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BC 644 LANGHAM - CARTER PAPERS  

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Robert Langham - Carter (1903 - 1996) was born in Singapore and educated in England at Bradfield School and Oxford. After graduating, he returned to Asia as a member of the Indian Civil Service in Burma.  In 1948, he and his family settled in Cape Town.

The papers contain articles from various publications and newspapers written by him.

He was a prolific writer and researcher of the history of churches.

His field of interest included history, art and architecture of churches, monuments and gravestones.  The papers also contain biographical articles of British people who came to South Africa in the 19th century, photo-albums, newsletters of the Kempe Society, as well as reference lists and notes on various subjects related to church history.

NAREM DATA REPORT

 

Depot:

University of Cape Town

Type:

Manuscript

Reference:

BC 644

Title:

LANGHAM-CARTER PAPERS

Starting Date:

ca. 1932

Ending Date:

ca. 1995

Remarks:

Donated by R. Langham-Carter and Mrs. V. Paterson

Summary:

Contains articles by R. Langham-Carter on the history, art and architecture of churches, monuments and gravestones. Also reference lists and notes on various subjects related to history of churches and church clergy.

Subjects:

Anglican Church, Architecture – churches, Bertram House, Churches in South Africa, Church History - South Africa, Langham-Carter, R. R.

 

* A detailed index is available in the folder

 

BC 644 LANGHAM - CARTER PAPERS

A

ARTICLES  written by R. Langham - Carter

 

(includes newsclippings and some correspondence)

A1

AFRICA

A1.1

Anglican Church - mainly Cape Town*

A1.2

Architecture*

A1.3

Art - includes gravestones*

A1.4

History *

A1.5

Biographies, arranged in alphabetical order (no index)

A1.5.1

Final drafts of articles

A1.5.2

copies of published versions of articles

A2

ASIA

 

contains articles on Burma, India, Malaysia, Thailand and Israel *

A3

EUROPE

 

contains articles on Italy & England:- Norfolk, Surrey and the Orleans family of Claremont House in Surrey. *

B.

REFERENCE LISTS & NOTES

 

Anglican dioceses, cathedrals and parishes in South Africa, histories of

 

Architects and builders in the Western Cape, mainly of the 19th century

 

Architects and builders of some churches in South Africa

 

Biographical notes on various church clergy (arranged in alphabetical order)

 

Notes on various churches - mainly about buildings.

 

Churches in Grahamstown

 

Baptist

 

Congregational

 

Dutch Reformed

 

Methodist

 

Presbyterian

 

Roman Catholic

Makers of Memorials:-

in South African churches.

 

stained glass windows in South Africa.

 

fittings in South African churches.

Memorials:-

details of memorials in old and present cathedrals.

 

the Donkin Memorial, Port Elizabeth.

 

Bishop Gray Memorial Column.

 

Shangani Memorials.

 

Catalogue of valuables in Cape Town Cathedral Muniment room.

 

Photographs of Bishops & clergy in Cape Town Cathedral Muniment room.

 

Material not used in book “Among the Vineyards”

 

Errors in “Church on the Hill” by K. Vos

 

Amendments to “Knight Bruce” by R. R. Langham-Carter (pub. Salisbury, 1975)

 

Identification of Officers in T. J. Lucas sketches

C.

CHURCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA

 

Church of the Province of South Africa - notes written by R. Langham - Carter.

 

Christ Church, Constantia

 

includes plans of the church and copies of correspondence of Bishop R Gray

 

 “Old St. Georges”

 

includes a copy of the plan and a photograph of the school, proposed public library and gravestone of the architect, Gilbert MacDougall

 

St. Mary’s Cathedral

 

contains correspondence and photographs re: the fire June 1987

 

St. Michael’s, Observatory

D.

NEWSLETTERS of the Kempe Society re: Stained glass

E.

BIOGRAPHICAL notes on British “Indians” who stayed at the Cape, 1800-                1860.*

F.

Letters from H F Webb to Mrs. J Farrant

 

re: “Mashonaland Martyr”

 

B. Myeki’s stay in Cape Town.

G.

BERTRAM HOUSE

 

contains a copy of its proclamation as a monument - 1962, wording for a plaque, a copy of the plan and correspondence.

H.

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

3 photograph albums of tomb effigies, memorial brasses, etc.

I.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Pamphlets

 

“Memoirs of an organist” by Charles H Norburn

 

“June 16 - Memorial Service”

 

“The Forerunners” by Rev. R.A.B Ewbank

 

“Flower Festival: St. Thomas’s Church Rondebosch, 1987

 

Programme

 

Church Congress Youth Night presentation of “The Get With It Show”

Leaflet of “Northwards” in the early 1900s (now part of the Johannesburg College of Education.)

 

Letter written in Dutch and signed by G. A. Watermeyer

 

Letter from John W. Hodgson to Mrs. Kotze, 1987.

 

 “SANG” information sheet re: Focus on Bloomsbury - The Photographs.

 

Photographs of St. Peters church in Hermanus

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