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Elizabeth Eybers

  • ZA HPRA A1907
  • Fonds
  • 1940 - 1985

From Elizabeth to Truida Pohl-Louw (a few to both Truida and Van Wyk Louw).

Catherine Higgs

  • ZA HPRA A1749
  • Fonds
  • 1984

Hon. Thesis by Catherine Higgs, entitled "The political thought and career of Edgar H. Brookes", submitted to the Department of History, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 1984.

Arthur Aaron Boss

  • ZA HPRA A1631
  • Fonds
  • 1879

Arthur Aaron Boss (1861-1955) was a soldier and stockbroker. His diary, dated 22 February - 29 June 1879, relates to the campaign against Chief Morosi, the taking of the mountain and death of the Chief which resulted in the decline of the Baphuti tribe. It is accompanied by a plan of the mountain, a typscript of the diary by Dr P.H. Butterfield (30 pages) and an article on the campaign in The Star, 29 June 1929. The original can be found in the Johannesburg Public Library.

Pieter Retief

  • ZA HPRA A1620
  • Fonds
  • 1838

Replica of the Treaty between Pieter Retief and Dingaan, by which Dingaan ceded substantial land to Retief, signed on the 4 February 1838.

Underneath the text of the Treaty is a certificate in Dutch, to the effect that the Treaty was found on the 21 December 1838 in a leather satchel near the bones of Retief, and it is signed by E. Potgieter. The text of the Treaty has been translated into English, and both, the Treaty as well as the certificate have been pasted on a board. Research has uncovered that a number of such replicas of the Treaty have been made.

Namibia records

  • ZA HPRA A1654
  • Fonds
  • 1973 - 1982

Collection comprises material relating predominantly to Namibia as between 1973 to 1982; material pertaining to affairs beyond this time period is sparse.

Large quantity of news clippings 1973 to 1983.

Correspondence printed and unpublished material on the political economy of Namibia; population, distribution of wealth and power, internal political groupings, foreign control, South Africa's role in Namibia, the UN, Etc. Includes a section on development, arising out of the research of Sue Brown, a development officer working in the Gibeon Community under the auspices of the Christian Centre.

Church of The Nazarene records

  • ZA HPRA A1441
  • Fonds
  • 1907 - 1980

Establishment of first school of the church of the Nazarene in Africa Married Rev. H.A. Shirley who later headed printing work of the Nazarenes.

Proceedings of the General Assembly.

Possible funding of Swazi Schools.

Facts about Nazarene Foreign Missions.

Africa mission Station Reports, 1911-1923.

Reports to General Missionary Board Reynolds, Rev. H.F.

Girdling the globe with Nazarene Missions - 1961-1980.

Information on world mission work & on missionaries.

History of missions, Guide to Historic Resource Materials.

Names of major correspondents: Etta Innis (later Shirley), Rev. Dr. H.F. Reynolds, Brother Andersson, Irene Jester, Myrtle Pelley, Bertha Parker, Margaret Latta, Dr. William Esselstyn, Louise Robinson, Harmon & Lula Schmelgenbach, Ora Lovelace.

Names of sub-groups:

Pentecostal Church of Nazarene.

Department of Foreign Missions.

Nazarene Headquarters Library.

General Missionary Board.

Church of the Nazarene (U.S.A.)

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