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Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
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To Dunn

Re cataloguing of library collection. University's income cut - so doubtful whether library can be started; exhibiting missionary item to World Service Exhibition, Johannesburg - bring in touch with people likely to help library.

To Raikes

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.

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.

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