Brief notes and engagements.

The Calata Papers consist of 1636 items covering the period 1909-1974 and include diaries, correspondence, notebooks, notes, sermons, addresses, minutes, memoranda, map, printed items, photographs and music.

The papers describe Calata's work in the church in the Eastern Cape, his role of schoolmaster, riots at St. Matthew's College, Keiskammahoek, and Lovedale, his notes on his ban and treason trial, education, and official records of several of the associations in which he was involved: the Cape African Parents Association, the Board of Missions, the Cathedral Chapter, the International African Ministers Federation, Pathfinders and Wayfarers Scouts.

Correspondence and telegrams to and from Calata in his capacity as Archdeacon, minister, Canon, school-master, secretary of the A.N.C. and president of the Cape Parents Association.

Correspondents include E. M. Binyon, A. H. H. Browne, Bp of Bloemfontein, Rev. H. W. Burvill, Gwendolen M. Carter, A. H. Cullon, Bp of Grahamstown, Archbishop Joost de Blank, Canon W. Spencer Hall, Senator C. H. Malcomess, H. M. Matthew, M. P. Ngaloshe, Bishop T. W. Stainton, Archbishop R. Selby Taylor, Monica Wilson, Canon C. J. Wyche, A. B. Xuma and Rt. Rev. A. H. Zulu.

Letters to and from Calata (in Xhosa).

1 pen carbon book of copies of his correspondence in English and Xhosa.

Notebooks containing records of Sunday collections, report of visits to Mortimer A & B and Limebank Station and records of baptisms, communions and confirmations, visitations, confessions; notes taken at meetings; information on personal life of individuals in congregation and their status within the church, contributions to the church; registers of attendance; expenses and collections, building funds and local finance, meeting of band.

Handwritten notes taken at a Conference of International Fellowship and Reconciliation, a constructive policy for native church development, inquiries into cases between individuals, reports on correspondence, finance of meetings; mission school openings, college council notes; court notes including riots at St. Matthews; Kimberley notes and reports; the New Age; notes for confirmation classes;Mothers Union notes, theological, educational, non-European unity; certificate of recommendation.