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Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
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To Raikes. Idea to try and get that part of the Van Riebeeck stone which has no inscription, only border, to come to Johannesburg Municipality; Tufnells put up ú500 which covered cost of copying documents and paid towards purchase price of Bell Albums
To Raikes. Idea to try and get that part of the Van Riebeeck stone which has no inscription, only border, to come to Johannesburg Municipality; Tufnells put up ú500 which covered cost of copying documents and paid towards purchase price of Bell Albums
To Dr. Gill. Safe arrival of reproduction of Van Riebeeck's stone
To Dr. Gill. Safe arrival of reproduction of Van Riebeeck's stone
Copy of Raikes letter to Gubbins sent to A.E. du Toit. Transvaal University College wanting joint ownership of library
Copy of Raikes letter to Gubbins sent to A.E. du Toit. Transvaal University College wanting joint ownership of library
To Gill. Heard from Dr. Lorentz that fragments of Van Riebeeck stone have arrived in Cape Town; Johannesburg Town Council to put new storey to their new library for exhibition side of Gubbins collection, the University retaining acadamic and library side; querying expense to have replica of plaster stone made for Johannesburg, incorporating an unimportant part of the real stone, approved by Dr. Lorentz
To Gill. Heard from Dr. Lorentz that fragments of Van Riebeeck stone have arrived in Cape Town; Johannesburg Town Council to put new storey to their new library for exhibition side of Gubbins collection, the University retaining acadamic and library side; querying expense to have replica of plaster stone made for Johannesburg, incorporating an unimportant part of the real stone, approved by Dr. Lorentz
To Raikes. To write to A.H. Baher - would be useful to University
To Raikes. To write to A.H. Baher - would be useful to University
To Raikes. Hopes for bibliography of Africana done from the North; received letter from Dr. Engelbrecht, editor of Volkstem, interested on method of collecting a library which reflects a nation's mentality, present collection to regard as nucleus. Essential to get cooperation of every section of nation to get aims and history as full as possible; cartoons drawn by Linley Sambourne for 'Punch'
To Raikes. Hopes for bibliography of Africana done from the North; received letter from Dr. Engelbrecht, editor of Volkstem, interested on method of collecting a library which reflects a nation's mentality, present collection to regard as nucleus. Essential to get cooperation of every section of nation to get aims and history as full as possible; cartoons drawn by Linley Sambourne for 'Punch'
To Raikes. Arrived back in South Africa; Cape Town appreciation of Wits University action over Van Riebeeck stone; snaffled 50 Bowler originals
To Raikes. Arrived back in South Africa; Cape Town appreciation of Wits University action over Van Riebeeck stone; snaffled 50 Bowler originals
To Raikes
To Raikes
From Raikes. Advising Gubbins of his movements; had useful trip through the Rhodesias
From Raikes. Advising Gubbins of his movements; had useful trip through the Rhodesias
To Raikes, from Lourenco Marques
To Raikes, from Lourenco Marques
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