William Anderson Martin, Papers
- ZA HPRA A3374
- Fonds
- 1867 - 1960
The collection includes correspondence, extracts of birth and marriage registers, typescripts of speeches and press cuttings on war compensations.
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William Anderson Martin, Papers
The collection includes correspondence, extracts of birth and marriage registers, typescripts of speeches and press cuttings on war compensations.
Author of Historical sketch of Zulu Mission in South Africa
Zulu-English vocabulary notebook.
William Charles Marinus Struben
Letter of appointment to the 'Centraal Kinderpokken Comittee Johannesburg', signed by S.J.P. Kruger, State President and W.J. Leyds, State Secretary, Pretoria, 7 August 1894.
William Coates Palgrave, Journals
Explorer, hunter, magistrate and Cape emissary to South West Africa
The journals describe his missions to Namaqualand and Damaraland to ascertain mining potential and possible incorporation into the Cape. As a result of his recommendations Walvis Bay and the surrounding territory was annexed but he was unsuccessful in Great Namaqualand.
Volume 1 contains the original diary from 11 Apr.-20 Dec. 1876 (269p.) and photocopies of the diary kept by his secretary from 5 Dec. 1876-24 Apr. 1877 (125p.)
Volume 2 contains the original diary from 29 July 1878-20 Jan. 1879 (198p.) and photocopies of the diary from 10 Jan.-2 Aug. 1880 (145p.).
Part of the journals was published as Report of W.C. Palgrave, Esq., Special Commissioner to the tribes north of the Orange River, Cape Town, 1877.
William Cotton Oswell, Correspondence
Includes a letter from Oswell, 30 Jan. 1852, Beaufort, to 'Dear Sir', accompanying a map of a journey made with Livingstone. Also 3 letters 1852-1869 from Livingstone to Oswell, relating to his explorations in Africa.
London Missionary Society Missionary
'A grammar and vocabulary of the Hinzuan language'. Written during a residence on the island 'Joana' in the years 1821 and 1822.
The original Ms is in the Grey collection, South African Library.
44 letters and extracts of letters, 1877, inserted into a letter-book, (containing a book-plate of W.F. Littleton and annotations in his own hand) from W.F. Littleton. to his family in England.
87 loose letters & 1 incomplete scrap, 1878-1880 from W.F. Littleton to his family, mainly his mother.
1 letter 1879 April 26, from H. Hallam Parr, Pretoria, to Lady Hatherton, (mother of W.F. Littleton), relating to Sir. B. Frere and his own wish to rejoin his regiment.
1 letter 1879 May 27, from Miss Catherine Frances Frere, daughter of Sir Bartle Frere, Cape Town, to Lady Hatherton, enclosing a telegraph to say that W.F. Littleton was at Bloemfontein.
1 extract of letter 1879 September 25, from Geo. Slade, Junr. United Services Club, to Lady Frere, describing a visit of condolence to the Empress of France, on the death of the Prince Imperial in Zululand.
1 letter 1888 May 28, from B. Frere, son of Sir Bartle, Myinsyan, Upper Burmah, to W.F. Littleton, condoling with him on the death of his father.
W.F. Littleton's letters to his family give a detailed account of political life in South Africa because he accompanied Sir B. Frere to South Africa as Private Secretary and remained with Sir Bartle from 1877-1880 while he was Governor of the Cape, until he was recalled in 1880. These were eventful years and there are interesting comments on the Kaffir War, the annexation of the Transvaal, the Zulu War, the annexation of Griqualand West, the native question and the possibility of Confederation in Southern Africa.
As well as being of considerable political importance, the letters give an interesting account of social life in South Africa. There is an excellent description of a ball given at Government House in honour of the Queen's Birthday. His comments are amusing, and sometimes vitriolic, on notabilities such as President T. Burgers, Bishop Colenso, Cetewayo, General Cunnynghame, Sir B. Frere, J.X. Merriman, J.C. Molteno, Sir T. Shepstone, Saul Solomon and Dr J. Stewart of Lovedale.
Littleton, William Francis
Writer and economist
'The principles of railway rate-fixing with special reference to South African railways'. c1950.
Legal journalist
Contains press clippings from local newspapers reporting cases tried in the Eastern Districts court and the Supreme Court.
Afrikaans language pioneer
'Sannie Beyers', poem in the handwriting of F.W. Reitz.