Biographical note

The Collection

A

PERSONAL PAPERS

B

LETTERS AND INVITATIONS

C

POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATIONS

D

WRITING AND OTHER LITERARY INTERESTS

E

TRAVEL

F

THE JAGGER AND HALL FAMILY PAPERS

G

PHOTOGRAPHS

H

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND NEWSPAPERS

BC 743

WILLIAM DUNCAN BAXTER PAPERS

A

PERSONAL PAPERS

No. of items

A1.1

The "Dundee Advertiser", Monday, 15 June 1868, in which the announcement of W.Duncan Baxter's birth appeared.

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A1.2-A1.5

Dundee Institution honours lists, 1879 - 1883.

4

A1.6-A1.8

First class certificates of merit awarded to W. Duncan Baxter by the University College Dundee, Department of Evening Classes, for the session1885-6, in English composition and Rhetoric, English literature and Modern History. MSS

3

A1.9

Certificate awarded to W.Duncan Baxter after successfully completing a course on English Poetry given by Rev. Dr. Kolbe for the University Extension Lectures, Cape Town (University of the Cape of Good Hope?), 1892. MSS.

1

A1.10

Confidential instructions dated 12.7.1906, concerning a reception to be given by His Majesty King Edward VII possibly for delegates to the 6th Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire. Form letter, roneod.

1

A1.11

Banquet held at the Hotel Cecil, 13.7.1906, by the Secretary of State for the Colonies for the delegates to the 6th Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire.

1

A1.12

Invitation to Mr and Mrs W D Baxter to be present at Westminster Abbey on 22.6.1911 for the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary. Handdrawn. O/S.

1

A1.13-A1.14

Letter inviting W Duncan Baxter to join the Board of the Southern Life Association, 13.8.1924, and the announcement of his directorship. TSS

2

A1.15

Itinerary of a tour of the Northern Transvaal undertaken by Mr and Mrs Duncan Baxter in 1926. TSS

1

A1.16

Letter from the Registrar of the University of Cape Town to W Duncan Baxter, dated 29.10.1940, informing him of the U.C.T. Council's decision to confer on him the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa. TSS

1

A1.17

Draft of W Duncan Baxter's reply, dated 31.10.1940, accepting the honour. MSS

1

A1.18

U.C.T. graduation programme, 12.12.1940.

2

A1.19

Letter from Dr M H de Kock, Gevernor of the S.A.Reserve Bank, regretting W Duncan Baxter's decision not to stand for re-election to the Board, 25.3.1954. MSS

1

A1.20

Letter from G Rissik, secretary of the S.A.Reserve Bank conveying the appreciation of the Board of Directors for the services rendered to the Institution by W Duncan Baxter, 15.4.1954. TSS

1

A1.21

Telegram from (Dr. M H ?) de Kock, 29.7.1954, conveying greetings.

1

A.2.1-A2.2

Invitations to the marriage of William Duncan Baxter to Ethel Olympe Jagger 29.4.1911, and the marriage service at St Saviour's Church, Claremont

4

A2.3-A2.86

Letters and telegrams of congratulation from many friends including, Sir Meiring Beck, Gen. Louis Botha, William M Carter, Bishop of Cape Town, John X Merriman, Prof. Notcutt, etc, and newspaper cuttings of the wedding. Mainly MSS. c. April 1911

86

A3.1-A3.88

Ninetieth birthday celebrations and the conferral of the Freedom of the City of Cape Town, 14 and 17 June 1958, on W Duncan Baxter. Mainly MSS

88

A3.89

Cape Town City Council Minutes for the year ending September 1958. Includes item on the Freedom conferred on W Duncan Baxter.

1

A4.1-A4.126

Invoices, receipts and shipping documents concerning purchases of furniture, crockery, glassware, jewellery, paintings, etc., and donations, 1911 - 1940s

126

A5.1-A5.7

Examples of letterhead, postcard, envelopes, and a label used by the firm of William Duncan and Co., of Cape Town, and also an early photograph, c. 1886, of the shop in Adderley Street as well as an ink drawing of the larger building which later replaced it. (A5.7 O/S)

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B

LETTERS AND INVITATIONS

B1.1-B1.3

To his parents from W Duncan Baxter, c 1876. MSS

3

B1.4-B1.31

From members of his family, 1878 - 1899. MSS

28

B1.32

To his uncle William Duncan, dated 23.9.1890, about the failure of the Cape of Good Hope Bank. MSS copy.

1

B1.33-B1.37

Undated letters from his family, c. 1886 - 1890? MSS

5

B2.1-B2.35

Letters to his wife, 1911 - 1930. MSS

35

B3.1-B3.3

From Ethel Baxter to members of her family while she was on a motor trip in Europe, 1925. MSS

3

B4.1-B4.3

Letters from his children, 1919 - 1920. MSS

3

B5.1

To his son David, 2.3.1922, from W Duncan Baxter from Durban

1

B5.2

Copies of 12 letters to his children from Laurensford, 1935 - 1936, in a letterbook.

1

B5.3

Letter to Mr R F M Immelman, Librarian, U.C.T., 14.1.1967

1

B6

Letters and notes received from the following people:

B6.1-B6.2

Sir J Carruthers Beattie, Principal of U.C.T., 6.8.1919. 1 MSS + 1 TSS

B6.3

Sir William Bisset Berry, from Queenstown, 19.5.1919. MSS.

1

B6.4

Telegram from Henry Burton, 13.3.1920

1

B6.5

Note, undated, from M J du Plessis. MSS

1

B6.6

Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, 14.12.1908. MSS

1

B6.7

Prof. T J Haarhoff, 9.1.1957

1

B6.8-B6.10

Mrs Jeannie Halley, telegram 26.5.1945, and two letters, 1.6.1945 and 3.2.1946. MSS

3

B6.11

Mrs M B Hamilton, Dundee, Scotland, 28.2.1945

1

B6.12

Undated note from James R Leisk. MSS

1

B6.13

John X Merriman, 10.8.1923. MSS

1

B6.14

F W E Watts, Hon. Treasurer of the Mowbray Golf Club, 10.7.1919. MSS

1

B6.15

H(?) Dunn, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Corporation of the City of Cape Town, 24.12.1919. TSS.

1

B6.16

Undated note from T Orr. MSS

1

B6.17

Ronald currey, Headmaster of St Andrew's College, Grahamstown, 28.8.1939 MSS

1

B6.18

Robert Falcon Scott, to Miss Jagger, 1.9.1910. MSS.

1

B6.19-B6.20

J C Smuts 29.3.1921 and 15.9.1947. MSS.

2

B6.21

F A Joubert, Organising Secretary, South African Party, 1 26.11.1923. TSS

B7.1-B7.122

Letters received from James W Mackinlay, 17.1.1940 - 6.5.1948. Includes obituary and letter from his son. Some MSS and some TSS.

124

B8.1-B8.2

Letterbook containing copies of letters to James W Mackinlay from W Duncan Baxter, 21.11.1918 - 12.8(?).1920 and I loose copy, 13.6.1919. MSS.

2

B9.1-B9.29

Invitations and other documents to dinners, congresses and coronations, 1900 - 1935

29

C

POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATIONS

C1.1-C1.2

The South African Political Association Constitution and report of its first annual meeting from an unidentified Cape newspaper, C. 1896.

2

C1.3

Supplement to the "South African News" weekly edition, 31.8.1904, with portraits of office bearers and past office bearers of the Cape Parliamentary Debating Society, of which W Duncan Baxter was the Prime Minister and Commissioner of Public Works.

1

C1.4-C1.5

Clippings from "The Cape", 16.4.1909 and 30.12.1915, referring to W Duncan Baxter and his connection with the Parliamentary Debating Society.

2

C2.1-C2.103

Cape Town Municipal matters, 1904 – 1910 Includes municipal elections 1904 - 1907, Duncan Baxter's mayoralty, 1907, Cape Town water supply question, etc., and letters and telegrams from various people including the following: John D Cartwright, Sir Pieter H Faure, Sir Thomas Graham, Dr L S Jameson, William Lougair (Provost of Dundee, Scotland), John X Merriman, Prof. R D Nauta, John Parker, Sir Thomas Smart, Sir Frederick Smith, James Thompson (Mayor of Johannesburg), Sir William Thorne. Some MSS, some TSS.

104

C3.1-C3.28

Legislative Assembly elections, 1904. Mainly newspaper clippings but includes the following letters: Louis Abrahamson, Sir Lewis Michell, copy of a letter to Dr L S Jameson from W Duncan Baxter and Dr Jameson's reply and C A Owen Lewis. (C3.1-C3.5) MSS.

28

C4.1-C4.42

Parliamentary elections 1908, and reports on debates, etc. 1908 - 1910. Includes schedule of election expenses incurred by William Knox Baxter, election agent for J W Jagger and W Duncan Baxter, 1908. Mainly newspaper clippings

44

C5.1

Manifesto and biography of Hyman Liberman, candidate for the Union House of Assembly, Gardens Division, 1910. Includes programme of the Pageant of South Africa.

1

C5.2

Manifesto of George Smart, candidate for the Provincial Council, 1910. Includes Pageant of South Africa programme.

1

C5.3-C5.29

Election pamphlets, Gardens Division, 1910, as well as newspaper clippings concerning the election of members to the first Union Parliament, September 1910.

30

C5.30-C5.30.1

Postcard advertising the Pageant of South Africa, held in Cape Town, October 1910.

2

C5.31

Order of ceremony of the Opening of the First Parliament of the Union of South Africa, 4.11.1910.

1

C5.32

Official programme of the national celebrations of the opening of the first Parliament of the Union of South Africa, Oct. - Nov. 1910.

1

C5.33

Telegram from Brydone congratulating Duncan Baxter on being entrusted with the representation of the Cape Colony, 10.1.1911.

1

C5.34

Clipping from the Cape Times(?), 5.4.1913, concerning the budget debate.

1

C6.1-C6.13

Items concerning the 1915 Parliamentary election for the Gardens Division, includes pamphlets and newspaper clippings, including news reports on debates concerning the cost of living, 1916 - 1919.

14

C7

Parliamentary elections 1920 and 1924,

C7.1

Election manifesto of W Duncan Baxter, Unionist candidate for the Gardens Division, 1920. MSS,

1

C7.2-C7.4

Newspaper reports on election issues, February 1920.

3

C7.5-C7.6

Election pamphlets

2

C7.7-C7.21

Messages of regret at W Duncan Baxter's defeat, including letters and telegrams from the following: Sir Carruthers Beattie, Sir Murray Bisset, Sir Ernest Chappell, John Clark, Walter Greenacre, James Henderson, A M McGregor, Emile Nathan, Prof. H C Notcutt. H A Oliver, Sir Thomas Smart and Sir Fred Smith. MSS. 1 TSS.

15

C7.22

Draft of a letter of thanks to the members of the committee of the Gardens Division who helped him on polling day, 1920, by W Duncan Baxter, 12.3.1920. MSS

1

C7.23-C7.24

Newspaper clippings concerning W Duncan Baxter's candidacy in the 1924 elections

2

C8.1-C8.8

Notes for speeches in the House of Parliament 1909-1919. MSS

8

C8.9

Notes for speech on Parliamentary procedure. n.d. MSS.

1

C8.10

Notes for speech at the 25th anniversary banquet at Kirstenbosch, 1938. MSS

1

C8.11-C8.28

Newspaper clippings: reports of debates and speeches, 1904 - 1919

18

C9.1

Cape Peninsula Publicity Association. Letter from W Duncan Baxter, July 1908, while Mayor of Cape Town, informing the citizens of Cape Town that a meeting is to be held on 4.8.1908, at which a proposed Publicity Association will be inaugurated. Printed.

1

C9.2-C9.7

Notes mainly concerning the Cape as a resort. MSS and TSS

6

C9.8

Letter from the Director of Publicity of the Cape Peninsula Publicity Association, 26.6.1953, to W Duncan Baxter, conveying to him the gratitude of the Association for the service rendered by him as a foundation member of the Association. TSS.

1

C9.9-C9.45

Newspaper clippings about visitors impressions of the Cape and publicity for the Cape generally,C. 1906 - 1914.

37

C10.1-C10.3

Provincial Finances Commission, 1923. Letter from H.S.Scott, of the Department of Education, Pretoria, c. 5.5.1923, who was a member of the Commission. Also one from an unidentified writer, 25.5.1923, and newspaper clipping on the Commision's report. MSS

3

C11.1- C11.15

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway scheme, C. 1909 - 1926. TSS

5

C11.6

Paarl Roller Flour Mills arbitration case, 1926.

1

D

WRITING AND OTHER LITERARY INTERESTS

D1.1

Minutes of the Dundee Institution Literary Club, 1883 - 1885. Bound MSS

1

D1.2

Congregational Church Literary Society, Cape Town, founded 1890, includes rules and bye-laws, and list of members for 1890 - 1892, and stories and essays by members. (Cape Town, Dennis Edwards and Co., n.d.)

1

D1.3-D1.4

List of meetings of the Society for 1894 and 1896.

2

D2.1

"The Glorious Days of Good Queen Bess", an essay by W Duncan Baxter, 9.9.1892. MSS.

1

D2.2

"The Puritans", an essay by W Duncan Baxter, July 1894 MSS

1

D3.1

"South Africa as a Tourist Resort", by W Duncan Baxter, in "S.A.Railways and Harbours Magazine", December 1916.

1

D3.2-D3.13

Series of articles entitled "Peninsular Union", published in a Cape? newspaper, c. 1910 - 1911 ?, probably by W Duncan Baxter

13

D4

"Turn Back the Pages" by W Duncan Baxter. MSS draft.

1

D4.1-D4.3

Reviews of "Turn Back the Pages".

3

D4.4-D4.154

Letters about the book, comments and congratulations. Includes letters from De Villiers Graaf, C J Sibbett, R C Garlick, R H Compton, F C Sturrock, M J de Kock, S S Morris and Mrs Dorothy Ruffel. MSS + TSS

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E

TRAVEL

E1.1

Diary kept by W Duncan Baxter of a holiday spent in Rotterdam during July and August, 1884. MSS

1

E1.2

Notebook containing a copy of a letter from William Elliott, 16.9.1888, describing the climate and conditions for sheep and cattle farming in North America on the Colorado, New Mexico border, and also some typical American phrases, etc. and some verses by William Elliott. Different handwritings. Contains some loose items. MSS.

1

E1.3

Diary of a motor trip to the Transkei in 1920, kept by Mrs Ethel 0 Baxter. MSS

1

E2.1-E2.9

Notes of places visited 1893 - 1930, includes theatre programmes, etc. MSS and printed items,

9

E3.1-E3.24

Canadian trip, 1935. Includes two letters of introduction. TSS

24

E4.1-E4.25

Ships passenger lists, 1893 - 1952. Includes list of " Tantallan Castle" on a voyage from Cape Town to London, 11.4.1900, on which Rudyard Kipling and his family appear as passengers.

25

E5.1-E5.5

Maps of motor trips, Scotland, 1921; Italy, 1925; France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Belgium 1930; and two tours of England, undated

5

F

THE JAGGER AND HALL FAMILY PAPERS

F1.1

Copy of John William Jagger's birth certificate

1

F1.2

Certificate of marriage between John William Jagger and Mary Elizabeth Hall, 15.9.1885.

F1.3

Letter from Gordon Mitchell to the Standard Bank, London, 31.10.1882, recommending J W Jagger as a prospective client for the Bank. MSS. phot.

1

F1.4-F1.5

Election clipping, c 1908, and pamphlet, 1910.

2

F1.6

Letter from Gen Louis Botha, 15.7.1918, informing J W Jagger that he had placed his name on the list of recommendations for the award of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. TSS Phot.

1

F1.7

Menu of a congratulatory luncheon to J W Jagger, 16.3.1921, given by his friends on the occasion of his appointment as Minister of Railways and Harbours

1

F1.8

Draft of a letter to Gen. J C Smuts from J 23.3.1923, in which he states his position explains his disagreement with the Cabinet and tenders his resignation as a member of Cabinet. TSS. with MSS corrections

1

F1.9-F1.9.1

Draft of above, incorporating changes made. TSS and Photocopy.

2

F1.10

J C Smuts to J W Jagger, 22.5.1924, accepting his resignation from the cabinet. Photo. of MSS.

1

F1.11

J W Jagger (unsigned) to Gen. J C Smuts, 23.5.1924, referring to an enclosed letter, possibly a formal letter of resignation from the cabinet. TSS Phot.

1

F1.12-F1.14

Newspaper clipping reporting a speech in Parliament by Gen. J C Smuts, 25.4.1923, and two clippings concerning J W Jagger's resignation, 23.5.1924.

3

F1.15

Sir J Carruthers Beattie to J.W Jagger, 27.11.1929, summarizing a talk they had had concerning gifts of money and endowments to the University of Cape Town by the latter. TSS

1

F1.16

Memorial service for J W Jagger at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 20.6.1930.

1

F1.17-F1.17.1

Order of Service of the funeral of J W Jagger, St.George's Cathedral, Cape Town, 18.7.1930. 2 Copies.

2

F1.18

The Jagger Bequest. A brief sketch. c. 1930.

1

F1.19-F1.50

J W Jagger obituaries and will. 1930. Newspaper clippings. F1.42 0/S

32

F1.51-F1.52

James Gribble to W Duncan Baxter, Paarl, 1.2.1933, enclosing a newspaper cutting of Adderley Street, Cape Town, on which the two windows of the rooms, in which J W Jagger started his own business, are ringed in red.

2

F1.53

Souvenir supplement to the "Cape Times", 1.2.1933, in celebration of the Jubilee of Messrs. J W Jagger and Co., (Pty) Ltd. 0/S

1

F1.54

Article on "The Aeroplane in Commerce", from "South African Retailing", May 1935, about the aeroplane owned by J W Jagger and Co. (Pty) Ltd. Includes a photo. of the plane.

1

F1.55

"Fathers of South African Commerce - No. 11. John William Jagger", by Eric Rosenthal, In: "Selling", April 1948.

1

F1.56

"The House that Jagger Built", by Eric Rosenthal, in "Man's Shop", August 1951.

1

F1.57-F1.59

Letter, 21.10.1948 from the London branch of J W Jagger and Co. (Pty) Ltd., to the Head Office in Cape Town, enclosing a letter from the Director of Patons and Baldwins, Ltd., who had sent a copy of the publication marking the Tercentenary of the Hipperholme Grammar School, 1648 - 1948, erroneously under the impression that the J.Jagger listed on p. 26 was J W Jagger of the Cape Town firm. TSS.

3

F2.1

Journal by W Hall of a voyage from Liverpool to Port Natal, 11.6.1850 - 20.9.1850, TSS.

1

F2.2-F2.13

Letters to his relatives during the journey to South Africa and from Natal, and later from Cape Town, 1850 - 1877, from William Hall. TSS.

12

F2.14-F2.15

Inscriptions from gravestones of members of the Hall and Jagger families, buried in England. TSS.

2

F3

Baptismal certificate of Mary Elizabeth Hall, born 15.4.1860. She was later the first wife of J W Jagger. MSS

1

F4

Hall family tree compiled by M E. and E P Whitehead and published to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of William Hall at Port Natal in the sailing ship "Unicorn", 1850 - 1950. Includes portraits of William Hall and his wife Sarah Ashworth.

1

G

PHOTOGRAPHS

G1.1-G1.11

Portraits of W Duncan Baxter.

11

G1.12

Wedding reception in garden at Tregarthen, 29.4.1911, marriage of William Duncan Baxter to Ethel Olympe Jagger.

1

G1.13 G1.14 G1.15

Portrait of Lizzie Duncan, W Duncan Baxter's aunt. Portrait of unidentified woman. Duntaw, Constantia, home of W Duncan Baxter and his family.

1

G1.16

Group photograph including W Duncan Baxter,? Murray, Harold Ward, Richard Burton, J A Duff, John Ward, and ? Elliott. Inscription on the back reads "Stanley House Party, Three Anchor Bay, 1893/5".

1

G1.17

Group photograph including W Duncan Baxter, John X Merriman (?), R Burton and L S Jameson and a large group of unidentified people. Inscription on the back reads "Table Mountain 12.12.1908 (Nat. Convention )".

1

G1.18

Album containing both photographs and clippings concerning W Duncan Baxter's career and home life. Includes range of portraits from age 16 of W Duncan Baxter, one of his wife, several groups of his family and of their homes. Also contains newspaper photo of John Parker.

1

G1.19

Album containing photographs of W Duncan Baxter's six children.

1

G1.20

Negatives contained in a folder, mainly family groups.

11

H

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND NEWSPAPERS

H1.1

Philatelists collecting book

1

H1.2

"South Africa's first diamonds", by T B Kisch. Article taken from a journal, source unknown. n.d.

1

H1.3

Programme of a song recital by David Baxter and Kelley Cole, held in the Bechstein Hall, Wigmore Street, London. 29.10.1901

1

H1.4

Speech by Winston Churchill in the House of Commons, 20.8.1940

1

H1.5

The Far East Rand; a few notes and some statistics which point the way to profitable purchases, by Sidney S.Kennedy. London, n.d. A pamphlet.

1

H1.6

A brief account of the Clan Donnachaidh, with notes on its History and traditions, by David Robertson. Glasgow, 1894.

1

H1.7

Souvenir of the visit of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron to Cape Town, November 1908.

1

H1.8

The history of the Federal Insurance Corporation of South Africa Ltd., by Eric Rosenthal. n.d. c. 1950.

1

H2.1-H2.13

Clippings and newspapers concerning family events, births, marriages, etc., and two unused invitations to the weddings of Jean Margaret Baxter to E M Gant, 29.,6.1940, and Ethel Moira Baxter to C E W Henderson, 28.3.1946.

13

H3.1-H3.8

Jameson Raid, clippings from the "Cape Times", 27.12.1895 - 9.1.1896.

8

H4.1

Anonymous verse, "The Innocent" inspired by the Baxter Report of the enquiry into the Provincial Finances. TSS.

1

H4.2

"If" by Rudyard Kipling. TSS.

1

H4.3

"Patrols", by Rudyard Kipling, which appeared in the "Cape Times". n.d. clipping

1

H4.4-H4.30

Miscellaneous clippings from various sources, including obituary of James A.Duff. n.d.

27

H5.1

Full length portrait of W.Duncan Baxter by J.M.Solomon, 1904, from "The New Era", 21.9.1904. O/S

1

H5.2

Chinese painting on silk. Kept in O/S folder

1

H5.3-H5.4

Italian engravings. O/S

2

BC 743

ADDITIONAL W DUNCAN BAXTER MATERIAL RECEIVED FROM MR C E W HENDERSON, MARCH 1990

PHOTOGRAPHS

Bridal Pair

1

Portrait of W Duncan Baxter

1

W Duncan and Co. Building

1

Cape Town Chamber of Commerce. Past Presidents

1

Mayor and ex-mayors of Cape Town in Mayor's Parlour 1950

1

Board of Reserve Bank

1

Series on 'Freedom of the City Ceremony in City Hall, Cape Town June 18, 1958

7

ORIGINAL PENCIL SKETCH

W Duncan-Baxter - signed 'MAC 1913'

1

TOTAL 14 items