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Manuscripts & Archives
University of Cape Town Libraries
Philip
Segal was born in Cape Town in 1915. He was educated at Hillel College and
graduated from UCT in 1934 with an Arts degree. He subsequently attained a
Masters degree at UCT in 1936, a Masters degree at the University College,
London in 1939 and a B Ed at UCT in 1940.
In
1941 he became a temporary lecturer in English Literature at UCT and in 1946 - a
permanent lecturer. 1946 was also the year in which he married. In 1956 he
became a senior lecturer and then Acting Head of Department in 1961. He was
appointed to the second chair of English at the University of the Witwatersrand
in 1966. He died in December 1970 at the age of 55.
The
collection includes personal Memorabilia in the form of school and degree
certificates, curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, photographs -
including those of T S Elliot and Sidney Clouts, and several of Phillip Segal in
different dramatic roles. Also included are newscuttings, some of which record
his relationship with the 'Friends of Italy Association', correspondence from
people such as Guy Butler, Sidney Clouts, and Maria Leveson, who edited the book
'Philip Segal essays and lectures', after his death. Lastly there are
newscuttings and notes concerning the production of 'Authors Live' presented on
19 April 1970, copies of lectures and articles and one audiotape of his UCT
Summerschool Lecture "The City in Literature".
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A
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PERSONAL |
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A1 |
Application
for chair of English Literature, Cape Town |
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A2 |
Olive
Schreiner Scholarship fund |
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A3 |
Personal
recommendation |
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A4 |
Curriculum
Vitae - certificates. (See oversize) |
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A5 |
Presented
cheques |
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A6
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Miscellaneous |
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B
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CORRESPONDENCE |
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B1.1
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Letters
from Philip Segal to his wife. (undated) |
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B1.2 |
Postcards
(Italian, European. Unused) |
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B2.1 |
Correspondence
A -H |
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B2.2 |
Correspondence
J -L |
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B2.3 |
Correspondence
M -Z |
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B2.4 |
Unidentified |
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C |
LECTURES
AND ARTICLES |
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C1 |
Lectures
and Articles by Philip Segal |
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C1.1 |
The
City in literature - Summerschool lecture (and 1 tape) |
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C1.2
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Contemporary
criticism of the English Romantics (2 copies) |
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C1.3 |
The
dilemma of man in the Modern Novel. |
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C1.4 |
A
note on D H Lawrences' 'The Rainbow' |
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C1.5 |
A
note on Hamlet (published in Standpunte Nov. 1948. 2
copies) |
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C1.6
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Notes |
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C1.7 |
A
passage to India |
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C1.8 |
The
pattern of our prose and poetry |
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C1.9 |
The
pattern of South African Literature from 1910-1960 (Published in Cape
Argus 28 May 1960) |
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C1.10 |
The
place of South African writing in the University (published in English
studies in Africa Sept. 1970) |
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C1.11 |
Plomer
and the African scene: A note (published in MUSA) |
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C1.12 |
The
Power of words (Wits inaugural lecture) |
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C1.13 |
Practical
Criticism and critical practice |
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C1.14 |
Report
on study leave and furlough |
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C1.15 |
The
Sport of our (my) Mad mother |
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C2 |
Lectures
and articles by other authors |
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C2.1 |
A
review for 'English Studies in Africa' Philip Segal's essays and lectures.
Guy Butler (2 copies) |
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C2.2 |
Philip
Segal - one man myth - Michael Fridjhon |
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C2.3 |
D
G Rossetti - A Victorian Romantic. Reviewed by Charles Gulston |
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C2.4 |
The
Academic Establishment. F R Leavis |
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C2.5 |
Tolstoy
or Dostoevsky? An essay in contrast by George Steiner |
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C2.6 |
Professor
Philip Segal - extract from 'UNISA ENGLISH STUDIES' Vol IX no. 1, March
1971 |
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D |
PRODUCTION
OF 'AUTHORS LIVE' 19 APRIL 1970. - NOTES |
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D1 |
Introduction
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D2 |
Lionel
Abrams |
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D3 |
Guy
Butler |
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D4 |
Sidney
Clouts |
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D5 |
Jack
Cope |
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D6 |
Athol
Fugard |
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D7 |
Nadine
Gordimer |
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D8 |
S
Grey |
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D9 |
Thelma
Gutsche |
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D10 |
Douglas
Livingstone |
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D11 |
Alan
Paton |
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D12 |
William
Plomer |
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D13 |
Mary
Renault D14 Thanks |
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E |
PHOTOGRAPHS.
Miscellaneous |
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F. |
PRESS
CLIPPINGS |
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F1 |
Elizabethan
farce is finely played at Little Theatre. 8 June 1953 |
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F2 |
Colourful
Elizabethan Satire. 6 June 1953 |
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F3 |
Enjoyable
theatre last year, 8 Jan 1955 |
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F4 |
At
Newlands House - photograph 21 Feb 1955.(2 copies) |
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F5 |
Little
theatre marks the Shaw Centenary by staging 'pygmalion' Argus 16.4.1956 |
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F6 |
If
Shakespeare had been censored 25 June 1956 |
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F7 |
Sense
on the Censorship. Argus
30 June 1956 |
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F8 |
Friends
of Italy Concert. Times Weekend Mag Oct 17, 1959 |
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F9 |
Participants
in the symposium on Jewish books – photograph - 'The contemporary Jewish
novel'. S A Jewish Times 20 Nov. 1959 |
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F10 |
The
Italian Ambassador - Picture 19 Jan. 1960 |
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F11 |
Argus
Union Jubilee supplement. 28 May 1960. 2 copies |
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F12 |
Plomer
- the poet behind the hedonists pose. P Segal. 24 August 1960 |
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F13 |
Exhibition
of works by Mrs G Pellegrini - picture - 11 Oct 1960 |
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F14 |
In
town and out. photographs. 20 May 1961 |
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F15 |
Italian
Ambassador - Count Carrobio di Carrobio. 16 June 1961 |
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F16 |
Friends
of Italy - magazine section, 5 May 1962 (2 copies) |
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F17 |
Count
Carrobio di Carrobio about to leave for Rome.
Photograph- 21 May 1962 |
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F18 |
Writers
will meet in Uganda. - 1962 |
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F19 |
African
writers conference Mbari. P Segal. 2 July 1962 |
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F20 |
Italian
Ambassador. - photograph 11 March 1963 |
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F21 |
Mr
P Segal. - Chairman of the Friends of Italy Association. - Photograph 20
September 1963 |
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F22 |
Waiting
for Godot. - Philip Segal. Sunday Times Magazine 19 September 1965 |
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F23 |
Lecturer
at Cape get Wits Chair (for Jan 67) 23 Aug 1966 |
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F24 |
S
A Politics thwarts literature 23 Nov. 1966 |
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F25 |
Hope
for English 26 Nov 1966 |
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F26 |
'Authors
Live' attracted big interest. 19 April 1970 (2 Copies) |
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F27 |
'n
Reis no be grip. Die Beeld 28 Junie 1970 |
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F28 |
Death
of Professor Philip Segal. Cape Times 17.12.70 (3 copies) |
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F29 |
UCT
Tributes to Professor Segal. Prof D Cavers. 17.12.70. 2 copies |
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F30 |
Great
and generous man of letters. 22 Dec. 1970 |
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F31 |
Obituary
- Brilliant Teacher at Wits. 1970 |
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F32 |
Professor
P Segal died on Tuesday. 1970 |
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F33 |
Presentation
copy. - P Segal Book. 1972 |
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F34 |
A
great teacher. - 21 April 1973 |
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F35 |
The
Mind of a brilliant extrovert. - Essays and lectures by Philip Segal.
Sunday Times Magazine 29 April 1973 |
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F36 |
His
was the voice of Reason and Sanity. – Pretoria News 9 May 1973 |
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F37 |
Philip
Segal lecture. - The Power of Words.- Fifth Anniversary of his death.
Argus 29 Oct. 1975 |
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F38 |
Don't
forget Segal. C J Greshoff. Cape Times 15 March 1986 |
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F39 |
William
Plomer, Rebel from the veld. By Jack Cope |
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F40 |
Friends
of Italy Society at the Labia theatre |
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F41 |
Philip
Segal. Photograph |
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G. |
PUBLICATIONS,
SKETCHES AND ARTWORKS |
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G1 |
University
of the Witwatersrand. Full-time staff 1969 |
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G2 |
Flower
sketches by J Curtis (2) |
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G3 |
'The
blood knot'. Sketches - Simpson (2) |
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G4 |
Postcards
(3) |
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G5 |
UCT
Drama. The Winter's Tale |
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G6 |
The
sunlight lay across my bed. Oliver Schreiner |
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G7 |
Essays
and lectures. - Philip Segal (Dustjacket and order form) |
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G8 |
The
Power of Words. P Segal |
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G9 |
Brugge
pamphlet |
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G10 |
Foyles
Literary Luncheon 19 Feb. 1954 |
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G11 |
Great
English books and writers. P Segal |
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G12 |
Series
of photographs of Philip Segal |
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G13 |
MUSA.
- S A Cultural Quarterly |
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G14 |
Musical
Vignettes. - Millie Harris |
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G15 |
Tragedy
of King Lear |
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G16 |
Sketches
'8 Paarl men 3 Ceresgirls' (2) |
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G17 |
Alexander
the Great and Khizr |
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G18 |
Lingua
1942 and 1948 |
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JS/12.04.90 |
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