BC 1115 FRANK BRADLOW PAPERS
Manuscripts & Archives
University of Cape Town Libraries
A.
PERSONAL
Bradlow
Family Tree
Historical
Society of Cape Town Certificate acknowledging Dr. Frank Bradlow’s
contribution to the restoration of the Josephine Mill, March 1987
South
African Library letter of thanks for a donation of manuscript material
from his book “The Early Cape Muslims...” & “Thomas Bowler his
life and work”.
a
list of his travels
2
photographs of Frank Bradlow receiving an honorary degree?
B.
LECTURES
& TALKS
(see
also C, D, E & F.)
B1
AFRICANA
B1.1
Sources of
Africana Research
Africana
Research and the basis for South African Literature:
Seven Arts Society
Our
Africana
Books
and Newspapers in the Old Cape 1652-1870:
UCT Summer School, 1970
B1.2
Africana our
priceless heritage.
How
2 books “Thomas Bowler of the Cape of Good Hope” & “Here comes
the Alabama” were written and the methods of research that were used.
The
South African Library
Robertson
Museum:
opening, 16/03/1985.
B1.3
The Alabama
B1.4
Africana Books: opening
of an exhibition “From our Africana Collection” East London Public
Library, 1976. Includes correspondence.
B1.5
Africana
Porcelain
B1.6
African
Explorers
includes
Sir Samuel Baker, Heinrich Barth, James Bruce, Francis Burton, Richard
& John Lander, David Livingstone, Speke & Burton, H M Stanley,
Joseph Thomson.
B1.7
History of Cape
Town
B1.8
The Writing of
South African History
B1.9
Local
History: the pitfalls awaiting the local historian.
The
Van Riebeeck Society
B2
ART
B2.1
Animal painters
includes
lecture delivered at an illustrated books exhibition held at the
Humphrey’s Art Gallery, Kimberley - 18 June 1982 as well as
illustrations for the book “Tales of a Trout Fishing Duffer” by Frank
Bradlow and illustrated by T Johnson. (O/S)
B2.2
Bird and Flower
Painters: National
Gallery for the Cape Times, 27/11/1984.
B2.3
British Sporting
Artists:
exhibition of the Bailey Collection of British Sporting prints
B2.4
The Cape as seen
by 19th Century Artists
B2.5
Early Cape
Artists
B2.6
Early South
African Art
includes
some negatives as well as photocopies of articles.
B2.7
Jewish
Contribution to South African Art.
B2.8
Opening
of Exhibitions:
Maureen
Quinn’s works - Sculpture and Drawings at the South African Association
of Arts, 1974.
Old
Cape - a photographic exhibition
Pearl
Gelb - Graphics - Artists’ Gallery, 7/10/1968 and a later opening of her
Etching & Woodcuts.
Peter’s
new Africana Gallery
Symposium
on Environmental Art
B3
JEWISH
SUBJECTS
arranged
in alphabetical order
B3.1
Israel’s
Economic Problems
B3.2
The
Jew in South African Politics: a
talk under the auspices of the Students Jewish Association includes an
article by Frank Bradlow “Minority of Minorities” from publication
Leadership Society.
B3.3
Jewish
Board of Deputies , a talk on their public relations work. Also a talk at
the World Jewish Congress?
B3.4
Jewish Community
in Cape Town: a
speech at the Albow Centre
B3.5
Jewish Community:
from series of lectures “Social Mosaic of Cape Town”
B3.6
Jewish
Contribution to South African Culture
B3.7
“...Jewish
Experience and Jewish Beliefs ......
relevant to freedom and rights of the individual today”
B3.8
Jews
in the Early Cape up until 1867 & Some Historic South African Jewish
Veterans
B3.9
Origin of South
African Jewry:
a lecture.Includes a lecture on South African Jewry (first four pages
missing).
B3.10
Will the S.A.
Jewish Community Survive in the Eighties?:
South African Jewish Board of Deputies, 31st National Congress, 1980 &
80 years of change: 80th
Conference, 1984 (opening addresses)
B3.11
South African
Jewry: the need for optimism.
B3.12
South Africa-the
road to a just society: a Jewish Viewpoint:
Jewish Leadership Seminar, 1978. Includes the draft programme.
B3.13
Stellenbosch
Synagogue 50th Anniversary -
talk on the South African Jewish Board of Deputies
B3.14
Consequences of
the 2nd World War for Jews of the World:
V.E. Day Speech for Jewish Board of Deputies, 5 May 1985 Johannesburg
& Highlights of World War II: 8 May 1985 Cape Town. Includes
programme & songsheet “
B4
VARIOUS
SUBJECTS
arranged
in alphabetical order
B4.1
Alexander, F L:
a tribute, nd.
B4.2
Bibliophiles:
Opening speeches at Conferences - 1985, 1989 & nd.
B4.3
John Fairbairn:
Rotary Cape Town, July 1985
B4.4
Hire Purchase:
nd.
B4.5
Imperial Light
Horse:
speech given to the Military History Society,1978
B4.6
Literature
(2 speeches) & a speech given to students at Ellerslie School, nd
B4.7
Marais Committee,
nd.
B4.8
Progressive
Party, nd.
B4.9
Reminiscences of
Louis Cohen:
a tribute, nd.
B4.10
Robben Island,
nd.
B4.11
The Role of
Dissent in Universities:
a speech, nd.
B4.12
UCT’s
Retirees function, 1992 - a toast
B4.13
Universities and
the Just Society:
UCT Graduation Speech, 1982.
B4.14
What’s Wrong
with Credit:
Conference of the National Development & Management Foundation of
South Africa, November 1967.
C
ARTISTS
C1
BAINES
C1.1
Africana,
Culture and Patriotism- a study of Thomas Baines
speech
as a recipient of the Cape Tercentenary Foundation award.
C1.2
The Art and Life
of Thomas Baines
a
speech in Grahamstown, 1979
C1.3
Thomas Baines
the Artist
C1.4
Baines:
for the Centenary Occasion of the death of Livingstone, nd.
C1.5
Thomas Baines
1822-1875: Centenary Exhibition
speech
given at the King’s Lynn Museum, England 1975
includes
a programme of the King’s Lynn Festival, 1975
C1.6
Contributions
of Thomas Baines to South Africa-100 year anniversary of his death
C1.7
Thomas
Baines “Goldfield Diaries”
C1.8
Baines –
Introduction
contains
correspondence and research for an article for Africana Notes & News
titled “Thomas Baines and the Victoria Falls album of lithographs” as
well as the completed article.
C1.9
Oils on Paper
contains
correspondence between various institutions as part of research towards an
article as well as the article for an issue of the publication “Africana
Notes and News”.
C1.10
2
Photographs of Baines paintings as well as correspondence to various
institutions enquiring about the whereabouts of a painting by Baines and
correspondence for research relating to “the relationship between David
Livingstone & Thomas Baines”.
C2
BOWLER
C2.1
Thomas
Bowler - a slide talk at annual dinner of the Port Elizabeth & Walmer
Historical Society
C2.2
Illustrations
C2.3
photocopies
of Bowler’s sketches
C2.4
copies
of letters between Thomas Bowler and John Lee Esq., 1936
also
letters between C Wolfe and John Lee, 1935-1948
C2.5
Substantial....in
Bowler works:
article featured in Metgazette covering the opening of an exhibition at
Metropolitan’s Church Street gallery.
C3
I’ONS,
Frederick
Photographs
(5 envelopes) & negatives of Frederick I’ons paintings and
correspondence with:-
-
Mr Douglas Galpin, 1983-1984
-
Mr V Hiller, 1984
-
Mr Brian Randles, 1984
-
Sotheby’s South Africa, 1984-1985
-
Sotheby’s London, 1990
regarding
research into Frederick I’ons paintings.
C4
POORTEMANS
correspondence
with Human Sciences Research Council & the South African Library
concerning the writing of an article on J C Poorteman for the Dictionary
of South African Biography, 1985-1989.
Also
copies of articles from:-
Huisgenoot,
Dec. 1934 titled “Johannes Cornelius Poortemans: ‘n Kaapse Kunstenaar
uit die Vorige Eeu”.
Quarterly
Bulletin of the South African Library, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1950 titled “ The
Elusive Lithographer.”
The
Introduction of F L Alexander’s Graphic Art in S.A.
African
Notes & News Vol. 11 No. 7, 1955; Vol 12 No. 7 1957; Vol. 15, No.4
1962; Vol.20. No. 4, 1972; Vol. 21 No. 1, 1974.
Gordon-Brown’s
Pictorial Art in South Africa during 3 centuries to 1875, 1952 titled
“Picture Printing at the Cape.” & Pictorial Africana, 1975.
Johannesburg
Africana Museum Catalogue of Pictures Volume 4
SESA,
Vol. 8, nd
C5
OTHER
James
Jones letter to J J Le Seuer
Letter
& Photograph re: Raper’s paintings of the Cape
Bowler’s
sketch of mouth of river.
D.
ROBERT
MOFFAT and the KURUMAN MISSION STATION
D1
“Epic
Story of Robert Moffat”
Cape
Times Lecture at the National Gallery, 30/03/1989 & the Labia Gallery
31/03/1989
D2
Kuruman
and the Moffat Mission”
research
& correspondence with various departments such as Geology and Water
Affairs, McGregor Museum, National Monuments Council, UCT’s Department
of African Languages as well as correspondence with Rev. Allan Butler,
director of Kuruman Moffat Mission, 1982-1992.
D3
KURUMAN
D3.1
Correspondence
with Rev. Allan Butler of the Kuruman Moffat Mission regarding:-
(i)
writing
of book “Printing for Africa” by Frank Bradlow and
(ii)
The
Moffat Press
D3.2
Correspondence
with Legal Deposit Libraries and various publishers regarding the
publishing of the book “Printing for Africa”
D4
“Printing
for Africa”
speech
- 1820 Settlers, Somerset West, 23/3/88
D5
“Kuruman
Press”
contains
research articles about the origin of the press as well as correspondence
regarding attempts to return the press to Kuruman from the Kimberley
Library.
E
ENGLISH
VISION at the CAPE
a
series of talks given to the Cape Times at the National Gallery, June 1983
E1
“The
Artistic Background”
E2
“The
Minor Artists”
E3
“The
Animal & Bird Painters”
E4
“First
Great African Artists:- Samuel Dagniel, George Angus, John & Charles
Bell
E5
“Thomas
Baines”
E6
British
Artists
E7
Typescripts
of English Vision lectures
F.
UNIVERSITY
of CAPE TOWN - SUMMER SCHOOL LECTURES
F1.
1970
- “Books & Newspapers in the Old Cape ..., 1652-1870”
F2
1985
- “Lesser known Explorers of South Africa”
Lecture
1
East
Coast
Lecture
2
Van
Riebeecks Survey partners, ......
Lecture
3
Thunberg
& Sparrman
Lecture
5
Alexander,
Chapman, Anderson & Orwell.
(Lecture
4
missing)
G
ARTICLES
G1.
(M-O)
Mauritius
Role
of Medical Men in the Early
History of African Botany and Science
Sidney
Mendelssohn: a biography
Old
Synagogue
in the Gardens, Cape Town
G2
(P-Z)
The
Art Collection of Parliament
David Roberts visits Jerusalem in 1830 .... Prague in 1850.
William
Fehr Collection at Rust en Vreugd.
C.
C. Schonevel’s view of Cape
Town and its Environs.
History
of Recent efforts to save Sendinggestig
1820
Settlers: an illustrated commentary (Book Review by Frank Bradlow)
Old
Shul or St Johns Street Synagogue
Lord
Charles Somerset
Switzerland
- “Alles sal reg kom”
Two
South African
Board Games
Van
Riebeeck Society
Wagon
Road
to Wynberg (a book review)
Robert
White - a biography & Robert
White, Thomas Baines and the Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa.
Zermatt:
Village without a care
H
RESEARCH
on VARIOUS SUBJECTS
H1
De Smidt Papers:
research at the Brenthurst Library.
H2
Hardwick,
John William: research and
correspondence about his artistic works relating to Cape Town. Includes
photographs of his works. New South Wales National Library
New
South Wales State Library - pamphlets and leaflets for research?
H3
Korana:
“An Account of the Korana ....” copies of a manuscript from Sir George
Grey’s Collection at Auckland Free Public Library.
H4
Masson,
Francis - mainly applications
for grants from various organisations for the publication of the
manuscript “Francis Masson’s South African Travels”. Includes copies
of the “Foreward” of the publication, an obituary and copies of Royal
Botanic Gardens Library & Archives research application form with
attached copy of “Chronology of Masson in Canada”.
H5
Philip, John
(Rev.) - research for an article for the Quarterly Bulletin, Vol. 41,
1986.
H6
Baron
von Ludwig:
H6.1
correspondence
and research for the publication of the article “The Duke, the Baron
& the Gardener.” Includes the typescript & handwritten article
as well as copies of articles on Paxton & Waller.
H6.2
photographs
and negatives
H6.3
Baron
von Ludwig: the late 19th Century Botanical Entrepreneur, a historical
society lecture at Natale Labia Museum . 1993
Note:-
material
on Baron von Ludwig can also be found in BC 47
J
ARTICLES
by VARIOUS AUTHORS
J1
Abraham Solomon:
various articles.
J2
South Africa:
through the Cape colony, the diamond and gold mines, to Natal
by J Forsythe-Ingram & Kaffirs,
Boers and Britons in South Africa.
J3
Syfrets Story
by Eric Rosenthal
J4
Two years in
Natal - the reminiscences of a traveller
by M. Bourbon.
K
PHOTOGRAPHS
includes:
F.
I’ONS paintings
W
M Hosken Library
Baines
paintings?
Livingstone’s
Moving Panorama
Campbell’s
Sketchbooks
L
OTHER
L1
Genadendal
Mainly
correspondence concerning fund - raising to keep the Mission Museum open.
L2
Lippy Lipshitz
diaries
includes:
-
Letter from M Barnes to S Frankental regarding the diaries, 1987
-
Reader’s report on the “Introduction” on the Diaries of Lippy
Lipshitz, 1987
-
Biography from Bruce Arnott’s - Lippy Lipshitz, 1969
-
Diaries of Lippy Lipshitz, 1920-1936 with the “Introduction” by
Neville Dubow