BC 860 ALFRED APPLEYARD PAPERS

Manuscripts & Archives

University of Cape Town Libraries

Presented to the U.C.T. Libraries by Mrs M E Harding, June 1986.

D86/154

No. of items

A

PERSONAL

Testimonials, letters of recommendation and a report on his training and qualifications, etc.

23

B

INDIA

1.

Correspondence and reports re Acetone Factory in India, 1917-1922.

26

2.

Report:  The new acetone process.

1

3.

Photographs, 1 album and 53 loose photographs.

54

C

RHODES FRUIT FARMS

1.

General Manager's Quarterly reports October 1927 to March 1933.   Include photographic illustrations.

22

2.

Letters and papers, 1927-1949.

61

3.

Report to the Directors on the Rhodes Fruit Farms preserving factory, etc. by A Appleyard, 1927, plus covering letter.   Includes photographs.

2

4.

Report on a visit to Cape Province, South Africa, by A Appleyard. c.1927.

1

5.

Report:   The re-organisation of the Rhodes Fruit Farms Ltd., 1928-1933. 3 copies.

3

6.

Neville, J.A.   Report on Rhodes Fruit Farms, 1926 Bunyard, E.A.   Report on Rhodes Fruit Farms, n.d. Dicey, L.M.  Report on Rhodes Fruit Farms, 1927.

3

7.

Letterbooks, 1928-1935.

2

8.

Pamphlets.

2

D

LETTERS

1.

Alfred Appleyard's letters to his family from India, 1921.

3

2.

Alfred Appleyard to Margaret Wright (later Mrs Appleyard) October 1922 - September 1923.

120

3.

Alfred Appleyard to his wife, from the U.S.A. and Canada, August to October 1925, plus unused scenic postcards, etc.

50

4.

Alfred Appleyard to his wife, one from Bangor, 1924 and the rest from Campden, June-July 1927.

9

5.

Alfred Appleyard to his wife and daughter, 1929-1943.

118

6.

Alfred Appleyard, letters of condolence and obituaries 1949.

134

7.

Margaret Wright (later Appleyard) letter to her Mother, November 1920-May 1921.

69

8.

Margaret Wright to Alfred Appleyard, January - February 1923.

11

9.

Margaret Appleyard, tribute and letters of condolence, October 1981 - c.March 1983.

150

10.

Elizabeth Appleyard, letters from her parents, grandmother etc., 1937-1945.

36

11.

Mrs Wright to her daughter Margaret Appleyard, November 1933-1942.

223

12.

William Appleyard, letters from Cambridge, Army camps in England and from the Dardanelles Includes obituaries.   1912-September 1915.

57

13.

Brief diary kept by William Appleyard, started on June 1915, plus a handwritten copy.  Also an official commemoration of him from King George V. 1915.

4

E

MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND NOTEBOOKS

1.

Letters to, or from Sophie and Jessie, sisters of Alfred Appleyard, newspaper clippings, etc., c.1921-1980.

17

1.1.

Letter and clippings (1988) about snow in August 1914.

2.

Scrapbook including a brief history of the Appleyard family, clippings of love poems, etc. kept by Alfred Appleyard's father.  c.1880-c.1922.

1

3.

Notebook of reminiscences about Alfred Appleyard, probably in his daughter's handwriting.

1

4.

Tribute to M.S. Appleyard (nee Wright) on her death 5.10.81.

5.

Notebook recording furniture purchased and sold, 1923-1947.

1

6.

Household accounts and record of furniture sold, c.1949.

1

7.

Two Appleyard family bibles.

2

8.

Five bookmarks, three of which are woven silk "stevengraphs" type bookmarks, one by T.Steven of Coventry, one by Welch and Lenton, Coventry and one by E. Bollans & Co., Leamington.

5

F

PHOTOGRAPHS, RECORDINGS AND NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

1.

Portraits and group photographs of Alfred Appleyard.

1.1

Folder.

ca 50

1.2

Framed photographs. (See oversize).

ca 10

2.

Portraits of Alfred and Margaret Appleyard.

ca 10

3.

Portraits of members of the Appleyard and Wright families.

ca 30

4.

William Henry and A.B. Harper Memorabilia.

4

5.

Photographs and sketches of Good Hope.  See oversize.

ca 10

6.

Albums.

6.1

Narrow black album (broken).

6.2

Narrow black album (blackcord).

6.3

Narrow black album (black tassels).

6.4

Square black album (black tassels).

6.5

Square black album (gold tassels).

6.6

Fawn album.

6.7

Green albums nos. 1-4.

6.8

Red album (India).

6.9

Red album (family).

6.10

Maroon album.

13

G

MISCELLANEOUS

1.

Negatives.

ca 40

2.

Memorial Window at St Georges Church, Groot Drakenstein.

3

3.

"Outwood 1963"

1

4.

Watercolour found behind the frame of the portrait of A.E. Wright.

1

5.

'Optima 1976'.

1

6.

Bronze plaque to William Appleyard.

1

7.

Medals of World War 1 belonging to Appleyard family.

ca 10

8.

Two recordings, one of the Rhodes Fruit Farm broadcast, 1941, and 1936.

2

9.

Small mosaic case (Indian).

1

10.

Book of Common prayer belonging to Hannah Wright.

1

11.

Gardening Book, Cash Book (Good Hope) and Visitors' book.

3

12.

Recipt Book and Birthday Book belonging to Margaret Wright.

2

13.

`Arthur Elliot  10,000 Pictures tell a story' Conrad Lighton pages fromm `Romance and Research' by Charles Hose.

16

H

ELIZABETH HARDING.

Personal papers presented to the UCT Libraries by Mr W Harding, November 1990.

1.

`The stars looked down.'   A programme for a pageant portraying the history of Herschel School 1922-1972.

1

2.

Copies of Elizabeth Appleyard's Academic Record for her B.A. and Librarianship Diploma, admission to FSALA.

3

3.

Copy of Academic Record for school and University.

1

4.

Correspondence and letters of application; 08.11.51, 23.09.52, 26.09.62, 29.04.55, 11.01.62, 01.04.63, 27.12.63, 17.02.64 and 19.02.64.

9

5.

Letters of recommendation.

7

6.

Junior Certificate - M.E. Appleyard.

1

7.

Matriculation Certificate.

1

8.

BA Degree certificate, Librarianship Diploma, and Provincial Certificate. (see oversize).

3

9.

Graduation Day Programme.  14 Dec. 1944; and newsclippings, 15.12.1944.

3

10.

Scholarship and Award letters.

10

11.

Referee letters 1944.

2

12.

Letters regarding Elizabeth Appleyard's entry to Cambridge, including one with a note from General Smuts.

2

11.

Printed Registration card and letter regarding places at Oxford.

2

12.

Statement, receipts and cheque.

3

13.

Certificates; birth, confirmation, anti-nuptual contract, divorce certificate, church marriage licence, death certificate and Obituary.

8

14.1

Address by Dr Anton Rupert in honour of the late Mrs Elizabeth Harding.  18 May 1991.

2

2

`Promerops' newsletter of the Cape Bird Club July 1991/No. 199. - Article by Jo Hobbs on West Coast National Park extended.

1

3

`Custos' - August 1991 Pg 27 `West Coast gets Zeeberg' Trevor Dearlove.

1

4

`Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology' Considerations for conserving the airfauna .... of the W. Cape Region of S.A.

1

5

Photographs 18 May 1991 (and negative).

2

TOTAL:

1487