BC
644 LANGHAM - CARTER PAPERS
Manuscripts & Archives
University of Cape Town Libraries
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 |
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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. |
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*
A detailed index is available in the folder |
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BC
644 LANGHAM - CARTER PAPERS
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A |
ARTICLES
written by R. Langham - Carter |
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(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 |
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contains
articles on Burma, India, Malaysia, Thailand and Israel * |
A3 |
EUROPE |
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contains
articles on Italy & England:- Norfolk, Surrey and the Orleans family
of Claremont House in Surrey. * |
B. |
REFERENCE
LISTS & NOTES |
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Anglican
dioceses, cathedrals and parishes in South Africa, histories of |
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Architects
and builders in the Western Cape, mainly of the 19th century |
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Architects
and builders of some churches in South Africa |
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Biographical
notes on various church clergy (arranged in alphabetical order) |
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Notes
on various churches - mainly about buildings. |
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Churches in Grahamstown |
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Baptist |
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Congregational |
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Dutch Reformed |
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Methodist |
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Presbyterian |
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Roman
Catholic |
Makers
of Memorials:- |
in
South African churches. |
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stained
glass windows in South Africa. |
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fittings
in South African churches. |
Memorials:- |
details
of memorials in old and present cathedrals. |
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the
Donkin Memorial, Port Elizabeth. |
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Bishop
Gray Memorial Column. |
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Shangani
Memorials. |
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Catalogue
of valuables in Cape Town Cathedral Muniment room. |
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Photographs
of Bishops & clergy in Cape Town Cathedral Muniment room. |
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Material
not used in book “Among the Vineyards” |
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Errors
in “Church on the Hill” by K. Vos |
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Amendments
to “Knight Bruce” by R. R. Langham-Carter (pub. Salisbury, 1975) |
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Identification
of Officers in T. J. Lucas sketches |
C. |
CHURCHES
IN SOUTH AFRICA |
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Church
of the Province of South Africa - notes written by R. Langham - Carter. |
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Christ
Church, Constantia |
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includes
plans of the church and copies of correspondence of Bishop R Gray |
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“Old
St. Georges” |
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includes
a copy of the plan and a photograph of the school, proposed public library
and gravestone of the architect, Gilbert MacDougall |
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St.
Mary’s Cathedral |
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contains
correspondence and photographs re: the fire June 1987 |
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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 |
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re:
“Mashonaland Martyr” |
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B.
Myeki’s stay in Cape Town. |
G. |
BERTRAM
HOUSE |
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contains
a copy of its proclamation as a monument - 1962, wording for a plaque, a
copy of the plan and correspondence. |
H. |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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3
photograph albums of tomb effigies, memorial brasses, etc. |
I. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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Pamphlets |
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“Memoirs
of an organist” by Charles H Norburn |
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“June
16 - Memorial Service” |
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“The
Forerunners” by Rev. R.A.B Ewbank |
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“Flower
Festival: St. Thomas’s Church Rondebosch, 1987 |
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Programme |
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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.) |
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Letter
written in Dutch and signed by G. A. Watermeyer |
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Letter
from John W. Hodgson to Mrs. Kotze, 1987. |
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“SANG”
information sheet re: Focus on Bloomsbury - The Photographs. |
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Photographs
of St. Peters church in Hermanus |