UCT Libraries

BC 742 PHILIP FAMILY PAPERS  

Manuscripts & Archives

University of Cape Town Libraries

 

A

PERSONAL PAPERS

 

Certificates, diary, notebooks. (See also oversize)

 

Letter to parents from abroad & Oxford, 1934 - 1939

 

Cash book, 1939 - 1954

 

Lists of books and maps owned by P.H.P.

B

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE

 

Arranged alphabetically A - Z

C

MILITARY CAREER

 

Diaries, April 1940 - September 1942

 

Note book kept while on HMS King Alfred, Jan - March 1941

 

Documents, clippings etc re RNVR, 1940 - 1987, including reunions etc.

 

Letters to parents, 1941 - 1945

D

DIPLOMATIC CAREER

 

Documents including correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings re P.H.P's diplomatic career, 1946 - 1976, in Lourenco Marques, Lisbon, Brussels, Vienna and Wellington, New Zealand. Includes much information on the New Zealand Rugby Tour of SA in 1970. (Commemorative plate in Strongroom 4)

E

PHILIP FAMILY RESEARCH

 

Original documents and photocopies of Dr John Philip and other members of the Philip family. (See also oversize). Family trees etc.

 

General Philip family correspondence, 1934 - 1984.

 

Correspondence re 'A Fifeshire Family', 1980 - 1987.

 

Writings about the Philip family

 

Philip family newspaper clippings

 

Miscellaneous Philip family items, incl. W.D.Coetzee 'The early history of Hankey, 1822 - 1847. MA Univ. of Pretoria, 1984.

 

Details of Philip family descendants & cousins on cards

 

Correspondence, documents etc re Arderne family

F       

BRITISH SETTLER RESEARCH

 

Photocopies of documents from the Cape Archives, South African Library and other institutions. Includes:-

 

Lists of Cape Town inhabitants, British officials and Army lists from the African Court calendar, 1820 - 1830.

 

Shipping intelligence, 1820 - 1830 from C.O. 6086 and the 'Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser.'

 

Various extracts from the Cape Town Gazette, 1800 - 1823

 

Lists of documents in the Cape Archives Depot.

 

Permission to remain, 1806 - 1830. C.O. 6055/1 -/3

 

Permission to leave, 1820 - 1830. C.O. 6067

 

1820 settlers, C.O. 6137

 

English church baptisms, 1811 - 1830

 

English church deaths & burials, 1810 - 1830

 

Congregational Church Lists of members and baptisms, 1817 - 1830

 

Population figures at the Cape, 1795 - 1819. Photocopies from Theal.

 

Records of the Cape Colony.

 

Letters from Lady Mary & Sir Charles Fitzroy, 1822 - 28 ex Cape and other miscellaneous photocopies.

 

Notes from: Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser,1800 -          1823

 

Cape Archives Depot, BO/RDG/CC/CO/A

 

Cape Archives Depot, VC/BO/MOIC/RDG/J

 

African Court Calendar, 1807 - 1820

 

Wills and Abstracts of Wills, ca 1800 - 1850

 

Ships arrivals, C.O. 6080 - C.O. 6086, 1806 – 1821

 

Sureties/Permits, 1806

 

Deeds Office. Register of Transfers, 1800 - 1818

 

Church records, 1818 - 1830.

 

Correspondence re British settlers, 1976 - 1986

 

Letters re and reviews of 'British Residents at the Cape   1795-1819.

 

D.Philip, 1981

 

Notes re population, passenger lists, 1813 - 1820.

 

Organized parties of settlers.

G       

ARTICLES AND SPEECHES

 

Various articles and speeches on historical, and other topics, by PHP

H

OTHER INTERESTS AND SOCIETIES

H1

Diocesean College and O.D.Union

H2

Heraldry and Genealogy

H3

Historical Society of Cape Town H4 Mozambique

H5

Owl Club

H6

South African Broadcasting Corporation

H7

Other societies

J

PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS

J1

Dr John Philip and early Philip family

J2

Peter Philip and family

J3

Lennard and Neave family. Oil painting of Eliza Neave (1842 -1927), mother of Bertha Lennard (in Strongroom 4)

J4

Micellaneous photographs

K

MISCELLANEOUS

K1

Articles, pamphlets by others

K2

Miscellaneous prints, drawings

K3

Miscellaneous newspaper clippings

1.

Clavers, the Despot's Champion: a Scots biography, by A Southern London, 1889.

2.

Conolly, M.F. Biographical dictionary of eminent men of Fife,Edinburgh, 1866.

3.

Daviot, Gordon. Claverhouse. London, 1937.

4.

M'Bain, J.M. Arbroath: past & present - being reminiscences chiefly relating to the last half century. Arbroath, 1887.

5.

M'Bain, J.M. Eminent Arbroathians: being sketches historical, genealogical & biographical, 1178 - 1894. Arbroath, 1897.

6.

Philip, Adam. The parish of Longforgan: a sketch of its church & people. Edinburgh, 1895.

7.

Philip, James.  The Grameid: a heroic poem descriptive of the campaign of Viscount Dundee in 1689.  Ed. A.D.Murdoch.          Edinburgh, 1888.

8.

Archives Year Book for S.African history 1940.1. incl. C E G Schutte Dr. John Philip's observations regarding the Hottentots of S.A.

9.

Scott, J.B., ed. Letter Book of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin. Hist.Soc of P.E. 1970.

10.

Stuart, Margaret.      Scottish family history: a guide to works of reference on the history & genealogy of Scottish families. Edinburgh 1930.

11.

Terry, Charles Sanford.  John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount of Dundee, 1648 - 1689. London, 1905.

12.

Thomson, Daniel. The weavers' craft being a history of the Weavers' Incorporation of Dunfermline. Paisley, 1903.

13.

Wood, Walter. The East Neuk of Fife, its history & antiquities 2nd.ed. Edinburgh, 1887.

L

AUSTRALIA/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MARITIME LINKS

 

Correspondence & research concerning as well as the typescript of a book on "Early maritime links between Australia & the Cape of Good Hope"; edited by Peter Philip for the Van Riebeeck Society. The book was never published.

L1

Correspondence

L1.1

Correspondence with Van Riebeeck Society, 1980-86

L1.2

Research correspondence A-Z, 1985-6

L1.3

Correspondence re picture research.

L1.4

Correspondence re attempts to get the book published, 2000-2004 (donated by Alison Olsen, 26/03/2004)

L2

Research

 

Photocopies of original diaries, extracts etc. Notebook containing references to be checked.

L3

Master copy of Typescript (envelope of photographs not included).  See correspondence.

L4      

Final Typescript of "Early maritime links between Australia & the Cape of Good Hope"; edited by Peter Philip.  Van Riebeeck Society, 1987.

M

Writings of Peter Philip Lodged with the University of Cape Town Libraries by David Philip and Alison Olsen, 26 March 2004

M1

The Eggshell went to sea (alternative title: Rogue's yarn). Memories of Peter Philip's naval career. TS

M2

Not too much zeal: memories of a diplomatic life. TS

M3

Short stories by "Hugh McKillop": typescripts and correspondence re attempts to have them published, 1959-1960.

The Antique shop

 

Trial by battle

 

Handmaidens in Portugal

 

Venetian blind

 

A Most stately thing

M4

The Early days of X-craft, TS

M5

Black by name, (short story), TS

 

             

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