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King, Albert "Babu"

Subjects:

Personal with comments on the Boys Club, Oxford, the two World Wars and King's activities as an engineman and amateur artist.

Also photocopies of 37 letters from Hofmeyr to King, 1939-1948, mainly personal but with news of his political career, 24 photographs of King and 7 sketches by King, including one of Hofmeyr 1919, himself 1933 and Osney Bridge, Oxford 1940.

Millin, Sarah Gertrude

Subjects:

1924 Thanks for kind remarks about God's stepchildren.

1924 Possibility of Hofmeyr giving up administratorship and returning to academic life.

1934-1939 Anti-Semitism in South Africa and the fear that South Africa will follow Germany's example.

1935 Thanks for information and comments on her biography of Smuts.

1936 Promise from Schlesinger that his papers will support Hofmeyr.

1936 Hofmeyr's stand on the Native Representation Bill and his future political career.

1936 Mrs Millin's resentment at her husband's not being made a judge, due, she feels, to anti-Semitism.

1937 Hofmeyr's stand on the Aliens and Asiatic Bills.

1937 Analysis of Hofmeyr's Weaknesses and strengths.

1938 Comments on Eden, Chamberlain and the threat of war Hofmeyr's resignation from the cabinet.

1938 Pirow's visit to Germany.

1941 Publication of S.G. Millin's "The night is long".

1942 Radio plays on Smuts by S.G. Millin and the possibility she will write a new biography of Smuts.

1943 Congratulations to Hofmeyr on the election results.

1943 Question of a Rhodesia-Union Federation.

1943 Future of Germany after the war.

1944 Publication of S.G. Millin's "World blackout".

1944 Danger of the Broederbond controlling South Africa.

1945 Problems in writing and publication of "The reeling earth". Request for Hofmeyr to support her attendance at the peace conference.

1945 Comments by S.G. Millin on the Charter of the World Security Organisation.

1945 Results of the British election.

1945 General Smuts' depression about the world.

1946 Mrs Millin's visit to America and Europe.

1947-1948 Palestine question.

1947-1948 Future role of Russia.

1947-1948 The Royal Visit.

1947-1948 Publication of "The sound of the trumpet".

1947-1948 Problems of double income tax for writers.

Morrison, S.A.

Subjects:

Personal with comments on his work in Egypt with the Church Missionary Society and Egyptian politics.

Athlone, Earl of

Subjects:

1927 Thanks for sympathy expressed by Hofmeyr.

1927 Politics and the settlement of the 'flag' question.

1928 Congratulations from Hofmeyr on the Earl of Athlone's extension of office.

Includes draft letters from Hofmeyr with comments on Tielmen Roos.

Murray, A. Victor

Subjects:

1929 Disquiet caused to English liberals by Smuts' lectures on the native question.

1937 Education for Blacks.

Abdication of Edward VIII.

1939-1941 Imminence and effects of war.

1946 Congratulations on the Hoernle lecture given by Hofmeyr.

Paton, Alan

Subjects:

1932 Comments on Botha and Smuts.

1934 Account of Paton's illness.

1935 Funding of the juvenile unemployment scheme.

1935 Paton's decision to leave Pietermaritzburg and work at Diepkloof Reformatory.

1935-1941 Account of the work at Diepkloof, the escapes and plans for the future.

1937-1939 Hofmeyr's position as leader of the liberals.

1941 Account of Patcn's decision to write a book on 'The Afrikaner'.

1941 Toc H work.

1941 Paton's uncertainty about where his future should lie.

1943-1944 Hofmeyr's political future, his inability to accept the party line on all issues and uncertainty over the premiership.

1944 Paton's inclination to withdraw from public affairs and write.

1945 Praise for the arduous years of war work by Hofmeyr.

1945 Paton's refusal of a post at Adams College.

1946 Congratulations on Hofmeyr's speech in parliament on the race question.

1947-1948 Account of how the novel by Paton "Cry the beloved country" came to be written and of its success.

1948 Paton's decision to leave Diepkloof.

Also 2 letters from Paton to J.van der Poel, 12 and 25 October 1954 re his writing Hofmeyr's biography.

Pearse, Reginald

Subjects: News of camp activities and the following issues:

1931 Question of the South African Party coming to power.

1948 Hofmeyr's feelings on the results of the election.

All the letters are from Hofmeyr to Pearse.

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