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COLLECTION Manuscripts & Archives University of Cape Town Libraries
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presented
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The University of Cape Town Libraries |
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in
memory of Dr. James R. Mackenzie 1863-1917 |
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and
his wife |
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Susan
Mackenzie 1865-1952 (nee Lindenberg) by their daughter |
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Dr.
Barbara Alida Mackenzie 29.1.1958 |
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1975 |
INTRODUCTION
The
Mackenzie Collection was presented to the University of Cape Town Libraries in
memory of Dr. James Rutherford Mackenzie (1863-1917) and his wife Susan (nee
Lindenberg, 1865-1952), by their daughter Dr. Barbara Alida Mackenzie in 1958. Dr. B.A. Mackenzie gave a donation of money which was
used to purchase 29 manuscript items offered for sale by Struik in 1958,
formerly part of Major W. Jardine's Collection.
The
Collection contains one or more letters from the following: Olive Schreiner,
J.H. Meurant, Marie Koopmans de Wet, John X. Merriman, Rudyard Kipling and F.C.
Kolbe. There are also various government documents from the late eighteenth and
early nineteenth centuries, as well as manuscript volumes including five school
books written by P.G. Brink in 1809, later Colonial Secretary at the Cape.
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MACKENZIE COLLECTION |
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A. |
INDIVIDUAL
MANUSCRIPT ITEMS |
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A1. |
Letters
written by Olive Schreiner. |
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A1.1 |
To
Mrs Solly, Sir Lowry's Pass, dated 7/8/1907. With envelope. 3pp. |
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A.1.2 |
To
Ethel Friedlander, dated 1/11/1917 written. from Lincoln. 4pp. |
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A1.3
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To
Ethel Friedlander. n.d. 1p. |
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A2. |
Letter
from J.H. Meurant to Robert Godlonton, dated at Cradlock 12/2/1864. 7pp. |
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A3. |
Letter
from Mrs Marie Koopmans de Wet to J.H. Hofmeyr ("Onse Jan"),
written from 23 Strand Street, Cape Town, and dated 30 November. (probably
1890's). 3pp. |
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A4.
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Letters
from John X. Merriman to: |
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A4.1
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F.
Masey, dated 1/10/1907. 2pp. |
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A4.2
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Sir
Maitland Park, re self-government and the British Dominions, dated
14/7/1916. 11pp. |
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A4.3 |
Mr
Wilson, dated 3/5/1919. 3pp. |
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A4.4 |
Mrs
Solly, dated 5/3/1920. 4pp. |
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A4.5 |
F.
Eames Jenkins, dated 4/4/1920. 3p. |
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A4.6 |
Capt.
Difford, dated 8/9/1920. 2 pp. |
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A4.7 |
Capt.
Difford, dated 6/10/1920. 2pp. |
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All
these letters, except the one to Wilson, were written from
"Schoongesicht", Stellenbosch. |
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A5. |
Letters
from Rudyard Kipling: |
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A5.1 |
To
D.C. Boonzaier. With envelope. 1p. Written
from Waito, Vermond, U.S.A. dd. 24/5/1896. In:
BDK folder 475. |
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A5.2 |
To
"Dear Bell". Written from Sussex. "You'll probably see me
at J'berg this next spring". dd.23/2/1904. 1p. In: BDK folder 473. |
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A6. |
Letter
from F.C. Kolbe to Mr Elliott, dated at St. Mary's, Cape Town, 22/6/1917.
1p. |
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A7 |
Receipt,
in holograph, signed by Cornelius Moll, for the sum of 31 Rixdollars
received from F. de Lettre, French Consul at Cape Town, in payment for
advertisements and translations made by Moll. One of the witnesses is Alex
Ross. dd.15/10/1837. 1p. |
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A8
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Petition
to Acting Governor Dundas, from T.J. Breugeman, |
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A8.1
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claiming
part of the estate of his deceased father-in-law, W. Van Eyk, with annexed
confirmatory material |
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A8.2
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certificate,
signed by J.H. Neethling, dated 1802. |
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A9 |
English
translation of extract of minutes of meeting of Burgher Senate, Monday,
9th June, 1800. Signed by T.D. Hoffman. 3pp. |
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A10 |
Statement
of the population and the quantity of lands etc., in the possession of
individuals at the Cape of Good Hope in 1820 and 1821. 1p. |
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A11 |
Statement
of the revenues arising from lands for the years 1793-6, 1796-7 and
1797-8. Signed by Jan Pieter Baumgardt, Collector of land revenues. 1p. |
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MANUSCRIPT
VOLUMES |
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B1 |
"Maandelykse
rekening van Oktober 1798 tot Sept.1801", Book no.1. "Receiver
General's Book". Monthly account book, mostly for sale of property.
All entries signed "A.P. Waal". 87pp. F/cap size. |
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B2 |
Register
of licences, 1814, at the Cape. Contains written versions of licences for
butchers, wine sellers, hawkers, etc., followed by names and places of
residence of those holding licences in each group. 85pp. F/cap. size. |
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B3 |
Rekeningboek,
1806-1825. 15pp. F/cap size. |
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B4.1-4.5 |
School
books of P.G. Brink, 1809. (He
was afterwards Colonial secretary, Cape of Good Hope). Five notebooks, for
various subjects, mathematics, algebra, geometry, arithmetic, history.
F/cap size. |
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B5 |
Hclograph_manuscript
of Albert Broderick, entitled "Rorke's Drift and other verses",
written on 55 pages of a pocket notebook, with presentation inscription to
Elfrida Gardner on fly-leaf. Author's note dated at London, 31/12/1870. |
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29
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