Surtees, arbitrator, to meet the Portuguese representatives at the Cape for the adjudication of claims made under a treaty concluded in 1842 between Great Britain and Portugal for the suppression of slavery; letter, 4 Feb. 1846, to George Frere, London, from Dan Prince, re a sea passage; 2 letters, 1 May and 12 Sep. 1846, from
so called “Kaffir” War; letter, 21 Sep. 1850, from George, Junior to his father, thanking him for the map of the Cape and commenting on the work of making a new constitution for the colony.
A205 GUBBINS, John Gaspard, 1877-1935 (Africana collector).
Papers, 1916-1934. 1 box.
Correspondence, including letters from J. Agar-Hamilton, E.M. Barralet, C Bullock, Download 5.1 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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