BC 1072 SIR RICHARD LUYT PAPERS Manuscripts & Archives University of Cape Town Libraries
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Lady Luyt |
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CONTENTS |
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Biographical
Note |
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The
Collection |
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A. |
Personal |
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B. |
University
of Cape Town |
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C. |
Universities |
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D. |
Pre-War
Years and War Years, Ethiopia |
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E. |
Northern
Rhodesia |
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F |
Kenya |
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G |
Rhodesia |
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H |
Zambia |
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J |
Guyana |
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K |
Miscelllaneous
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L |
Other
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M |
Newsclips,
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Richard Edmonds Luyt was born in Cape Town in 1915. He was educated at the Diocesan College and at UCT, and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford. At both school and university he excelled at sport, particularly cricket and rugby, and achieved an Oxford Blue in Rugby. He decided to enter the Colonial Service and, at the outbreak of World War 2, was sent to the then Northern Rhodesia. From there he was assigned to Ethiopia where he was a sergeant in an Ethiopian Guerilla unit during the stand against the Italians. He was awarded the DCM for his services in Ethiopia.
After the war he served in Kenya, and in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) during its transition to independence. From there he was sent to oversee the transition to independence in British Guiana, later Guyana. He was appointed Principal of UCT in 1968 and saw the university through a turbulent period of its history.
A man of many parts, he was always involved in many aspects of the life of the community in general. UCT awarded him an honorary DLitt in 1982.
In recognition of his contributions to the Colonial Service he was awarded the CMG in 1960, the KCMG in 1964 and the KCVO and GCMG in 1966.
He died in 1994 at the age of 78.
THE COLLECTION
These papers reflect the activities and interests of Sir Richard Luyt for the period 1967-1993. Among the personal papers are correspondence, invitations received and notes for speeches, all providing evidence of the breadth of his interests. His service during World War 2 and his involvement in the administration of British Colonies after the war are well documented.
The UCT section includes papers on several controversial incidents before, during and after his tenure as Principal. A concerned involvement in community affairs, education, politics and sport is indicated in the papers of the various organisations in which he was actively involved.
BC 1072 SIR RICHARD LUYT PAPERS
A |
PERSONAL |
A1 |
Correspondence |
A1.1.1 |
Letters to his parents during World War 2 1939-1944 |
A1.1.2 |
Letters from his parents during World War 2 1941-1944 |
A1.2 |
General letters |
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Letters of commendation, congratulation, testimonials, etc. 1939-1962 |
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First letter home from boarding school ca 1929 |
A1.3 |
Letters to his wife and children 1960-1963 |
A1.4 |
Personal Miscellaneous 1967-1980, 1968-1980 |
A1.5 |
Letters of congratulation on being awarded the CMG |
A1.6 |
"Letters to be retained" 1967-1980 |
A1.7 |
Israel letters 1973 |
A1.8 |
Letters of condolence on Sir Richard's death 1994 |
A2 |
Invitations 1981-1983 |
A3 |
Speech Notes 1967-1980 |
A4 |
Miscellaneous 1943-1982 |
A5 |
Medical File |
A6 |
Pension |
A7 |
Diaries, notebooks, photos |
A8 |
Illuminated Addresses etc. (1 in oversize) |
A9 |
Biographical Notes |
A10 |
Obituaries |
B |
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN |
B1 |
Dr R Hoffenberg Banning 1967 |
B1.1 |
Correspondence
etc. |
B1.2 |
Hoffenberg |
B2 |
Mafeje
Affair 1968 |
B2.1 |
Documents |
B2.2 |
Annexures
A-Z |
B2.3 |
Subsequent
correspondence etc |
B2.4 |
Newspaper cuttings (photocopies) |
B3 |
Sport |
B3.1 |
Cricket Club 1970-1983 |
B3.2 |
Sport 1972-1986 |
B3.3 |
SATISCO 1977 |
B4 |
Developments during leave 1977 |
B5 |
Noni
Jabavu 1977 |
B6 |
Convocation and Alumni Affairs, Smuts Hall |
B7 |
Scholarships 1985-1986 |
B8 |
UCT Foundation 1985-1993 |
B9 |
O'Brien Saga - Academic Freedom 1986 |
B10 |
"de Klerk Conditions" - Government attempts to control Universities 1987 |
B11 |
Centre for African Studies 1981-1987 |
B12 |
Staff, students and State repression |
B13 |
Discrimination at UCT - the Andrew Coleman affair 1966-1969 |
B14 |
Student Representative Council 1969 |
B15 |
Rag 1969 |
B16 |
Foreign Students 1968 |
B17 |
Anglo-American Trust Fund - Rules |
B1 |
Correspondence re UCT Principalship 1966 |
B19 |
Miscellaneous,including correspondence 1956-1970, 1969-1978, 1988 |
B20 |
Personal memorabilia (1 item in oversize) |
C |
UNIVERSITIES |
C1 |
NUSAS |
C1.1 |
NUSAS
contretemps 1966 |
C1.2 |
NUSAS
contretemps 1969 |
C2 |
Namibia 1977-1983 |
C3 |
National University of Lesotho 1983-1988 |
C4 |
Universities - General, including Unrest 1966-1988 |
C5 |
University of Zambia 1969 |
C6 |
Wingate Institute 1973 |
C7 |
Rhodes University |
D |
PRE-WAR YEARS AND WAR YEARS, ETHIOPIA |
D1 |
Pre-War
Souvenir Programmes |
D2 |
Oxford Essay (Significance of Native Administration in the Union of South Africa...) |
D3 |
Military Affairs |
D4 |
Old cuttings - War years |
D5 |
British Military Mission to Ethiopia |
D5.1 |
2nd Ethiopian Battalion |
D5.1.1 |
Daily Reports of Orderly Officer |
D5.1.2 |
Field Returns |
D5.1.3
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Personnel
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D5.1.4
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Medical File |
D5.1.5 |
Supplies |
D5.1.6 |
War Diary v2 |
D5.1.7 |
Miscellaneous |
D5.2 |
Intelligence
Reports |
D5.2.1 |
Wajir |
D5.2.2 |
Gotani |
D5.2.3 |
General |
D6 |
Michael Tutton and David Shireff 1980s |
D7 |
Ethiopia Memoirs |
E |
NORTHERN RHODESIA |
E1 |
Personal, Miscellaneous 1946-1951 |
E2 |
Personal, Miscellaneous 1952-1953 |
E3 |
Personal, Miscellaneous 1962-1963 |
E4 |
Personal, Miscellaneous 1963 |
E5 |
Invitations to HE the Acting Governor 1962-1963 |
E6 |
Private Correspondence 1962-1963 |
E7 |
Miscellaneous Set Speeches 1963 |
E8 |
Opening of Twelfth Legislative Council 1963 |
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KENYA |
F1 |
Personal, Miscellaneous 1954-1955 |
F2 |
Personal, Miscellaneous 1958-1959 |
F3 |
Personal, Miscellaneous 1960-1961 |
F4 |
Personal, Miscellaneous 1961-1962 |
F5 |
Kenya Constitutionl Conference February 1962 |
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RHODESIA |
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Correspondence 1962-1967 |
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Miscellaneous pamphlets |
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ZAMBIA |
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A Zambian Story |
J |
GUYANA |
J1 |
British Policy in the Caribbean |
J2 |
British Guiana, Miscellaneous Papers |
J3 |
Guyana, three dispatches |
J4 |
British Guiana, Luyt-Jaga and other correspondence |
J5 |
Guyana, Letters and papers |
J6 |
Guyana, Broadcast scripts |
J7 |
British Guyana Constitutional Conferences and background papers; also Independence Conference papers, and papers on Proportional Representation and other electoral systems |
J8 |
Letters from Guyanese 1966 |
J9 |
Personal, Miscellaneous - Guyana |
J10 |
Independence Messages, May 1966 |
J11 |
Guyana "Thank you" letters, October 1966 |
J12 |
Caribbean - USA - London Travel Papers 1966 |
K |
MISCELLANEOUS |
K1 |
Miscellaneous Papers, London 1967 |
K2 |
Miscellaneous Papers and Cuttings, University and Higher Education |
K3 |
Miscellaneous Papers, Africa |
K4 |
Miscellaneous Papers, Constitutional Material |
K5 |
Miscellaneous Publications |
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OTHER INTERESTS |
L1 |
Africa Institute |
L2 |
African Township School Problems 1992 |
L3 |
Bishops (Diocesan College) 1970s |
L4 |
CAFDA Shelter Scheme 1981-1991 |
L5 |
Civil Rights League |
L6 |
Conscription
1970-1987 |
L7 |
Distinguished Conduct Medal League 1985 |
L8 |
Ethiopia |
L8.1 |
Anglo-Ethiopia Society 1977-1983 |
L8.2 |
Club Ethiopia 1964-1970 |
L9 |
"Freedom Papers" 1966-1970 Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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Martin Luther King on Social Justice |
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Preventive Detention |
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Legislation and Correspondence |
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Address at Jameson Hall mass meeting re 22 detainees |
L10 |
New Era Schools Trust (NEST) |
L10.1 |
Consolidated Deed of Trust and School Brochures |
L10.2 |
NEST
Correspondence 1983-1990 |
L10.3 |
NEST
Main File : Minutes, Correspondence etc. 1986-1993 |
L10.4 |
NEST Cape School 1986-1993 |
L10.5 |
NEST Cape School - Applications for Principalship |
L11 |
NUSAS - Friends of NUSAS (FONS) 1981 |
L12 |
Olympic Games |
L12.1.1 |
Olympic Discussions 1970s |
L12.1.2 |
International Olympic Committee 1982-1985 |
L12.2 |
RS Alexander - IOC (Kenya) |
L13 |
The Owl Club |
L14 |
Royal Society of Arts |
L15 |
Sports Clubs |
L16 |
SPROCAS : Education Commission |
L17 |
SAIRR 1981-1986 |
L17.1 |
Influx Control and Squatter Problems 1981-1984 |
L17.2 |
Buthelezi Commission 1982 |
L17.3 |
Bursary Fund 1982-1986 |
L17.4 |
Educational Trust 1984-1992 |
L18 |
Tortoises |
L19 |
United Democratic Front (UDF) 1985-1987 |
L20 |
United Party Federal Proposals 1972 |
L21 |
Whitehead Trust 1942 |
L22 |
Yengeni Support Group 1989-1991 |
L23 |
Various Projects and Interests |
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NEWCLIPS,
PAMPHLETS ETC |