BC
625 THE LEVYNS FAMILY PAPERS |
Manuscripts & Archives |
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donated to |
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by Mr. J.E.P. Levyns |
A List |
compiled by Sue Lydall and Margaret Curran |
1982 Addenda 1985 |
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION |
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Biographical Notes |
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The Collection |
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A. |
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS |
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B. |
NOTEBOOKS and DIARIES |
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C. |
CORRESPONDENCE |
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D. |
WRITINGS |
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E. |
INTERESTS |
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F. |
BOOKLETS, PROGRAMMES, INVITATIONS etc. |
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G. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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H.-O. |
ADDENDA |
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H. |
PERSONAL PAPERS and DIARIES |
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J. |
CORRESPONDENCE |
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K. |
JEPL's CAREER IN SA CIVIL SERVICE |
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L. |
INTERESTS |
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M. |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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N. |
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS |
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O. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
INTRODUCTION
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
MARGARET
RUTHERFORD BRYAN MICHELL was born at Sea Point, Cape Town on 24 October 1890.
She was first educated at home, by her mother and then at Ellerslie
Girls' School, where she matriculated lst class and won two bursaries. In 1908
she proceeded to the South African College to study for a B.A. degree, her
subjects including mathematics, geology and chemistry, with Botany for her 4th
year Honours degree.
She was
awarded the Queen Victoria Scholarship as well as an 1851 Exhibition Memorial
Scholarship, which enabled her to enrol at Newnham College, Cambridge, in 1912
for botanical research. After
three years, she worked at the John Innes Horticultural Institution at Merton
Park, London, returning to South Africa in 1917 to take up an appointment in the
Botany Department of the South African College.
For 54 years she was on the
staff of the College, later the University of Cape Town,. or closely associated
with it and became the first woman staff member to retain her post after
marriage, establishing an import-ant precedent. In 1932 she became the first woman to receive the degree of
D.Sc. from U.C.T., awarded for her thesis 'A taxonomic study of Lobos-temon and
Echiostachys' and she was also the first woman to become president of the Royal
Society of South Africa.
In
1923 Margaret Michell had married J.E.P. Levyns, who was later to become
Assistant Provincial Secretary for the Cape.
Although not him-self a botanist, her husband appreciated the importance
of her research work and was her companion to many parts of Southern Africa and
other countries, enabling her to reach places that would have been inaccessible
to her alone. Together they hunted
for plants, on foot and by wagon and cart, over veld and mountain, as well as
making a memorable trip across Australia by motorcar in 1959.
During her long career, Dr Levyns published numerous papers and 8 monographs; after her retirement in 1946 much of her time was spent working on contributions to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. An earlier publication called 'A Botanist's Memoirs' was combined with notes recording events of her life, discovered by her husband after her death, and published as 'Insnar'd with Flow'rs' by the Botanical Society of Southern Africa in 1977. She died in Cape Town in 1975 aged 85.
JOHN
EDWARD PHILPOTT LEVYNS was born in Johannesburg on 2 October 1897, the elder son
of John Levins Kuhlmann, who adopted his mother's name (misspelt Levyns on her
marriage certificate) because of anti-German feeling during the 1914-18 war.
JEPL
attended the Johannesburg College, afterwards King Edward VII School, from
1907-11 and completed his schooling at the Diocesan College when the family
moved to Cape Town in 1912.
After a short period at the South African College in 1916, he joined the
S.A. Scottish Regiment, served in the trenches in France, was invalided back to
England and ended the war as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps.
When he returned to South
Africa in 1919 his father's health had broken, his brother had died and JEPL was
the sole support of his mother and two minor sisters.
He joined the Public Service as a minor clerk at 7/6 per day, in what he
thought was a temporary capacity, but rose in the service over the next 38 years
to become chief clerk, Provincial Accountant and finally Assistant Provincial
Secretary for the Cape, from which post he retired in October 1958.
After
an extended overseas trip to England, Europe and Australia in 1959 the Levyns'
pursued their individual activities - Dr Margaret with her botanical research
and contributions to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa and JEPL with
many interests including writing for the South African Broadcasting Co. school
programmes (1960-61); as treasurer of the Ecan Group (1962-64); the Committee of
Friends of the South African Library and, until the very end of his life, he
assisted at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Society office.
JEPL
and Dr Margaret Levyns lived for most of their long married life in Linkoping
Road, just below the University of Cape Town. After she died in 1975, he moved
to Sheldon Park in Pinelands, where he lived until his death in 1954, aged S7.
THE COLLECTION
The
first part of the Levyns Family Papers was donated to the University of Cape
Town Libraries by Mr J E P Levyns in 1976 and is material mainly connected with
Dr Margaret Levyns. These
papers have been sorted and listed and number 1707 items.
They
comprise personal documents, notebooks, diaries and correspondence as well as
drafts of her writings. The
latter include "Guide to the Flora of the Cape Peninsula", and the
original TS of her memoirs 'Insnar'd with Flow'rs', with Chapter XI - the
account of the Levyns' motor trip across Australia in 1959 - in manuscript form.
Of particular importance to botanists is her account of the evolution of
the University of Cape Town Botany Department, the complete list of her
publi-cations in Addendum I on p.193 of 'Insnar'd with Flow'rs' and the list of
her collection of dried and mounted botanical specimens, now in the care of the
University of Cape Town, and which exceeds 11,000 in number.
As
John Rourke says in his foreword to 'Insnar'd with Flow'rs', there was an almost
lifelong association from the beginning of the 20th century until recent times
between this extraordinarily accomplished woman and the University of Cape Town.
It is also the record of a woman's struggle for acceptance in a
male-dominated world and we are given glimpses into the leisurely life of the
Cape 100 years ago.
The
second part of the collection was added in October 1984, after Mr J.E. P.
Levyns' death and is mainly connected with him and his activities. These papers
have been sorted into categories and number ca3325 items.
They
comprise personal documents and diaries (both MRL and JEPL) 1918-1984;
correspondence 1917-1984; JEPL's career in the S.A. Public Service 1920-1958;
details of overseas trips 1933/34 and 1959; his interest in Genealogy,
particularly the history of the Kuhlmann-Levyns family; many photographs of
family, places visited and botanical subjects; newspaper clippings 1882-1983
etc.
JEPL
kept up a voluminous correspondence with family members and friends, in many
cases for over thirty years. He commented
on the South African social and political scene during the period 1920-84 and
letters to and from his family during the 1914-18 war make interesting reading,
as do the changes in the S.A. Public Service from 1920-58.
There
is no restriction on the use of the papers but permission should first be
obtained from the University Librarian.
THE
LEVYNS FAMILY PAPERS BC 625
PERSONAL
DOCUMENTS
A |
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No. of items |
Al.1-A1.14 |
Margaret Rutherford Bryan Levyns - Certificates, including
confirmation, degree and examination certificates. Dec.1903-Dec.1932 |
14 |
A2.1 |
Certificate honouring M.R.L. as a Fellow of the Royal Society of South
Africa 13.10.1930. |
1 |
A2.2 |
Graduation Day Programme, Dec. 15 1932, when M.R.L. received her D.Sc. |
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B |
NOTEBOOKS AND DIARIES |
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B1.1 |
Motor Car Register - includes details of types of cars used by the
family, mileages, costs, etc. Jan. 1930 - May 1976. |
1 |
B1.2-B1.4 |
Invoice 21.8.69. 2 pages of sketches. |
3 |
B2.1-B2.2 |
Diaries of the Levyns' trip to Europe, 1950, during which M.R.L.
continued her studies in different European cities they visited. Diaries
include the sea journeys from S.A. to England and back. Feb.1950 - August
1950. |
2 |
B3.1-B3.2 |
Diaries of a trip to the United Kingdom and Europe(Italy to Sweden
inclusive) made in Jan. 1959 - Sept. 1959 by M.R.L. and Mr. J.E.P. Levyns.
Last section of B3.2 is a diary of a sea journey to Australia Sept. 1959. |
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B3.3 |
Diary of botanical journey through Australia made by M.R.L. and J.E.P.
Levyns Sept.-Dec. 1959. |
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B3.4-B.3.5 |
Botanical notes made during Australian tour 1959. |
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B4 |
Autograph book 24.10.1909. |
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C |
CORRESPONDENCE |
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C1.1-C1.15 |
Correspondence between M.R.L. and various people1937-1968 (in
alphabetical order). |
15 |
C2 |
Correspondence in connection with the Levyns' house in Linkoping Rd..,
Rondebosch. (In chronological order). |
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C2.1-C2.109 |
Accounts, receipts, and other documents connected with the building and
maintenance of the house 1931-1956. |
109 |
C3 |
Correspondence re articles written for the Standard Encyclopaedia for
Southern Africa 1958-1975 (in chronological order). |
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C3.1-C3.106 |
1958-1968. Includes correspondence with Editor-in-Chief of SESA, D.F.
Potaieter and Editor, P.C. du Plessis. Also a ms. list of M.R.L's
publications 1968 (C3.74) |
106 |
C3.107-C3.258 |
1970-1971. Includes correspondence with Editor P.C.
du Plessis and T.L. van Zyl. |
152 |
C3.259-C3.408 |
1972-1975.
Includes correspondence with
Editor Johan Spies, T.L. van Zyl and S. Vivier. |
150 |
C4
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Correspondence
with the Research Grant Board (afterwards the National Research Council
and National Research Board). In chronological order. |
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C4.1-C4.60 |
Includes
Annual Reports on work carried out by M.R.L. and returns of expenditure
and letters from the Research Board, 1931-1944 |
60 |
C4.61 |
Notebook
recording travelling expenses incurred during this project. |
1 |
C5
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Correspondence about Rhenoster Bush, between M.R.L. and various people
interested in its eradication. In alphabetical order. |
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C5.1 |
Article for
'Farmers' Weekly' on Rhenoster Bush, by M.R.L. Undated. Newsprint. |
1 |
C5.2-C5.19 |
Between M.R.L. and J.F. Burger,
Principal of Oakdale Agricultural Training College, Riversdale. 18.10.28 -
9.9.1930. MSS. & TSS. |
19 |
C5.20 |
From P.J.S. Coetzee, a farmer in the Cradock area.
3.9.1929. MS. |
1 |
C5.21 |
From W_E. Cursons, editor of the Midland News,
Cradock. 22.8.29. TS. |
1 |
C5.22 |
From A.J. Jooste, farmer from Ceres district,
10.10.28. MS. |
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C5.23-C5.27 |
Between M.R.L. and D.J. van Rensburg, farmer of
Cradock area. English and Afrikaans with translations. 27.8.29 - 28.9.29.
MSS. |
5 |
C6 |
M.R.L's correspondence with Dept. of Agriculture re.
the publication of a paper on Veld Burning. |
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C6.1 |
'Veld Burning' by E.P. Phillips and M.R. Levyns. TS. |
1 |
C6.2-C6.15 |
Letters to and from the Department of Agriculture
16.11.27 - 14.6.1930. TSS. |
14 |
C7 |
M.R.L's correspondence with publishers. |
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C7.1-C7.4 |
With A.A. Balkema about a book on early botanical
travellers, which M.R.L. had proposed writing. 2.12.1963 - 8.11.66. TSS. |
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C7.5-C7.117 |
With Juta and Co. Ltd. about the publishing of the
2nd edition of 'Guide to the Flora of the Cape Peninsula' and some queries
about the 1st edition. 13.6.1929-19.4.74. MSS & TSS. . |
115 |
C8 |
Testimonials written by M.R.L.(in
alphabetical order). |
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C8.1-C8.19 |
Miss G.L. Bosenberg, John
Chisholm, Mr. Cuthbert, Miss E. de Wet, Miss E. Esterhuysen, Miss E.J.
Eyre, Miss A.H. Franceys, Rev. J. Gerstner, Miss E.A. Gie, Miss A.S.L.
Gray, Miss G.J. Lewis, Miss G. Lipschitz, Miss P. McKenzie, Miss D.K. van
der Byl, Miss M.M. Walgate, Miss E.A. Waterston, Miss W. Wilson. |
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C9 |
Correspondence presented by Mrs. Enid du Plessis re publication of
M.R.L's "Memories of 50 Years in the U.C.T. Botany Dept." 1968. |
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C9.1-C9.70 |
Includes letters sent out by Mrs.
du Plessis informing possible buyers of the intended publication, their
replies and orders and their comments after receipt of the book. |
72 |
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D |
WRITINGS |
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D1 |
Original corrected TS. of
'Insnar'd with Flow'rs' by M.R.L. |
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D1.1-D1.2 |
List of contents of maroon folder. Rough donation note written by
J.E.P. Levyns. |
2 |
D1.3 |
Proof of the dust jacket of the popular edition.
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D1.4 |
Errata slip. TS. |
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D1.5 |
End papers map. |
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D1.6-D1.228 |
TS, with MS. corrections of
'Insnar'd with Flow'rs' by M.R.L. Includes title pages, dedication,
illustrations, foreword by John Rourke, preface by J.E.P. Levyns. Annexures and
Addenda include tributes
to M.R.L. (D1.204, D1.206), main
published works with
dates and places of publication
(D1.209), particulars of M.R.L's collection of dried,
mounted and named specimens (D1.219) and index (D1.221). |
223 |
D1.229-D1.260 |
MS article by M.R.L. called
'Australian Interlude' (Chapter XI of 'Insnar'd with
Flow'rs'). Introductory
note by J.E.P. Levyns.
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32 |
D1.261-D1.274 |
Photographs considered for
inclusion in 'Insnar'd with Flow'rs', but not finally selected. |
14 |
D2 |
Article by J.E.P. Levyns
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D2.1-D2.24 |
"A Motor Tour of
Australia", written by S.E.P. Levyns
in 1965 - his account of their
1959 trip. TS. Not published.
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24 |
D3 |
Assorted articles by M.R.L. for
Standard Encyclopaedia for Southern Africa.
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2 |
D3.1-D3.2 |
Angiosperms. TSS. |
2 |
D3.3-D3.4 |
Bibliography MS. & TS. |
2 |
D3.5 |
H.M.L. Bolus TS.
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1 |
D3.6 |
Botany in South Africa |
1 |
D3.7-D3.9 |
Botany of Southern Africa. MSS
& TS. |
3 |
D3.10 |
Fruit and Seed Dispersal. TS. |
1 |
D3.11 |
John Hutchinson. TS. |
1 |
D3.12 |
Oleander. TS. |
1 |
D3.13 |
Phytogeography. TS. |
1 |
D3.14 |
The Protea Family. TS. |
1 |
D3.15 |
Spices and Scents. TS. |
1 |
D3.16-D3.18 |
Welwitschia Mirabilis. MSS. &
TSS. |
3 |
D4 |
Additional notes for S.E.S.A. |
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D4.1-D4.227 |
Botanical plant descriptions -
notes for SESA,in alphabetical order
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228 |
D4.228 |
List of 'more or less completed'
cards 9.3.64,MS. |
1 |
D4.229 |
List of genera to be described
for SESA. TS. & MS. |
1 |
D4.230-D4.232 |
Rough botanical notes. MS.
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3 |
D5 |
Flora of the Hottentots Holland
area.
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D5.1-D5.36 |
Lists in alphabetical order. TS.
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36 |
D5.37 |
Erica thomae - pencil
sketches.
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1 |
D6 |
Drawings and Notes for 'Veld and
Flora'
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D6.1-D6.3 |
A Revision of Trianoptiles with
original illustrations. |
3 |
D6.4 |
Restionaceae -drawings |
1 |
D6.5 |
Schoenosciphium lanceum -
drawings |
1
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D6.6 |
Schoenosciphium Lehmanii -
drawings
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1 |
D6.7 |
Sch. Thunbergii - drawings |
1 |
D6.8-D.6.24 |
Assorted botanical sketches
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17 |
D6.25 |
Cyperaceae - Notes with sketches |
1 |
D6.26 |
Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Reeds
- notes & sketches |
1 |
D6.27 |
Oxalis flora - labelled drawings |
1 |
D6.28 |
Rhenosterbush - notes |
1 |
D6.29 |
Latin alphabet -use in
botanical names
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1 |
D7 D7.1-D 7.8 |
Cotyledon reticulata -
notes. MSS |
8 |
D8 |
Miscellaneous Botanical
Articles |
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D8.1 |
A possible Antarctic Element in
the South African Flora by M.R. Levyns. TS. |
1 |
D8.2 |
Past plant migration in
South Africa by M.R. Levyns. TS.
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1 |
D8.3 |
The Plants of Southern Africa
(for Eric Rosenthal's
Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa)
by M.R.Levyns. TS. |
1 |
D8.4-D8.4.1 |
The Common Names of Australian
acacias established in South Africa by M.R. Levyns.
TSS.
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2 |
D8.5 |
A species of Senecio new to the
Cape Peninsula -paper MEL read to a meeting of the Royal Society
of South Africa. 19.4.33.
MS. |
1 |
D8.6 |
Notes on Senecio rigidus L.
etc ... MS. |
1 |
D8.7 |
Illustrations of Senecio |
1 |
D8.8 |
Royal Society of South Africa
–Programme of meeting held on 19.4.33.
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1 |
D8.9 |
The Cape Element of the African
Floras and The Problem of its origin.
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1 |
D8.10-D8.22 |
Plant distribution
statistics and maps |
13 |
D9 |
Reports, Character references,
History of the U.C.T. Botany Dept., etc.
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D9.1-D9.1.2 |
Report on Dr. van Zinderen
Bakker's pollen
analysis. MS. & 2 TS. Copies. |
3 |
D9.2 |
Pollen analysis - Hopefield |
1 |
D9.3-D9.5 |
Correspondence
about and report on Prof. Adamson's paper on the Phytogeography of the
Cape Peninsula. 26.4.55, 30.4.55. |
3 |
D9.6 |
Report on A Revision of the Genus
Agrostie Linn in South Africa with special reference to leaf anatomy, by
A.P. Goossens and M.C. Papendorf. TS. |
1 |
D9.7 |
Report on Some investigations
into the water relations of Cape Proteas by K.H. Schutte. 2.5.55.TS. |
1 |
D9.8 |
A statistically designed
experiment to test the effects of burning on a sclerophyll scrub
community. 2.5.46. TS.
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1 |
D9.9 |
International Rules of Botanical
Nomenclature ... MS
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1 |
D9.10 |
List headed 'Kirstenbosch'
- August 1956. TS. |
1 |
D9.11 |
Origins of S.A. Plant Names,
Nov.1961, by MRL. MS.
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1 |
D9.12 |
Plant Names and their origin by
Dr. Margaret R. Levyns.
Article reprinted from the
Journal of the Botanic Society of South Africa. 1955/56.
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1 |
D9.13 |
History of the Dept. of Botany,
U.C.T. by Enid du Plessis. 1911.
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1 |
D9.14-D9.20 |
Correspondence
about and report on a thesis submitted
by
Miss C.M. de Vos for the degree of D.Sc. (Stellen-bosch) 14.2.40-13.6.40.
MSS. & TSS. |
7 |
D9.21 |
Letter
from J.P. Duminy (Principal, UCT) to MRL re appointment to Chair of
Botany. 22.9.61. |
1 |
D9.22-D9.24 |
MRL's reply 23.9.61, and other
relevant correspondence. 19.5.61-21.5.61. TSS. |
3 |
D9.25 |
Curriculum vitae of Prof. W.J.
Lutjeharms. TS. |
1 |
D9.26 |
Publications - W.J. Lutjeharms.
TS. |
1 |
D9.27 |
List of theses prepared under
direction of Prof. W.J. Lutjeharms
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1 |
D9.28-D9.29 |
Letter to MRL from UCT Registrar
concerning the application of
Dr. E.A. Schelpe to post of Chair of Botany and her reply: 24.5.61 -
25.5.61. TSS. |
2 |
D9.30 |
Nomination of T.M. Salter for
Hon. DSc. TS. |
1 |
D9.31 |
Research carried out in the
Botany Dept. of UCT. TS. |
1 |
D9.32-D9.36 |
Professor R.S. Adamson -
biographical notes and obituaries. TSS and Press cuttings.
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5 |
D10 |
Reviews |
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D10.1-D10.2 |
Request from Juta & Co. Ltd.
for MRL's opinion of the accuracy of a new Biology textbook and rough
draft of her reply. 16.10.29. TS &
MS.
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2 |
D10.3-D10.22 |
Correspondence with Prof. Herbert
P. Riley and the
University of Kentucky about his
book on the flora of Southern Africa. 16.3.62 - 23.2.63. TSS.& MSS. |
20 |
D10.23 |
Foreword (to
his book, by M.R.L.) TS. |
1 |
D10.24 |
Chapter 1. Introduction. TS. |
1 |
D10.25 |
Report of
Chapters 16-25. TS. |
1 |
D10.26 |
Species in
Kodachromes - list. TS. |
1 |
D10.27 |
Rough notes.
MSS. |
1 |
D10.28 |
T.M. Salter.
The Genus Oxalis in S.A. TS. |
1 |
D10.29 |
Botany for
Medical Students by Edward R. Roux. |
1 |
D10.30 |
The Origin,
Variation,. Immunity and Breeding of Cultivated Plants, by N.I. Vavilov.
TS. |
1 |
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E |
INTERESTS |
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E1. |
ROYAL SOCIETY |
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El.1-E1.18 |
Correspondence
24.5.62-21.3.72. TSS. |
20 |
E1.9-E1.24 |
Lists of
members and fellows, with addresses. TSS. |
6 |
E1.25 |
Statutes of
the Royal Society of South Africa |
1 |
E1.26 |
Yearbook to
June 30, 1949 |
1 |
E1.27 |
Orange River
Project - phases. Compiled from the White
Paper. |
1 |
E1.28-E1.30 |
Printed
stationery with Royal Society and U.C.T. Botany Dept. headings. Membership
application form for S.A. Association. for the Advancement of Science
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5 |
E1.31-E1.77 |
Minutes of Ordinary Meetings,
Council Meetings and notifications of lectures, 16.3.62-15.3.67. Includes
a directive from the Dept. of Education, Arts and Science re 'mixed'
membership. 1962. (E1.44-E1.48, E1.50)
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47 |
E2 |
ATHENAEUM
TRUST |
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E2.1 |
Memorandum and articles of
association of the Athenaeum Trust
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1 |
E2.2-E2.8 |
Notices
of A.G.Ms. 1962 and 1963 with Reports for these years and Treasurer's
reports. |
7 |
E2.9 |
Athenaeum
Extension Fund. |
1 |
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F |
BOOKLETS,
PROGRAMMES, INVITATIONS, ETC. |
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Fl |
'Patience or Bunthorne's Bride' -
libretto of Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. |
1 |
F2 |
Science
Research scholarships awarded by the Royal Commission -
(1891-1921). List. |
1 |
F3 |
Order of proceedings at the
installation of E.R.H. the Prince of
Wales as Chancellor of U.C.T., 1 May 1925. |
1 |
F4 |
Order of proceedings at the
laying of the foundation stone of the new buildings at Groote-Schuur - 1 May 1925 |
1 |
F5 |
The Research Position in the
Universities of South Africa, 1940.
Booklet. |
1 |
F6 |
The Institute of Cost and Works
Accountants - 2nd S.A. National Conference. April 1958. Paper by J.E.P.
Levyns.
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1 |
F7 |
Invitation to the Golden Jubilee
Celebrations of the Medical
School, U.C.T. Jan.1963. |
1 |
F8 |
The Order of Procedure and the
Order of Procession at the opening ceremony of above. |
1 |
F9 |
South Africa's Floral Year 1963- . Brochure with map.
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1 |
F10 |
The College of Arts &
Sciences -University of Kentucky by Herbert P. Riley - booklet 1965. |
1 |
F11 |
Memorandum - The late Professor
Pearson's intentions with regard to the scientific development of
Kirstenbosch (by M.R.L.) MS. No date. |
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F12.1 |
Notice of Meeting of the Board of
the Faculty of Science, 26
Aug. 1932. No.5 on Agenda : Candidate for D.Sc. - Mrs. M.R. Levyns. |
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F12.2 |
Report by examiner (Prof. D.
Thoday) on M.R.L's thesis: "A taxonomic study of Lobostemon and
Echiostachys".
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F12.3 |
No. 10 on Agenda: Copy from
letter of the Rector, Rijksuniversiteit, Leiden. dd. 4 May 1932, in Dutch. |
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F12.4 |
English translation of above, re
granting of exemptions in S.A. Universities to holders of degrees from
Dutch universities.
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F13 |
Request from S.A. Association for
the Advancement of Science to members for personal biographies. Example
given - Prof. C. van Riet Lowe
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F14 |
Personal biography M.R.L.
Incomplete rough draft.MS. |
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F15.1 |
NUSAS questionnaire for lecturers.
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F15.2 |
M.R.L's answers to NUSAS
questionnaire. TS.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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G1 |
Botanist's tools in case. |
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G2.1-G2.7 |
Films on reels.
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G2.8 |
Manicure set.
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LEVYNS FAMILY
PAPERS BC 625 |
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(Additions
October 1984) |
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No of items |
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H. |
PERSONAL
PAPERS and DIARIES – Margaret Rutherford Levyns and John Edward Philpott
Levyns. |
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H.1 |
Personal
papers include curricula vitae, certificates etc of MRL and JEPL 1897-1982
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H.2.1.1-H.2.1-27 |
Diaries of
MRL for 1934, 1949, 1951-75 |
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H.2.2.1-H.2.2-23 |
Diaries of
JEPL for 1917, 1919, 1950, 1956-84 |
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J. |
CORRESPONDENCE |
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J.1 |
JEPL's
letters home from active service in Europe, 1916-19 |
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J.2 |
To JEPL from
his family and others Jan 1917 -November 1920 |
105 |
J.3 |
Between JEPL
and MRL 1922-67 |
85 |
J.4 |
On MRL's
behalf during her last illness August - December 1975 |
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J.5 |
Re
publication of 'Insnar'd with Flow'rs'October 1976 - February 1980 |
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J.6 |
Cowling, E.H.
Active service letters 1940-45 |
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J.7 |
Craven, Lt
Col C.E.P. (Cecil). Also Tom and Esme Craven-Philips 1960-84 |
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J.8 |
Damant, Derek
- re Damant family history 1983-84 |
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J.9 |
Eisenhammer,
Patricia (JEPL's niece) and her mother Aileen Ward (JEPL's sister) 1959-83 |
138 |
J.10 |
Elliott,
William H: (Alice & Bill) 1953-84 |
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J.11 |
Knowles,
George & Vivienne 1942-83 |
142 |
J.12 |
Kuhlmann,
Keith & Margaret 1965-84 |
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J.13(a) |
Kuhlmann,
John Levyns (JEPL's father) - Papers, certificates, correspondence.
1865-1920. Includes
correspondence between the Kuhlmann brothers, Jack and Bertie (Barch?).
May 1912 - May 1919 |
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(b) |
Account Book
of JLK 1901-04
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(c) |
Letter book
of JLK 1910-17 |
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(d) |
Old share
certificates of JLK 1892-1908 |
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J.14 |
Ledermann,
H.G. 1960-1983
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J.15 |
Mayewska,
Eileen and her sons Stefan & Remy 1959-84
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J.16 |
Riley, Prof.
H.P. 1963-84 |
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J.17 |
Smith,
Warwick & Judy 1959-83 |
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J.18 |
Sorrie, J.R.
Active Service letters 1941-43 |
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J.19 |
Storey, H.R.
1958-75 |
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J.20 |
Van Oordt,
G.A. 1958-82. A few to and from Dr D. van Binnendyk
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J.21-J.28 |
General
Correspondence: |
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J.21 |
February 1904
- October 1958 Includes Jeanette Matthews, Kirsty Jamieson and Lydia,
Basil Walker, Bill Elliot, M. Courtenay-Latimer of the East London Museum,
Kaffrarian Museum Kingwilliamstown etc.
Lydia, Basil Walker |
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J.22 |
1958-1967
Includes Jamieson family, Bernard James, D.S. Humphries, Sir Edmund
Playfair, W.J.B. Slater, H.G. Ashworth, George Knowles, Douglas Varley
etc.
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146 |
J.23 |
1968-1978
Includes: Sir Edmund Playfair, Bernard James, B. Broomhead, Messrs Purnell
& Sons (re JEPL's Memoirs) , Lorna Slater, Cape Peninsula Welfare
Organization for the Aged, Kirsty Jamieson, David Philip - publisher (re
JEPL's Memoirs, S.A. Library Cape Town, David Rawdon (re Matjes -fontein
ore deposits), re Old Deanery (Disa House - Orange Street) etc.
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J.24 |
1980-1981
(March) Includes Enid du Plessis, Kirsty Jamieson, A.L. Borain M.P., Mavis
Kittow, Nimmo Allen, Cape Peninsula Welfare Organization for the Aged, etc |
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J.25 |
1981 (to December) Includes Enid
du Plessis, Mavis Kittow, Kirsty
Jamieson, Eric Rosenthal etc |
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J.26 |
1982 Includes Enid du Plessis,
Mavis Kittow, W.E.Isaacs, University of Cape Town, Kirsty Jamieson, Maisie
Allan, A. Woods, R.F.M. Immelman |
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J.27 |
1983 Includes Enid du Plessis,
Kirsty Jamieson, W.M.Allan, Jeanette Mathews,.University of Cape Town,
Frances Isaacs etc |
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J.28 |
1984 Includes Kirsty Jamieson, L.
McLaren, Jeanette Mathews, Rhoda Barry etc. |
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K. |
JEPL's CAREER IN THE SOUTH
AFRICAN CIVIL SERVICE
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Correspondence relating to
appointments and promotions - July 1920 to retirement on lst October 1958.
Also programmes of official functions, conferences and matters related to
his career. |
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L. |
INTERESTS
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L.1-L.2 |
Travel |
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Details of overseas trips -
records of finances, accommodation, transport etc. See also photograph
albums M |
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L.1 |
England 1933/34 |
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L.2 |
England, Europe, Australia 1959,
2 folders of material (1) England& the Continent(2) Return to England
and then to Australia |
354 |
L.3-L.6 |
Genealogical Research and
Heraldry |
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L.3 |
Kuhlmann/Levyns family.
Photographs, family trees,certificates, correspondence (3 folders) |
138 |
L.4 |
Philpott family - research in
connection with JEPL's mother, Ella Levyns (formerly Ella de Grey
Philpott) includes their connection with Cradock Place, Port Elizabeth. |
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L.5 |
M.R. Levyns
(formerly Margaret Michell), showing descent from John Brown of
Haddington. Compiled by Dr and Mrs Eric Nobbs. |
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L.6
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Eoan Group
History, correspondence 1962-64, finances |
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L.7 |
School
Broadcast Talks - JEPL 1960/61 |
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L.8 |
Radio Society
- Correspondence 1920-22, lease to establish private wireless telegraph
station etc |
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L.9 |
Motor car
purchases 1933-65. Brochures, notes on comparative prices, specifications
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M. |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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M.1-M.5 |
Individual
photographs |
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M.1 |
JEPL, MRL,
family, friends |
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M.2 |
Botanical |
96 |
M.3 |
Scenes and
buildings |
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M.4 |
Staff of
Provincial Administration 1925 (oversize) |
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M.5 |
Miscellaneous |
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M.6-M.10 |
Albums |
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M.6 -M.10 |
Assorted
photographs of family, friends, botanical subjects, overseas travel, early
University of Cape Town campus etc. |
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M.11 - M.15 |
5 fitted
containers of slides - same subjects as M.6-M.10 (Nos. 13, 14, 15
oversize) |
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M.16 -M.23 |
Negatives of
photographs M.6-M.10, in 8 negative containers. (M.16 oversize) |
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M.24 - M.25 |
Glass
negatives - scenes, people, houses. 2 boxes |
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M.26 - M.28 |
Photographic
notebooks |
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M.29 |
Splicing
machine (oversize) |
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N. |
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS |
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N.1 |
1 folder assorted 1882-1983 |
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N.2 |
Album - current events, 1914-18
war, 1922 strike, 1939-45 war |
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O. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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O.1 |
Programmes - UCT graduation 1926,
1966, 1981 Royal visits 1925, 1947. Sketches. Wallet. Publications
includes"Battle Orders"- a General Montgomery souvenir and 'On
Duty' – Rondebosch Boy's High School war memoirs, etc |
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O.2 |
Midgleyana - a miscellany about
the Midgley family by John Franklin Midgley. |
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O.3 |
The Damants and their Party - by
D.G. Damant publ. 1984 |
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O.4 |
The Illustrated London News -
Victory Number 12 May 1945 - contains pictures of all the main
military& political figures of the 1939-45 war (oversize) |
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O.5 |
The Illustrated London News - 4
August 1945 (oversize) |
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O.6 |
The 1820 Settler National
Monument - a set of prints issued at the opening 13 July 1974 (oversize) |
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