BC
959
Manuscripts & Archives
University of Cape Town Libraries
A.
A1
"Port
Elizabeth Today." 9p. MSS
A2
Untitled,
deals with the inhabitants of the Cape Peninsula. (Traditional Literature)
10p. MSS
A3
"Darby
and Joan let loose upon an innocent world - Where they went - How they
fared and what they saw and thought." Written in Paris 1897. 12p.
MSS.
A4
"Cape
Steam Navigation." 13p. MSS.
A5
Untitled.
Reminiscences of a hunting trip to Rhodesia? Different handwriting from
the other MSS. 63p. MSS.
A6
"Through
South African Pastures." 32p. MSS
A7
"Punishments".
Also a statistical addendum and page of notes, 6p. MSS.
A8.1
- A8.3
"The
South African Cincinnatus Legislator," by Vignon van Alphen, edited
by Charles Cowen. One MSS of p. 1-8. 2 TSS. copies of above, one
illustrated by the author? Includes 1 painting, 1 photo. of S. van Renen
and 6 pencil drawings.
A9
Untitled,
short biography of Thomas Francis Burgers. 7p. MSS.
A10
"A
great misconception and misplaced sentiment" 7p. MSS.
A11
Historical
Reminiscences. All MSS.
A11.1
Cape
affairs a century ago, 1795 A.D.
A11.2
Cape
affairs from 1803 - 1806 A.D.
A11.3
Movements
at the Cape from 1806 - 1835 A.D.
A11.4
Within
Cape Borders; too much liberty - its perversion - treason persons, from
1835 to 1899 A.D.
A11.5
Ewald
A. Esselen, advocate and ex-judge.
A11.6
The
most important factor: The Boer Woman.
A11.7
Unlovely
Fruits.
A11.8
Unlovely
Persuits; Our summer within the gates.
A11.9
The
Honorable William Philip Schreiner, Q.C., Premier.
A11.10
President
Kruger
A11.11
Part
of an article about J.W.Leyds, the first page of which is missing.
A11.12
Part
of an article about Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (?), of which the
preliminary pages are missing.
A11.13
Unwritten
History
A11.14
"Mrs
Eburne," an interview with an actress
A11.15
Miscellaneaus
notes, mostly historical.
A12
TSS
of some of the articles listed in A11.
A12.1
Historical
reminiscences 1795 to 1803.
A12.2
Cape
Affairs from 1803 to 1808.
A12.3
Movements
at the Cape from 1806 to 1836.
A12.4
Life
in the Country.
A12.5
After
Lord Somerset 1826 - 1836
A12.6
Across
the Great Rivers; sacrifices - civil wars - republics magnanimity -
ingratitude, from 1836 to 1881.
A12.7
Within
Cape borders again: Too much liberty - its perversion - treason - Persons,
from 1835 - 1899.
A12.8
Ewald
A. Esselen, advocate and ex-judge.
A12.9
The
most important factor: The Boer Woman. Includes photograph of a Boer farm
near Calitzdorp.
A12.10
Unlovely
products: Our enemies within the Gates. Includes photograph of a Country
road near George?
A12.11
Outside
enemies.
A12.12
Unlovely
products: Our enemies within the gates.
A12.13
Outside
enemies.
A12.14
The
Honorable William Philip Schreiner, Q.C. Premier.
A12.15
South
Africans' capableness.
A12.16
A
great misconception and misplaced sentiment.
A12.17
Fire
brigades, past and present.
A12.18
A
little of our social life in days gone by.
A12.19
After
Lord Somerset, 1826 - 1836.
A12.20
Across
the great rivers; Sacrifices - Civil Wars - Republics - Magnanimity -
Ingratitude - from 1836 to 1881.
A12.21
Within
Cape Borders; too much liberty - its perversion - treason Persons, from
1835 - 1899.
A12.22
Unwritten
history, Includes sections on: Rev. A.A. van der Lingen; A social poisoner
The "Patriot" - The Bond, and its author Francis William Reitz
President Kruger The Honorable John William Sauer The Much talked of Taal.
A12.23
The
Hon. Jan Hendrik Hofmeyer: The Sphinx.
A12.24
Ewald
A. Esselen, advocate and ex-judge.
A12.25
Kruger's
Mephistophiles: Dr Leyds and his methods.
A13.
Notes
on Cape Literature. Mss and printed notes.
A14
An
analytical and descriptive essay on the South African Exhibition of1885-6.
Dated 1st February 1886. MSS
B
POETRY
BY CHARLES COWEN
B1.1-B1.3
Miscellaneous
verses by Charles Cowen. "To the Sabine Hills"; "A vanished
glory" and "Sons of South Africa." MSS
B2.1-
B2.26
Miscellaneous
verses by Charles Cowen. TSS
B3.1
"Our
Children of the Veld", Parts I and II Includes photograph of a Karoo
farm, by Gribble of Paarl, depicting the homestead, farm workers, sheep
and ostriches, TSS
B3.2-83-5
All
different versions of "Our Children of the Veld". TSS with MSS
corrections.
B4.1
"Oom
Frans and English Men", dated 19.7.1912. TSS and MSS additions.
B4.2
"Ourselves;
sic transit gloria mundi". TSS.
B5.1-B5.9
Miscellaneous
Notes. etc., written mainly on the backs of business letters, etc., one is
a notice in Xhosa of a meeting at Butterworth, 1894.
C.
NEWSPAPER
CLIPPINGS
C1-C4
Newspaper
clippings, c.1906 to 1908.
D
MANUSCRIPT
OF NOVEL
D1
Bhore,
Isabel: The White Lotus; a story of Indian Life. Bought by Charles Cowen
in 1908. TSS