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722 ALEX L. DU TOIT PAPERS
Manuscripts
& Archives
University
of Cape Town Libraries
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A.
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PERSONAL
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A1
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DIARIES
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a
personal account of his day-to day events. 1907-1944 # no diary for 1933
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A2
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ADDRESS
BOOKS (2)
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A3
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INCOME
TAX
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contains
rough schedule for income tax for 1941-1942 and 1942-1943 Tax assessments
for 1942, 1943 &1947; Caledonian Insurance Statements 1943-1944
&1947-1948 and bank statements.
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A4
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PERSONAL
DOCUMENTS
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statement
of royalties for his book “Physical Geography for South African
Schools”
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request
for insertion of his name/biography into “WHO’S WHO”, ca. 1947
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Curriculum
Vitae? (typed and hand written)
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De
Beers - letter of resignation, 1940: Providence Fund membership card etc.
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honorary
membership of various geological societies, 1946-1947
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honorary
degrees from various Universities.
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newsclippings
re: receipt of Draper Award, a Tribute, Du Toit Historical Ceremony.
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A5
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RESEARCH
WORK MATERIAL
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contains
mainly rough notes and drawings for future articles.
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A6
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BOOK
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titled
“ The Life and Work of Dr. Alex L. du Toit” by T W Gevers
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B.
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CORRESPONDENCE
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arranged
in alphabetical order.
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B1
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General
Correspondence (1930’s - 1940’s)
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A
- Z
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B2
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Correspondence
with colleagues in South America (ca. 1920’s - 1931)
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Beder,
Dr. Roberto
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(1928)
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de
Oliveira, E
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(1931)
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Guimaraes,
Dr. Djalma
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(1929)
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Haughton,
Sidney
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(1926)
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Reed,
F R C
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(1929)
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Slater,
A
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(1931)
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Terra
Arocena, E
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(1926-1931)
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van
Waterschoot van der Gracht
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(1928)
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Washburne,
Dr Chester
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(1928)
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Windhaugen,
Dr. A
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(1930)
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B3
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Correspondence
(listed)
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B3.1
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A
- C
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d”Andrade,
Carlos
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(1939
& 1943) *see also
Vasconcelos
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Bain,
Dr G W
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(1938-1944)
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Baker,
Howard B
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(1937-1944)
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Barbour,
George B
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(1939
& 1947)
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Bishopp,
D W
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(1940-1946)
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Blakeney,
T M
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(1946-1947)
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Boardman,
L G
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(1947)
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Bond,
G W
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(1942-1947)
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Bosazza,
V L
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(1944-1947)
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Caster,
Dr E
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(1941,
1945-1947) *in separate
folder
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Cilliers,
H F
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(1947)
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Condit,
Dale
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(1938-1947)
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Cooke,
Basil
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(1943-1948)
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B3.2
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D
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Daly,
R A
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(1937-1944)
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Davis,
Dr K
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(1940-1943)
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Dixey,
Dr F
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(1941-1945)
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Dunn,
Bessie & Lillian & Dr. J Dunn
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(1936-1947)
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Du
Toit, C J
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(1946-1947)
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Edwards,
W N
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(1937
& 1947)
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Ellis,
J
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(1944-1945)
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Fox,
C S
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(1939-1946)
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Frommurze,
H F
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(1946-1948)
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Gale,
Dr.H S
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(1939)
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Geddes,
Dr A
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(1940
& 1944)
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Gentry,
M B
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(1937-1942)
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Geological
Society of London
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(1942-1946)
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Geological
Society of South Africa
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(1944-1947)
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*in
separate folder
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Guernsey,
Dr T D
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(1937-1942)
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Hamilton,
Dr Gordon
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(1939-1947)
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Harrington,
Dr H
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(1937-1939)
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Harrison,
E
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(1938)
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Haughton,
S H
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(1938-1947)
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Hawkins,
J C
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(1941-1944)
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Hills,
G F S
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(1945-1948)
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Holland,
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(1938-1944)
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B3.3
J - P
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Jamotte,
M A
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(1942-1945)
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Jongmans,
Prof J
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(1946)
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Junner,
Dr. N R
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(1942-1946)
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Kanthack,
F E
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(1942)
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Kent,
Leslie E
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(1942-1946)
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King,
L C
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(1937-1947)
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Knowles,
M
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(1946-1947)
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LeGrange,
J M
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(1941-1947)
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Le
Roux, S F
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(1947)
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Lightfoot,
B
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(1938-1940
& 1945-1946)
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Longwell,
Dr Chester R
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(1939-1944)
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Moore,
E S
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(1938-1941)
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Mortelmans,
M G
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(1943-1945)
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Natal
Museum
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(1943-1944)
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Niddine,
David
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(1944)
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Nutt,
David
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(1940-1945)
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Oates,
F
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(1943-1945)
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Parkinson,
L J
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(1944-1946)
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Picard,
L
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(1946)
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Poldervaart,
A
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(1942-1946)
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Proud,
J S
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(1946-1947)
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*
includes correspondence with Mr Knowles.
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B3.4
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R
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Rama
Ran, Prof L
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(1939-1947)
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Rastall,
R H
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(1938-1940)
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Reed,
F R C
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(1937-1946)
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Reeves,
Frank
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(1941-1944)
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Reid,
George
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(1944)
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Roberts,
R O
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(1942-1944)
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Rogers,
W G
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(1930
& 1940)
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Royal
Society, London
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(1943-1946)
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Russell,
William L
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(1939-1945)
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Sahni,
Dr. B
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(1939
& 1944)
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Sandford,
K
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(1944-1946)
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Seligman,
Bruno
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(1943-1947)
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Shand,
S J
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(1937-1948)
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Sherlock,
F B
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(1936-1948)
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South
African Condensed Milk
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(1947)
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Spencer,
E
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(1942?)
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Steart,
F
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(1944-1947)
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Stockley,
G M
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(1938-1946)
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B3.5
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T-Z
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Talbot,
Wm J
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(1945)
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Taljaard,
M S
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(1941-1947)
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Teale,
E O
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(1939-1947)
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Teichert,
C
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(1943-1946)
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Tilley,
C E
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(1943-1946)
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University
of Pretoria
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(1947)
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Vasconcelos,
P
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(1943-1946)
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Visser,
D
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(1942-1947)
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Wade,
A
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(1938-1944)
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Wadia,
Dr D N
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(1939-1945)
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Walker,
Frederick
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(1939-1940)
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Walker,
Robert
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(1938-1948)
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Wasserstein,
Dr. B.
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(1944-1946)
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Way,
H J R
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(1941-1946)
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Wayland,
E J
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(1943-1947)
*in separate folder
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Wellington,
John
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(1942-1947)
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Williams,
G
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(1938-1947)
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Wilman,
Dr. M
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(1937-1947)
*in separate folder
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Woolnough,
Dr. W G
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(1944-1945)
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Wright,
Dr. F E
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(1943-1944)
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Zeuner,
Dr. F E
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(1943-1946)
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B4
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Correspondence
re: Paleobotany
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1919
– 1927
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Correspondence
with Sidney Haughton; R. Kidson; Dr. B Sahni;A.Seward; ? Warren. Includes
an article & discussion on John Walton’s fossil flora of Somabula
beds and some rough notes.
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ca.
1929 – 1931
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Correspondence
with W? Edwards; S Haughton; O A Hoeg; A Seward; F A Steart; E Wayland.
Includes articles by Dr Alex Du Toit and some rough notes.
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ca.
1932 – 1939
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Correspondence
with De Beers Consolidated Mines; Dr T D Guernsey; S Haughton; A M
McGregor; Dr R A Pelletier & John Walton re: Plants from the
Lumsenfura Valley N. Rhodesia.
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C.
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CONTINENTAL
DRIFT THEORY
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C1
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Research
Papers relating to his book “Our Wandering Continents”
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C1.1
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Correspondence
(1935-1938) re: research/preparation leading up to his book. (Includes
criticisms and support of the book by his colleagues)
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Review
articles about his book “Our Wandering Continents”
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C1.2
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Folder
headed “Geodetic”:-
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notes
re: changing latitude in the Arctic.
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articles
by Alex Du Toit re: Gondwanaland.
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rough
notes and illustrations on “Our Wandering Continents”
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newsclippings
re: “Continental Drift”
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3
maps initialled HBB.
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C1.3
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Gondwana
- Paleozoic:- rough notes and articles. Includes a notebook and map by Y B
Choubert.
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C1.4
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“Causes
of continental drift” - rough notes.
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C1.5
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“The
Paramorphic Zone (P-Zone)”- rough notes, articles by Leigh Fermor and
from “Nature” journal and correspondence with F A Meinesz.
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C1.6
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“Analysis
of foldings and movements”- notes, sketches and articles.
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C1.7
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“Relation
of Laurasia to Gondwana” - notes, sketches and articles.
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C1.8a
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“Biological
and Palaeontological connections” - newsclippings, articles, rough
notes.
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C1.8b
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notes
on fossil “Tritylodon Longaevus”
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C1.9
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“Tertiary
Fold Girdle etc. Fractures and parting of Continents” - rough notes
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C1.10
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“The
Oceans” - rough notes and articles.
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C1.11
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Original
and rough proofs of illustrations.
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C2
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Research
Papers relating to his book “Geology of South Africa”
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C2.1
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“P
E Africa”: correspondence mainly with Carlos Teixeira, Dr. A P de
Andrade.
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C2.2
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“Cape
Fold Ranges and Physiography” - contains articles by Alex Du Toit, H D
Thompson and a notebook.
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C2.3
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Illustrations
of stone artefacts for the 3rd ed.
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C2.4
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Original
and rough proofs of illustrations.
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C2.5
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Rough
proofs of illustrations.
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C2.6
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Illustrations
not used for the book
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C2.7
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Drawings
not required for 3rd ed.
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C2.8
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Chapters
from the 2nd edition of “Geology of South Africa”
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D.
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FIELD
AND OTHER NOTEBOOKS (16)
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“S
A Geology corrections etc”
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“Pluvial
Periods etc. 1944”
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“Kaap
Plateau”
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“Gondwana
- Notes & Lectures”
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“Diamonds
and Continental Drift”
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“Diamonds
and Drift - Sept. 1945”
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“Continental
Sliding and Earth Magnetism”
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“Asbestos”
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“Borehole
sections from Cape Peninsula” by J M Bain
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“Extracts
- Rand Water Board”
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Sketchbook
of various plant fossils.
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E.
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MINING
AND MINERALS
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E1
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Diamonds
and Continental Drift
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contains
articles, sketches, handwritten notes, maps and file titled “Report on
diamonds - Panna State India.
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E2
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Various
minerals such as coal, manganese, “Ice land Spar”, tin etc. contains
mainly newsclippings and some correspondence.
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E3
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Asbestos
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contains
rough notes.
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E4
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“Lichtenburg
Alluvials”
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contains
various tables and some correspondence with Dr. S H Haughton, director of
Geological Survey, Pretoria
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E5
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Iron
ores - Thabazimbi
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Contains
mainly correspondence, sketches and maps.
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E6
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Corundum
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contains
article and discussions of J W Brandt’s paper on corundum.
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E7
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Newspaper
Cuttings Scrapbook re: Mining & Minerals
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F.
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ARTICLES
/ PAPERS by various authors
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F1
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Geology
and Mineral Deposits in South Africa (arranged in alphabetical order)
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Boardman,
L G - “The Geology of a portion of the Rooiberg Tinfields” and
correspondence (1947)
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Goldschmidt,
V M - “Rare Elements in Coal Ashes” and a memo. re: Vanadium-Manganese
Mine.
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Hamilton,
G N G - a presidential address on “Coal” delivered 1 July 1947.
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Haughton,
S H - “ The Late Tertiary and Recent deposits of the West Coast of South
Africa.”
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King,
Lester - “Landscape Study in Southern Africa” a presidential address
delivered to the Geological Society of South Africa, March 1947, an
article titled “On the Ages of African Land Surfaces” and some
correspondence (1947).
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LaGrange,
J M - “Guide to the greater Witwatersrand and the Orange Free State
Goldfields” sections 1-8.
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MacGregor,
A M - “An Outline of the Geological History of Southern Rhodesia” for
the Geological Survey Bulletin.
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Van
Eeden, O R - “Die Geologie van die Shaba-Rante en omstreke, distrik
Barberton, 1941
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Van
Biljon, S - “Hornfelse” a MSc.thesis
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F2
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REPRINTS
OF ARTICLES
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F2.1
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Vertebrata
(mainly reptiles)
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Boonstra,
Lieuwe D
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Broom,
R
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Dittler,
R
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Haughton,
S H
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Osborne,
H F
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Ruhle,
H
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Van
Hennig, E
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Van
Huene, F
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Von
Janensch, W
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F2
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REPRINTS
OF ARTICLES
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F2.2
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Invertebrata
(continued)
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de
Andrade, Carlos
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Besairie,
H et al
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Brydone,
R M
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Chapman,
F
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Gevers,
T W
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Gregory,
J W
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Gurich,
G
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Haughton,
S H
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Heinz,
R
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Lombard,
J
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Newton,
R B
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Rennie,
John V L
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Schuchert,
C
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Schwartz,
E H L
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Shand,
S J
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Stefanini,
G
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Van
Hoepen, E C N
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Von
Hennig, E
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Woods,
H
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F2.3
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Prehistoric
Man
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Breuil,
A H
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Broom,
R
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Dart,
R
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Dunn,
E J
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Gregory,
J W
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Harger,
Harold S
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Howchin,
Walter
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Grabau,
A W
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Jolly,
W A
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MacClintock,
Paul
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Mouta,
F
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Osborn,
H F
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Sollas,
W J
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Teichman,
C T
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Van
Riet Lowe, C
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Weidenreich,
F
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Zeuner,
F E
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F2.4
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“Equus
Capensis”
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Broom,
R
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Cooke,
H R S
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Van
Hoepen, E C N
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Fossil
Mammalia
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Geological
Magazine
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Von
Huene, F
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F2.5
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Various
Geological Aspects
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Adams,
F D
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Ashley,
George H
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Bishopp,
D W
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Bucher,
W H
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Campbell,
Robert
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Chamberlain,
R T
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Collins,
W H
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Fearnsides,
W G et. al.
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Grabau,
A W
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Hall,
A L
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Harger,
Harold S
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Holland,
Thomas H
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Johnson,
D
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Kitson,
Albert E
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Lahee,
Frederick H
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McGowan,
Harry
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Mellor,
E T
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Moore,
E S
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Morison,
S E
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Sherlock,
R L
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F2.6
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Permian
Systems
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Huang,
T K
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Plummer,
F B
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Sherlock,
R L
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Tchirkova,
H Th
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Ting,
V K et.al.
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Walkom,
A B
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F2.7
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Palaeogeography
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King,
L C
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Levorsen,
A I
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Schuchert,
Charles
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Schwartz,
E H L
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Stille,
Hans
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F2.8
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Palaeobotany
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Gupta,
K M
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Hamshaw,
Thomas H
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Hirmer,
Max
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Krausel,
I R
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Sahni,
B
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Scott,
D H
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Thomas,
H H
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Troll,
W
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F2.9
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Bureau
of Archaeology
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Annual
Reports, 1937-1939
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Archaeological
series, no. 1 & no. 3
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F2.10
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Obituaries
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Draper,
David
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Davis,
W M
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Dunn,
E J
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Gregory,
J W
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Horne,
J
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Lyell,
Charles
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Mellor,
E
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Scott,
D H
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Seward,
A C
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Taylor,
F B
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White,
D
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F3
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NEWSCLIPPINGS
AND ARTICLES
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F3.1
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Vaal
River Prehistoric Fossil Finds
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includes
a chart of excavations at Sheppard Island - Vaal River & letter to
Miss Wilman from Raymond Dart.
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geological
charts of the Vaal River Basin
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Vaal
River Survey - correspondence with Dr. Van Riet Lowe (1942-1946)
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F3.2
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Prehistoric
Man in Africa
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re:
“Fossil Man” articles from “Nature”
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re:
“Taungs Skull”
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re:
“Origin of Man”
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re:
“Prehistoric Southern African Cultures”
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re:
“Stone age man in Uganda & Rhodesia”
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G
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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2
albums of various geological photographs.
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Okavango
Delta
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H
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DAM
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
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H1
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UMGENI
WATER SCHEME
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H1.1
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Correspondence,
1935-1945 mainly between Durban’s City Water Engineer’s Dept and Dr A
du Toit in his capacity as consulting geologist. Also newsclippings re:
the Umgeni Dam
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H1.2
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Correspondence,
1946-1948 between Durban’s City Water Engineer’s Dept, Dr. F E
Kanthack and Dr. A Du Toit.
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H1.3
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Survey
maps of Umgeni Dam
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H2
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AMANZIMTOTI
WATER SUPPLY SCHEME, NATAL
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(Umzimkulwana
Dam Site, 1947-1948) Contains reports, drawings, correspondence with
consulting civil engineers Campbell & Bernstein, and a newsclipping.
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H3
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NAKURU
WATER SUPPLY SCHEME, KENYA (1947)
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Contains
maps, a report by Dr. F E Kanthack, correspondence with Mr S McConnel (the
consulting engineer) and a geological report.
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H4
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Concrete
Grouting, chiefly in reference to Dams contains rough notes on various
dams, photo’s of grouting operations, journals on concrete.
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H5
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“Investigations
- Augmentation of the Water Supply of greater Cape Town”, (1947)
contains correspondence with the City Engineer and a newsclipping.
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H6
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Welgemoed
Survey, 1948 contains correspondence, a geological report, newsclipping
and plans re: underground water resources of the farm Welgemoed.
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H7
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“Provisional
Report on Water Resources in the Western Desert”, July 1940. (marked
“secret”)
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J
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OTHER
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J1
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South
African Antarctic Expedition.
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rough
sketches and maps
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newsclippings
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correspondence
with Dr L King
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a
memorandum on the proposed expedition, a letter to Dr Pelletier enclosing
a paper by A Wade “The Geology of the Antarctic ...”
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a
preliminary report and minutes of meetings of the Geological Society of
South Africa’s S A Antarctic Research committee, 1944-1947.
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“Rainfall
Normals: up to the end of 1925” by the Meteorological Office, Dept of
Irrigation, South Africa.
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J2
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Parliamentary
and Scientific Committee contains reports and correspondence (1945)
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J3
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International
Geological Congress - XVII & XVIII, 1937 & 1948 contains
correspondence and circulars.
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J4
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Geological
map of part of South America compiled by Alex L Du Toit
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J5
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“A
Projection Method of Mapping from Air Photographs”
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(
a paper read by Dr. H H Fourcade, 1939.) contains the original manuscript
and the galley proofs
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K
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MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS
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article
“The Economic Aspect of a National Library.....” by S B Asher
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“Borehole
on Doornkop” - a map and legend?.
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various
abstracts
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“Clinical
Excerpts - a journal of modern therapeutics.”
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various
rough notes.
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newsclippings
on various subjects.
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