Fonds AB3168 - Jane Furse Memorial Hospital and the Sekhukhuniland Mission

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ZA HPRA AB3168

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Jane Furse Memorial Hospital and the Sekhukhuniland Mission

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  • 1920s-1980s (Creation)

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10 boxes and photographs

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(1847-)

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The Anglican Church of Southern Africa, previously known as the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, is the province of the Anglican Communion in Southern Africa. Its primate is the Archbishop of Cape Town. The church includes dioceses in present day South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Angola, Lesotho, Swaziland and St. Helena.

An agreement was signed in 1937 between the Church of the Province of South Africa (CPSA) - now known as the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) - and the University of the Witwatersrand, whereby the church's central record library was places on loan with the University. The library consisted of books, pamphlets, periodicals and manuscripts. The richness of the Anglican Church's manuscript collection is due to the efforts of the provincial archivists appointed by the church to collect material and transfer it to the university. The first, 1937-1957, was Father Osmund Victor, followed by Canon Cecil Thomas Wood from 1958-1979. Mrs AR Kotze then took over from 1979-2000, until Carol Archibald was appointed as Provincial Archivist in 2001.

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(20th century)

Biographical history

Dr Albert Davies worked at the Jane Furse Memorial Hospital in Sekhukhuniland from 1957-1982, most of the time as Medical Superintendent. Dr Davies was an avid photographer and the collection includes slides and photographs depicting the work of the hospital and the surrounding communities and vegetation. His wife, Grace Davies, wrote a book on the hospital and her source material and original manuscript is contained in the collection. The collection was deposited by his son, Andy Davies.

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Collection of papers amassed by Dr Albert Davies who worked at the Jane Furse Memorial Hospital in Sekhukhuniland from 1957-1982. The collection was deposited by his son Andy Davies.
The records are part of the archive of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa, Diocese of Pretoria.

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2019

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