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Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
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Newspaper Cuttings (Photocopies)

Newspaper cuttings, articles and extracts from journals re Gubbins farm, Malmani Cog; farming in South Africa; the draining of the lakes at Malmani Valley, reclaiming peat soils; finding fluospar on his farm which enabled him to build up his library financially; mining reminiscences; market control; his extensive tour to replace documents lost in the disastrous fire in 1931 and the building up of rare Africana source material; the sale of the Gubbins Collection, securing for posterity and housing it at the library of the University of the Witwatersrand and an Africana Museum at the Johannesburg City Council's New Library; Africana notes and news; his death and funeral; obituaries; tributes to his life and work.

Surveys

Survey diagrams and plan of Gubbins farm, Malmani Oog, Marico District. And other documents relating to property (deeds of transferred).

Also: Rainfall recordsof Malmani Oog 1910-1955.

To Raikes

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 Sir William Dalrymple

Advantageous to exhibit museum material at South Africa House; scheme created by the University will separate the elementary student and the mere sightseer from the serious student who naturally gravitates to the library; will attract everyone interested in such studies to Johannesburg and the University, will enable material to be secured outside University range, all bodies concerned with South Africa will find a centre in Johannesburg where their work is represented.

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