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- 1800s (Creation)
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The material in this collection consists of research material based on collections in the archives and in particuflar on the WJ Leyds Collection at the University of Stellenbosch library, and was used by D.W. Krüger for his D.Litt. Thesis.
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Research notes, copies of correspondence and maps.
The first file relates to attempts by 19th century pioneers to link Transvaal with Delagoa Bay by means of roads and refers to J. Albasini, J.P. Fitzpatrick, G.P. Moodie, A.H. Nellmapius, A.H. Potgieter and C. Trichardt. The second file relates to Colonel Villebois-Mareuil, a French volunteer with the Boer forces during the South African War, and includes press clippings and his correspondence with General Joubert and F.W. Reitz. The third is South African War material, including a translation of the day-book of David E. Malan, written at Colenso 12 Nov. 1899 - 16 Feb. 1900. The fourth contains notes from Sir C.J. Brand's papers on the part he
played in 1854-1855 in helping to draft a constitution for the Boer republic and also notes from G.S. Preller's papers on the Afrikaans language movement.
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University of Stellenbosch library https://digital.lib.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.2/2124
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'Die weg na die see of die ooskus in die Boere-beleid voor 1877 met besondere verwysing na die verhouding tot die Portuguese', D.W. Krüger, D. Litt. Thesis, University of South Africa.