- ZA HPRA A1479-2-2.1-13
- Dossier
Fait partie de Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
Fait partie de Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
To Director, S.A. Museum, Cape Town from T.S.S. Ulysses
Fait partie de Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
Advising of arrival of Van Riebeeck's stone fragments and approval for its removal to South Africa; to write to the Director of the Museum, Batavia, confirming and stating desire for the stones.
Fait partie de Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
Fait partie de Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
Fait partie de Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
Difficult to draw line between library and museum material; Johannesburg should be the real culturalcentre for the whole sub-continent; had promise of Lord Baden Powell's material relating to South Africa, Matabeleland and East Africa; Maund's collections relating to Rhodesia, get support of bodies like Union Castle Line, Chartered Company & Bechuanaland Protectorate authorities, the University attending to the scholarship, the Municipality the exhibition facilities; Lobengula's letters and picture Baines gave him and other exhibits; also extract of letter to Lady Baden Powell re Gubbins library.
Fait partie de Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
Support from Sir Fred Kenyon; best interests to get Municipality interested in South African collection and build up centre and museum scheme; to inspect series of 330 pictures and sketches by Daniels and C. Bird of African scenes up to 1825; King Manuel of Portugal will give his patronage to the Portuguese section; Mosenthal gives 100 guineas to use as necessary to library; secured MSS journal of Dr Robert Thomson 's 'Voyage to the Cape, 1832' in Worthing.
To Raikes. Going overseas; secured letters by General Gordon
Fait partie de Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
Fait partie de Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
Re insurance of Gubbins library; new acquisitions sent to University.