Identity area
Reference code
ZA HPRA A578
Title
Richard Jeffrey Herd, Scrap book
Date(s)
- 1908-1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 volume
Context area
Name of creator
(20th century)
Biographical history
Richard Jeffrey Herd was the Chief Fire Officer in Benoni, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The scrapbook was presented to the University of the Witwatersrand by R.E. Herd, the eldest son of Richard Herd, on the occasion of his fathers death.
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Scope and content
Chief Fire Officer, Benoni
Scrap book containing press clippings, letters, photographs, programmes, election pamphlets and personal documents. Refers mainly to fire-fighting, affairs of East Rand and Benoni in particular, boxing and politics.
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