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Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alfred Beit, Deed of Gift

  • ZA HPRA 183
  • Fonds
  • 14 December 1904

Deed of Gift of the Frankenwald Estate to the Colony of the Transvaal for educational purposes. Signed by A. Belt.

The deed was signed sealed and delivered by the Alfred Beit in the presence of the British Vice Consul Monaco. It was witnessed by Lord Miner, RW Schumacher, FJ Carpenter, A Jameson and F Ware.

Alfred Beit

Holmden's Register of Township Maps of Johannesburg and District

  • ZA HPRA A0001
  • Fonds
  • 1920s

The map book contains an index in original handwriting, with an additional typescript inclusion for new townships. All townships in the Municipal area are drawn to a scale of 400ft to the inch. The maps of the various townships include every stand number per street that existed at the time.

Map Office, Johannesburg, Fox street

Papers of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr

  • ZA HPRA A1
  • Fonds
  • 1891 - 1950

The papers of J.H.Hofmeyr, spanning the years 1891-950, with the preponderance between 1913 and 1948, consist of correspondence, diaries, documents, memoranda, speeches, college notes, drafts of published and unpublished writings, scrap-books, postcard albums and photographs.

They are an invaluable source of primary material for the historian researching the political history of South Africa between the two world wars and during the second world war. The correspondence consists mainly of letters to Hofmeyr, although there are some originals and copies of letters written by him, and it is primarily in English with a few in Afrikaans. His correspondents include such politicians as L.Botha, J.B.M.Hertzog, D.F.Malan, F.S.Malan and J.C.Smuts. There is much on the history of the formation of the United Party, its activities from 19341948 and the growth of the National Party.

Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik

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Correspondent: P.E. Hubbell.

Subjects:

1913 Affairs of Students Christian Association.

1915 Comments on the 1st World War and news of fellow students at Oxford.

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Correspondents: M. Bonham Carter, G.S. Corstophine, M.S. Hilley, A.D. Lindsay, D.C. Lusk, J.X. Merriman, J.L. van Eyssen.

Subjects:

The 1st World War and pacifism.

Appointment of Hofmeyr to the chair of classics at the South African School of Mines and Technology, later the University of the Witwatersrand.

Criticism by J.X. Merriman of Hofmeyr's essay History and control of national debts with special reference to their liquidation (Cape Town, 1918).

Comments on a lecture given by Hofmeyr in Pretoria on Kruger, Rhodes and 'Onze Jan'.

Includes draft of letter fron Hofmeyr to Asquith, regretting that Asquith is resigning as prime minister.

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Correspondents: A.J.C. Abrahamse, E. Balogh, A.W. Blaxall, H. Clark, V. Coakes, Rev A.J. Cook, W.E. Dalrymple, Democratic League of South Africa, P. Duncan, S. Dyer, L. Egeland, K. Govinthu, A. Vine Hall, G.A. Heard, J.S. Holt, A.A. Hope, R. Kilpin, H. Lawrence, L.R. Mac-Leod, F.S. Malan, B.B. Mdledle, L.G. Murray, T. Naude, H. Podbielsky, B. Rama Ran, G. Saron, R.H.W. Shepherd, H.A.R. Wollenburg.

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Congratulations on Hofmeyr's speech at his installation as Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand.

Question of Jewish refugees.

Hofmeyr's resignation from the United Party caucus because of his (and Blackwell's) attitude to the Asiatic Bill and thanks from the Indian community for defending them.

Ouestion of Hofmeyr leaving the United Party and forming a liberal party.

Outbreak of war and appointment of Hofmeyr as Minister of Finance.

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Correspondents: Sir Raza. Ali, A. Bailey, E.H. Bazeley, H. Clark, W.H. Clark, L. Egeland, H.W. Fourie, K. Govinthu, J.A. Gray, G. Hartog, R.A. Hockly, F.C. Hollander, E.B. Jones, G. Carleton Jones, J.D. Rheinallt Jones, R.N. Kotze, G. Louw, E. Maggs, L. Maingard, C. Meeser, S.G. Millin, National Council of African Women, O. Pirow, C.S. Richards, Schlesinger, D.L. Smit, M.T. Soga, W.M. Visser, A.W. Wilkie, G.W. Xala.

Subjects:

Thanks from Black women for his interest in Blacks. Congratulations on Hofmeyr's budget speech.

Attempt to obtain the Nobel peace prize for General Smuts. Thanks for allocating extra funds for education for Blacks Congratulations on his radio speech.

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