Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1799 - 1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
7 boxes, 1 volume, photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
James Humphreys, the son of a Rand Pioneer, was a Consulting Mining Engineer and Director of Companies, as well as collector of Africana.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Humphreys collection includes historical photographs concerning mining, the Anglo Boer War, early Johannesburg, amongst others. Most of the photographs formed part of Humphreys Collection of Africana. The photographs were given to Historical Papers by the Gubbins Africana Library in 1999, and have been added to the existing Humphreys collection of papers. There are loose photographs, albums, images on glass, filmstrips, postcards, and negatives on film and on glass.
The photographs have been sorted and most are stored with the photographic collections, unless indicated otherwise. Some duplicates and some photographs of limited interest have been grouped in their categories and stored with the original collection of papers.
The photographs taken by the Barnett brothers are Copyright 'The Star' newspaper.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Alternate title: Humphreys, James Charles Napoleon