UCT Libraries

BC 703 THELMA GUTSCHE PAPERS

Manuscripts & Archives

University of Cape Town Libraries

 

A.

PERSONAL PAPERS

A1

Early school reports 1922-29 (also her sister, Joan's 1926-29)

A2

University of Cape Town Class certificates, graduation cards etc. 1933, 1934, 1946

B

CORRESPONDENCE –

 

Miscellaneous (Most correspondence placed with its subject eg. PhD thesis, Madeleine Masson etc.)

B1

Rosita Forbes 1938-47

B2

Assorted correspondence 1939-83

C.

FILM INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA

C1-C13

PhD thesis re History of Motion Pictures in South Africa 1896-1940, by Thelma Gutsche. Includes drafts, TS, galley proofs, dust covers etc.

C14-C16

Correspondence connected with thesis. 1933-82

C17-C18

Research material used

C19-C20

National Film Board

 

Correspondence, clippings 1963-78

C21-C25

"Our Moving Past" - a film about the film industry in South Africa for the National Film Board

C26

Council of Cultural Societies re South African films. Correspondence 1950

C27

Contemporary films

 

Correspondence 1980-84

C28

The Semi-Centenary of Cinema in South Africa 1944-46

C29

Proposed commemoration plaque at Killarney 1981-83

D.

SOUTH AFRICAN THEATRE

 

Also includes Music, Ballet, Circus, Puppetry

D1-D60

THEATRE

D1-D5

History of S.A. theatre 1887­-

D6-D7

Early theatre buildings 1937­-

D8-D11

African Consolidated Theatres Ltd. 1937-52

D12-D13

Repertory theatre - mainly Johannesburg Repertory Players 1938-66

D14-D16

Other Johannesburg theatre groups (not the Repertory Players) 1938-45

D17

Cape Town theatre - Little Theatre, Library Theatre etc 1940-43

D18

Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies (Krugersdorp, Durban etc) 1938-47

D19-D24

Afrikaans theatre 1938-45. Also early touring companies

D25

Some Jewish theatre groups and individuals 1873-1970

D26

Productions by Blacks 1939-68

D27

Revues and plays by Coloured performers

D28

Indian entertainers and plays

D29

South African wartime entertainment 1939-45 SAWAS, Springbok Frolics etc.

D30

Critics and criticism 1940-68

 

Individuals

D31

Alexander, Sam

D32

Ashdown, Arthur (b.1902 d.1948)

D33

Butler, Guy and Grahamstown Festival plays, Rhodes University.

D34

Black, Stephen (b.1879 d.1931)

D35

de Wet, Pierre Clippings 1942-44

D36-D38

Ffrangcon-Davies, Gwen and Marda Vanne S.A. Tour 1941. Clippings 1939-41, 1983 Photographs, programmes etc

D39

Fourie, Johan Clippings 1941-45

D40

Fugard, Athol Clippings 1958-70

D41

Hanekom, Hendrik and Mathilde Clippings 1940-82 See also D24 - Early touring companies

D42

Huguenet, Andre (b.1906 d.1961)

 

Clippings, articles 1906-83

 

See also D49-50

 

(For Inglis, Margaret see D45)

D43

Krige, Uys - as dramatist. Clippings 1943-69

D44

Leslie, Adam - theatre, players etc

 

Clippings 1940-70

D45

Munro, Nan and Margaret Inglis Clippings 1941-70

D46

Naude, Wena. Clippings 1940-68

D47

Rayne, Leonard - Company Clippings 1938-83

D48

Runitsch, Ossip and his wife, Nina Parnell

 

Clippings 1939-77

D49-D50

Sagan, Leontine. Correspondence, clippings etc

 

1933-81. Includes Andre Huguenet and other

 

African Theatres players 1940

D51(a) and (b)

Uys, Pieter Dirk Clippings 1978-84

D52

Uys, Pikkie and Anton Ackerman

 

Clippings 1938-45

 

(For Vanne, Marda see D37-D39)

D53

van Wyk Louw, N.P. - dramatist

 

Clippings 1966-70

D54-D59

Folders containing information on many different South African theatrical people, some still active in 1985 eg. Joe Stewardson, Vivienne Drummond, Moira Lister etc.

D60

Visiting artists 1937-65 incl. Noel Coward Marlene Dietrich Marie Ney etc.

D61-D71

S.A. MUSIC and MUSICIANS

D61

Early history 1913-40

D62

Symphony orchestras (Cape Town and Johannesburg) 1914-84

D63

S.A. Composers - all races 1942-84

D64

S.A. Singers

D65

Afrikaans musicians 1941-79

D66

Various personalities 1940-70

D67

Black singers, musicians, dancers 1939-68

D68

Johannesburg Operatic Society 1931-44

D69

Gramaphone records

D70

Visiting musicians 1941-45

D71

Effects of war on S.A. music 1940-44

D72-D73

S.A. BALLET

D72

Individuals and performances, incl. Dance Drama 1937-63

D73

Cape Town Ballet Club, UCT Ballet School, Dulcie Howes etc.

D74

CIRCUS

 

Circus companies, clowns etc

 

Clippings 1939-82

D75

PUPPETS

 

Marionettes and puppets 1940's

E.

MADELEINE MASSON

E1

Photographs and clippings about M.M. 1939-84

E2

Some literary works

E3-E5

Correspondence - M.M. and Thelma Gutsche 1941-84

F

WRITINGS - Thelma Gutsche

F1

Articles on the S.A. film industry (Cape Times series) 1937-50

F2

Cinema notes 1939-41 (Green album)

F3-F4

Articles for 'The Forum' on the cinema, with Index 1938-39 (Green album & Black notebook)

F5

Report to Dr Schapera on sources of films available for use by Higher Education bodies in S.A. 1939.

F6

Notes for African Consolidated Films Ltd to accompnay films on S.A. history for schools. 25 notebooks - some possibly not written by T.G.

F7

Theatre Notes 1941-42 (Red album)

F8

Book reviews 1938-40

G.

RADIO

G1-G5(c)

South African Broadcasting Corporation

G1-G5

Personalities, staff enquiries, Nazi infiltration during 1939-45 war,etc.

G5(a)- G5(c)

3 Foto-Rapport magazines (1974) with articles on Rene Caprara, Gideon Roos, & Douglas Fuchs

G6

Broadcasts for Blacks. Clippings 1939-52

G7

Education by radio Clippings 1938-43

G8

Influence of radio

G9

British Broadcasting Corporation

 

Clippings 1938-41

H.

MISCELLANEOUS

H1-H11

1939-45 War Clippings

H12

Equus - The Image of the Horse Exhibition in Johannesburg 1982

H13

Silver Leaf Books – Publishers (Thelma Gutsche was a director) Album of clippings 1948-52

H14-H45

Assorted booklets and periodicals incl. 'Action' (African Consolidated Theatres magazine) October 1937-December 1951 ; biographies of Greta Garbo ; J.C. Smuts' speech at Bloemfontein 3 November 1939, etc.

H46

Viewer and 7 reels of film in box

H47

Small cup plus note

J1

JOYCE NEWTON THOMPSON

 

Letters from Joyce Newton Thompson, 1963-1974, including newspaper clippings, photographs, letters from other members of the Newton Thompson family and mutual friends. D85/135 see also BC 643 B15.

 

 

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