BC 1074 PRYCE

BC 1074 PRYCE-LEWIS/PARKER COLLECTION Manuscripts & Archives University of Cape Town Libraries
A LIST
1994
CONTENTS

	INTRODUCTION
A.	PARKER, STANIFORTH & BIELDT COLLECTION
B.	PARKER BUILDINGS
C.	JOHN PARKER : HIS LIFE & WORK
D.	CORRESPONDENCE
E.	BUILDING PLAN REGISTERS

INTRODUCTION

The research papers on Cape Town architect, John Parker (1866-1921), assembled by Professor Owen Pryce-Lewis, staff member of the UCT School of Architecture from 1938-1969, and Associate Professor and Assistant Director of the School from 1947-1969, were bequeathed to the Manuscripts & Archives Dept in July 1994.

Prof Pryce-Lewis' interest and involvement in research into the work of John Parker and his firm Parker and Forsyth, led the owners of the architectural drawings, Parker, Staniforth and Bieldt to donate drawings from 1890-1921 to the Library.

The Pryce-Lewis/Parker Collection comprises the manuscript of a proposed biography of the life and work of John Parker; lists of buildings designed by Parker, photographs of buildings, as well as correspondence between Professor Pryce-Lewis and members of the Parker family, 1981-1993.

In order to trace all the buildings designed by John Parker, Professor Pryce-Lewis listed all the building plans in the Cape Town Municipal Archives, 1887-1913, for the following areas:- Cape Town, Claremont, Maitland, Mowbray, Muizenberg/Kalk Bay, Sea Point and Woodstock. These lists include name of building, street, architect and reference number.

This collection should be used in conjunction with BC 729 Parker, Staniforth & Bieldt Collection.

	BC 1074 PRYCE-LEWIS/PARKER COLLECTION
A.	PARKER, STANIFORTH & BIELDT COLLECTION
A1	Exhibition of drawings at UCT Irma Stern Museum, 1982
A2	Article on the collection written for the Jagger Journal in 1983. TS & Photocopy
B.	PARKER BUILDINGS
B1-4	Lists of buildings designed by John Parker and his firm compiled by Prof O Pryce-Lewis:-
B1	Alphabetical
B2	Building type
B3	Chronological, 1890-1921
B4	Street name in Cape Town order, 1888-1913
B5-8	Photographs and slides of Parker buildings:
B5	Black & white photos of Parker buildings, taken by Prof Pryce-Lewis. Also copies of some contemporary photos from the Cape Archives. Includes list of buildings photographed. In map reference numerical order.
B6	Negatives of B5
B7	Colour photos of some Parker plans
B8	Colour slides of Parker buildings, including some taken during Boland tour (oversize) (see also D2)
B9	Map of Cape Town showing location of some Parker buildings, 1891-1921 (oversize)
C.	JOHN PARKER : HIS LIFE & WORK, 1866-1921
C1.1	Photocopies of various documents containing biographical information on John Parker and his family.
C1.2	Early drafts of the biography, and MS notes for the biography.
C1.3	Background notes on Scotland and Cape Town.
C2	Text of biography
C2.1	Manuscript draft
C2.2	Typescript - early version
C2.3	Computer printout and disk
C2.4	Final typescript (2 copies)
C2.5	Photographs of Parker family
D.	CORRESPONDENCE
D1	Correspondence with members of the Parker family and others, mainly in connection with the possible publication of `John Parker : his life and work', 1981-1993.
D2	Tour with Fritz and Jean van +'Hoogerhuys, 1983, through the Boland and S E Cape to East London to identify and photograph Parker buildings. Includes leaflets from the towns, notes on the buildings etc.
E.	BUILDING PLAN REGISTERS
	Lists made by Prof Pryce-Lewis from the Cape Town Municipal Archives, including name of building, street, architect, reference number, for the following areas:-
E1	Cape Town, 1887-1913
E2	Claremont, 1894-1913
E3	Maitland, 1902-1913
E4	Mowbray, 1893-1913
E5	Muizenberg/Kalk Bay 1897-1913
E6	Sea Point, 1898-1913
E7	Woodstock, 1882-1909
E8	Analysis of building plans, 1890-1921, showing types of buildings, architects etc, made by Prof Pryce-Lewis.
	LTJ/rh
	16 September 1994

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