BC
1206 THE REGINALD
LIGHTON PAPERS
Manuscripts & Archives
University of Cape Town Libraries
presented
to
The University of Cape Town Libraries
By
John Lighton, Clarice Lighton, Brenda Katz & Rosemary Kimberley
A list
Compiled
by
David Wilson
2002
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Biographical
Note
A
PERSONAL
PAPERS
B
CORRESPONCENCE
C
CAREER
D
WRITINGS
E
INTERESTS
F
CUTTINGS
G
PHOTOGRAPHS
H
MISCELLANEOUS
BC
1206 THE REGINALD
LIGHTON PAPERS
A
PERSONAL
PAPERS
A1
DIARIES
A1.1
DAILY
DIARIES
A1.1.1
Diary
23/06/1923 - 20/12/1923
A1.1.2
Diary
in Afrikaans, Dec 1923 -
March 1924.
Also
contains various notes, list of recommended books, Philosophers etc.
A1.1.3
Diary
25/08/1946 - 15/08/1947
A1.1.4
Diary
16/08/1947 - 28/04/1948
A1.1.5
Diary
23/04/1948 - 27/11/1949
A1.1.6
Diary
– Remembering events
– a few entries beginning in Jan 1951, ending Jan 1983 (MS.)
Also contains loose pages of memorabilia notes 15/03/1940 –
23/04/1949
A1.1.7
Diary
in a file 5/12/1953 – 4/05/1954
Also
loose diary pages for 9/11/1955 – 30/11/1955
A1.1.8
Diary
27/04/1956 – 4/06/1956
A1.1.9
Diary
4/06/1956 – 21/06/1956
A1.1.10
Diary
22/06/1956 – 13/07/1956
A1.1.11
Diary
17/07/1956 – 25/08/1956
A1.1.12
Diary
29/08/1956 – 26/10/1956
A1.1.13
Diary
26/10/1956 – 3/11/1956
A1.1.14
Diary
Jan 1957 – April 1957
A1.1.15
Diary
28/04/1958 onwards – only a few entries
Plus
various notes.
A1.1.16
Diary
25/08/1958 – 7/11/1958
A1.1.17
Diary
8/11/1958 – 7/02/1959
A1.1.18
Diary
9/02/1959 – 18/05/1959
A1.1.19
Diary
20/06/1959 – 14/01/1960
A1.1.20
Diary
18/12/1968 – 27/01/1970
A1.1.21
Diary
28/01/1970 – 7/12/1970
A1.1.22
Diary
5/12/1970 – 4/09/1971
A1.1.23
Diary
12/09/1971 – 28/04/72
A1.1.24
Diary
29/04/1972 – 24/10/1972
A1.1.25
Diary
30/10/1972 – 30/07/1973
A1.1.26
Diary
31/07/1973 – 30/11/1973
A1.1.27
Diary
30/11/1973 – 13/05/1974 also
some cuttings
A1.1.28
Diary
14/05/1974 – 8/08/1974 and 29/09/1974 – 1/03/1975
A1.1.29
Diary
2/03/1975 – 31/12/1975
A1.1.30
Diary
1/01/1975 – 24/08/1976
A1.1.31
Diary
28/08/1976 – 28/01/1977
A1.1.32
Diary
29/01/1977 – 2/08/1977
A1.1.33
Diary
3/08/1977 – 18/01/1978
A1.1.34
Diary
19/01/1978 – 25/05/1978
A1.1.35
Diary
26/05/1978 – 16/11/1978
A1.1.36
Diary
17/11/1978 – 31/01/1979
A1.1.37
Diary
31/05/1979 – 21/01/1980
A1.1.38
Diary
22/01/1980 – 17/10/1980
A1.1.39
Diary
18/10/1980 – 3/09/1981
A1.1.40
Diary
4/09/1981 – 7/07/1982
A1.1.41
Diary
7/07/1982 – 3/07/1983
A1.1.42
Diary
4/07/1983 – 17/12/1984
A1.1.43
Diary
18/12/1984 – 14/01/1986
A1.1.44
Diary
15/01/1986 – 2/12/1987
A1.2
DIARIES
OF TRAVELS
A1.2.1
Trip
through NW Transvaal, Jan 1955
A1.2.2
Trip
to Soutpansberg, July 1958
A1.2.3
Trip
to Mossel Bay, Wilderness, Cango Caves etc…Jan 1963
A1.2.4
Trip
to Durban and Port Elizabeth, Feb 1963
A1.2.5
Trip
to Rhodesia( now Zimbabwe,) June 1968
A1.2.6
Overseas
trip, July/August 1974
A1.2.7
Visit
to Harare, March 1980. Also with loose notes on –
“Valley
of the Ironwoods,” “Joshua Nkomo,” “Robert Mugabe,”
“Ndabaninge
Sithole” and “Abel Muzorewa.”
A1.2.8
Trip
from Pretoria to Cape Town, n.d.
A2
PERSONAL
CERTIFICATES
A2.1
School
Certificates
A2.1.1
Pretoria
Boys High form IV examination certificate, 1920
A2.1.2
Pretoria
Boys High form IVa report for 2nd term, 1920
A2.1.3
Pretoria
Boys High form Va report for third term, 1921
A2.1.4
Pretoria
Boys High examination results, 1921
A2.1.5
Joint
Matriculation Board matric certificate of exemption, Dec 1921
A2.2
Tertiary
Education Certificates
A2.2.1
Teacher’s
3rd class certificate exam results, 1922.
A2.2.2
Teacher’s
provisional certificate, March 1922.
A2.2.3
Teacher’s
3rd class certificate, March 1924
A2.2.4
BA
Certificate, April 1926A2.2.5 Teacher’s
2nd class certificate exam results, 1926
A2.2.6
Teachers
2nd class certificate
A2.2.7
University
of Pretoria, Psychology Degree, Dec 1934
A3
PASSPORTS
(3)
A4
OTHER
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
A4.1
Insurance
documents
A4.2
Guarantee
documents
A4.3
Fire
Arm license documents
A4.4
Pension
documents
A4.5
Obituaries
for Lighton
A4.6
Miscellaneous
B
CORRESPONDENCE
B1
PERSONAL
LETTERS
B1.1
Lighton’s
own file titled “Personal File, from 1920”
Contains
correspondence, mostly with Transvaal
Education
Department, 1922 – 1934
B1.2
Lighton’s
own file titled “Official : Personal.”
Contains
correspondence, 1937 – 1940.
Includes
schools inspection reports and applications for leave.
B1.3
Lighton’s
own file titled “Letters - personal from teachers etc.”
1944 – 1948. One dated 1982 and one 1929.
B1.4
Lighton’s
own file titled “Letters – personal from teachers etc.”
1948
– 1950. (Contains 2 photographs and essay on Messina by B.J. Dreyer.)
B1.5
Lighton’s
own file titled “Letters – personal from teachers etc.”
1949
– 1950 and 1956 – 1960
B1.6
Lighton’s
own file titled “Letters – personal from teachers etc.”
1960
– 1965
B1.6.1
Lighton’s
own file, 1965 – 1983, Correspondence while at Johannesburg College of
Education (JCE)
B1.6.2
Miscellaneous
B1.6.3
Letters
etc re: leaving Johannesburg College of Education
And
arriving UCT, 1960
B1.6.4
Letters
1960 onwards, Cape Town
B1.7
Lighton’s
own file titled “Letters – personal,” 1966 – 1972
Contains
photograph of Paul and Fine Skawran with their own letter.
B1.8
Lighton’s
own file titled “ Letters from teachers and students, 1968 onwards.”
B1.9
Mixed
personal correspondence, 1923 – 1988
B1.10
Correspondence
re: writings
B1.10.1
Lighton’s
own file titled “ Out of the strong.”
Contains correspondence, mostly with Macmillan and Co, London
Also
contains some accounts.
B1.10.2
Lighton’s
own file titled “ Macmillan – General.”
Contains correspondence with Macmillan, 1957 – 1973
B1.10.3
Miscellaneous
correspondence re: writings, 1956 – 1988
B1.11
Lighton’s
own file titled, “Letters etc… to me in hospital,” June/July 1966
B1.12
Miscellaneous
greeting cards.
B1.13
Miscellaneous
telegrams. (2)
C
CAREER
(Various
documents relating to Prof R.E. Lighton’s career)
C1
Lighton’s
curriculum vitae.
C2
Transvaal
Education Department – Official Papers
C3
Inspector
of schools – various documents
C4
Johannesburg
College of Education
C5
UCT
– various documents
C6
Publications
Control Board – various documents
C7
Miscellaneous
– various documents
D
WRITINGS
D1
VARIOUS
WRITINGS
D1.1
Personal
vignettes
D1.1.1
Remembering
Mrs du Saar, a teacher of Lighton’s.
(MS
– photocopies)
D1.1.2
Expedition
to the North – Western Bushveld (TSS)
2
copies
D1.1.3
“Third
time lucky,” – about an incident as a school inspector. (TS)
D1.1.4
“The
Master Glazier.” (MS)
D1.1.5
“The
imitation of a teenage Transvaal Schoolmaster.” (MS)
D1.1.6
“Some
biographical notes.” (MS)
D1.2
Papers
and articles.
D1.2.1
Lighton,
R.E. : The functions and prospects
of English medium
Teacher
training in South Africa,
1960.
D1.2.2
Lighton,
R.E. : The education of the child in
the family circle, 6
April 1961.
D1.2.3
Lighton,
R.E. : The education teacher in the
republic of South Africa and the
high commision territories, 1963.
D1.2.4
Lighton,
R.E. : The importance of the
individual, 1968.
(TUATA
magazine)
D1.2.5
Chapter
2 : Draft re: Edna Pavel, 1961. (TS)
D1.2.6
Notes
on : The proper approach to a plural
society, 1961.
Re:
Edna Pavel.(TS) – 2 copies.
D1.2.7
Lighton,
R.E. : The contribution of the
professional status of the of
the teacher and the teaching profession to education in the Republic of
South Africa. (MS & TS)
D1.2.8
Lighton,
R.E. : Kirstenbosch, 1963. (TS)
D1.3
Fictional
Writings. (with some related documents)
D1.3.1
Lighton
R.E. : Themes and synopses, Stock
theft, Buying a farm & Compound Paternity. (MS) – notebook.
D1.3.2
Memorandum
of agreement from Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel
For
“Stories South African.”
D1.3.3
Contract
document from Perskor.
D1.3.4
Memorandum
of agreement from Afrikaanse Pers- Boekhandel
For
“Greensleeves.” (
3 copies)
D1.3.5
Lighton,
R.E. : Greensleeves. (MS&TS)
D1.3.6
List
of incidents in Greensleeves.
(MS)
D1.3.7
Notebook
containing Greensleeves
manuscript. (MS)
D1.3.8
Letter
to R.E. Lighton from A du Randt re: Greensleeves.
D1.3.9
Memorandum
of agreement from Macmillan and Co
Re:
Greensleeves, Jan 1957.
D1.3.10
Memorandum
of agreement and letter from Afrikaanse Pers- Boekhandel re: “Greensleeves.”
D1.3.11
Lighton,
R.E. : Greensleeves.
(manuscript, TS.)
D1.3.12
Review
of Greensleeves by Brian Rose.
(TS)
D1.3.13
Lighton,
R.E. : Greensleeves. (manuscript
TS)
Contains
notes for artist(MS) and photographs of various
Locations
pertinent to the story.
D1.3.14
List
of recipients of Greensleeves.
D1.3.15
Loose
pages of printing of Greensleeves.
D1.3.16
Loose
pages of intro for Greensleeves.
D1.3.17
“Notes
for the author – Greensleeves.”
(TS)
D1.3.18
Lighton,
R.E. : Greensleeves. ( 3 copies
– printed books)
One
without a cover.
D1.3.19
Pamphlet
on Greensleeves. (3 copies)
D1.3.20
Letter
of thanks from Director of Education. (for copy of Greensleeves.)
D1.3.21
Lighton,
R.E. : Prologue – Mountain Music.
(MS & TS)
D1.3.22
Lighton,
R.E. : Mountain Music. (TS)
D1.3.23
Lighton,
R.E. : Mountain Medley. (MS)
D1.4
Academic
Writings.
D1.4.1
Lighton,
R.E. : A graphological examination
of the handwriting of air Pilots,
Oct 1934 (THESIS, University of Pretoria.)
E
INTERESTS
E1
NOTEBOOKS
E1.1
Shakespeare
Notebooks
E1.1.1
Shakespeare
1
E1.1.2
Shakespeare
2
E1.1.3
Shakespeare
3
E1.1.4
Shakespeare
4
E1.1.5
Shakespeare
5
E1.1.6
Shakespeare,
various notes.
E1.2
Miscellaneous
Small Notebooks
E1.2.1
“Gluckman.”
E1.2.2
Quotes
and notes
E1.2.3
“English
1, 1975.”
E1.2.4
Various
Notes
E1.2.5
Various
Notes, drawings of shells.
E1.2.6
Various
Notes.
E1.3
Miscellaneous
Large Notebooks
E1.3.1
Various
Brief Notes (MS)
E1.3.2
Notes
on “The psychological basis of education.” (front)
And
“Product moment correlation coefficient.” (back)
E1.3.3
Notebook
titled “My little book of speculative potpourri – A summary of more
formal treatises and serious articles on the problem of being.” (MS)
E1.3.4
Notebook
titled “Experiments with handwriting – Saudek.”
E1.4
Miscellaneous
loose papers.
E1.4.1
Notes
on various people: Lichenberg, Olivier etc…
E1.4.2
Loose
cards on Max Planck.
E1.4.3
“Scientific
autobiography of Planck.”
E1.4.4
Card
titled “1971 Summer School.” (TS)
E1.4.5
Lighton,
R.E. : Dreams. (MS)
E1.4.6
Notes
on evolution of humankind. (MS)
E1.5
Philosophy
E1.5.1
Loose
pages, various notes on Plato.
E1.5.2
The
ten commandments of Bertrand Russell.
E1.5.3
Exercise
book titled : “Plato’s Republic.”
E1.6
Lighton’s
own file on John Dewey (MS&TS)
E1.7
Lighton’s
own file on reviews of H.G. Stokers work : “Principles and methods in
science.”(MS) Also in Afrikaans (MS.)
E1.8
Lighton’s
own file titled “Unitarian Church.”
Contains sermons written by Lighton and other documents.
(TSS&MSS)
F
CUTTINGS
F1
REVIEWS
OF GREENSLEEVES
F2
OUT
OF THE STRONG
F2.1
Loose
cuttings.
F2.2
Notebook
with cuttings
F2.3
Notebook
with reviews, including a few letters.F2.4 Cuttings of “Out of the
strong,” published in the Pretoria News. (O/S)
F3
GENERAL
CUTTINGS
F3.1
1920
– 1950
F3.2
1950
– 1959
F3.3
1960
– 1969
F3.4
1970
– 1979
F3.5
1980
– 1987
F3.6
Miscellaneous
n.d.
F3.7
Cuttings
by or on Lighton and his family.
G
PHOTOGRAPHS
G1
MISCELLANEOUS
PHOTOGRAPHS (30)
Mostly
black and white. Includes one of Lighton with British Royal Family.
And
a photograph of a portrait of Lighton.
G2
Various
formal photographs of groups – Lighton and associates at various
institutions. (O/S) (21
Photographs)
H
MISCELLANEOUS
H1
PAPERS
H1.1
Miscellaneous
Papers.
H1.1.1
Page
on Bernard Leer Foundation.
H1.1.2
Two
pages from Botanical Society of South Africa.
H1.1.3
Programme
for garden party at Robert Hicks School.
H1.1.4
Six
brief rhymes on Prof and Mrs Lighton. (4TS&2MS)
H1.1.5
“Welcome
Song.” Written for Lighton.(TS)
H1.1.6
Verses
titled “ The road : a P-L-E-A to the Transvaal P.D.
H1.1.7
Miscellaneous
Church service papers (6) and Attached verses
Titled
“N’Kosikaa’s Keys.” (3 copies)
H1.1.8
Seven
short papers from Multi-Racial conference of South Africa, 1957. (TS)
H1.1.9
Lighton’s
own folder titled “Nursery School.”
Contains various notes on nursery education.(MS)
A paper titled “Nursery School Association of SA.” (TS) And a
letter and pamphlet from The World Education Fellowship.”
H1.1.10
Transvaal
Education Department Annual return form, 30 Dec 1939.
H1.1.11
Lighton’s
own file titled “Cape Coloured.” – Contains notes on a work by J.S.
Marais.
H1.1.12
Minutes
of the meeting of the board of trustees of the Bantu Scholars Fund, 9 June
1976.
H1.1.13
2
Papers
from Symposium titled ; “ Modern youth in Revolt.” 21 April 1969.
H1.1.14
“Student
Power,” one page(MS) and “Adolescents: Basic Drives,”one page (MS.)
H1.1.15
Lighton’s
own file titled “ Partly corrected final copies.” Contains excerpts
from chapters from “Man and his world.” (TSS)
H1.1.16
Speech
Notes. n.d. – 2 pages, (MS)
H2
MENUS
Various
menus (12,) some signed. Includes one in honour of British Royal Family.
H3
PUBLICATIONS
H3.1
Miscellaneous
Publications
H3.1.1
Donker,
A.D. : Handbook for authors and
editors, 1984.
H3.1.2
The
Phoebian, newsletter from Pretoria Boys High, Nov 1984.
H3.1.3
The
Phoebian, Aug 1985.
H3.1.4
Natal
African Teacher’s Union Magazine, 1968.
H3.1.5
Lantern
magazine, July 1960.
H4
BOOKMARK
(homemade.)