Journalist, big game hunter, explorer and mining engineer

Notebook containing diary entries for the 1909 hunting expedition in Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, together with sketches and maps, published as Big game hunting in North-Eastern Rhodesia, London 1911; Ts draft with Ms corrections of Cohort of the tropics, published Johannesburg 1931, being the experiences and impressions of Letcher with General Northey's forces in East and Central Africa; ALS from General Smuts, 30 Dec. 1930, and from General E. Northey, 8 Jan. 1931, enclosing forewords for the book.

Portuguese engineer and Governor-General of Mozambique

'Notes on the Portuguese Swazi boundary'. The notes record in dialogue form an interview between Machado and the Swazi King, with T. Shepstone as interpreter.

Scenes of Durban. Zulus and the South African War, 1899-1902, including General Botha, General Kock's staff, President Steyn's visit to the Boer army and other views of the Natal campaign. Also photograph of the place where Dr. Jameson surrendered, Fort Mary, Lydenburg during the 1st South African War, 1880-1881, and of a surveying group at Beaufort West.

'Dagh register gehouden door Baltus van Santen', 1718-1724.

Log-books written in Dutch into a vellum bound volume by Captain van Santen, in the service of the Dutch East India Co., giving an account of the voyages in the ships under his command. The 'Bevenwijk' sailed from Batavia to Gamron, Persia, Cochin-China, Ceylon and back to Batavia from 1718-1719; the 'Prattenburg' sailed from Batavia via the Cape of Good Hope to Holland during the years 1720-1721; the 'Meijnde' from Texel to Batavia via the Cape 1722-1723; and the ''T Huijs ter boede' from Batavia to Siam 1723-1724. Included is a list of 92 Company ships which were lost by storm or enemy action 1684-1722.

Papers on the insurrection against South Africa's entering the 1st World War on the side of Britain

Abstract of the diary of Lt. Col. Collyer, who served under General Botha, kept from 18 Oct.-7 Dec.1914; instructions on the treatment of rebels; copies of German telegrams found by the Intelligence Officer at Chamis Station referring to General S.G. Maritz and the rebellion; translation of documents from South West Africa, 1907-1914, with a bearing on the rebellion; press clippings and sworn statements relating to the treason trials 1915; correspondence between H.B.M. Bourne, L. Fouché and Sir E.H.L. Gorges re the papers; copy of a minute from Gorges re alleged discouragement of Dutch language in German South West Africa 1915.

Telegrams and cablegrams in English or translated into English, mainly between J.H. Hofmeyr (Onze Jan) and A. Fischer, President P. Kruger, Sir A. Milner, F.W. Reitz, O. Schreiner, Sir J. Sivewright, J.C. Smuts, President M.T. Steyn, Dr. T.N.G. Te Water and L. Weinthal. They relate to Hofmeyr's efforts to prevent war breaking out between the Boer Republics and Britain.

Scrap-books containing press clippings

Telegrams from the Informatie Commissie, Bloemfontein, to the Postmaster, Bethlehem

Reference is made to collections AD1718 Glenn Moss and Four others, Political trial; and A3333 Glenn Moss Papers.