- FondsA1479 - Papers of John Gaspard Gubbins
- Series2 - Correspondence
- Subseries2.1 - Gubbins Letters (Photocopies and originals)
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- File16 - Copy of Raikes letter to Gubbins sent to A.E. du Toit. Transvaal University College wanting joint ownership of library
- File17 - 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'
- File18 - To Raikes. Drafting letter to answer du Toit - cooperation between universities essential to S.A. library policy and shaping of real S.A. spirit
- File19 - To Raikes. Encloses basis for combined plan, to forward to Du Toit or return to reformulate
- File20 - To Raikes. Oxford tendency for college libraries to specialise
- File21 - Memorandum on receipt of Principal Raikes and Dr. du Toit's letters, restating own ideas as to aim of library
- File22 - To Raikes. Witwatersrand Council of Education prepared to put up Ç300 to catalogue library, or invite Gubbins to give lectures; library of use also to S.A. Institute of Race Relations; is the intention of the University to provide status and sustenance for Gubbins, to carry on developing library?
- File23 - To Raikes. Thanks for memorandum, full support of institutions by their incorporation as integral part of library without interfering with ownership and control vested in Witwatersrand university; anything received from the University must be based on adequate service; opportunities for securing important material if University or Council of Education could purchase books retrospective, the amount to be deducted from eventual valuation
- File24 - Memorandum of agreement: Transvaal University College (University of Pretoria) desires to contribute to honorarium to Gubbins and development of Gubbins Library; possession of Gubbins Library to be held by University of the Witwatersrand and be the foundation of a northern centre for African culture
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