• The South African Letters of Thomas Pringle
    Edited and introduced by Randolph Vigne
    Volume:
    II-42 (2011)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    Thomas Pringle (1789–1834) is remembered as ‘the father of English poetry’ in this country, as leader of the only Scottish settler party in 1820 and as a champion of the freedom of the press. He had an earlier career as founding editor of Blackwood’s Magazine in Edinburgh and a later one as man of letters in London and secretary of...
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  • Sir Graham Bower's Secret History of the Jameson Raid and the South African Crisis, 1895-1902
    Edited by Deryck Schreuder and Jeffrey Butler.
    Volume:
    II-33 (2002)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    Graham Bower's 'Secret History' is a personal insider's account of the great imperial scandal of the Jameson Raid. Bower adhered to a rigid Victorian code of honour. Although he was the official secretary to the British high commission in South Africa, he chose to keep silent and play the role of scapegoat rather than 'blow the whistle' to the high...
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  • The Garrett Papers
    Edited with an introduction by Gerald Shaw
    Volume:
    II-15 (1984)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    Edmund Garrett (1865-1907) was a member of the family which produced such leading feminists as Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Millicent Garrett Fawcett. In 1895 he was appointed editor of the Cape Times and remained there during the crucial period of the Jameson Raid and the lead-up to the South African War. A staunch imperialist he formed close relationships with...
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  • The Letters of Jane Elizabeth Waterston 1866-1905
    Edited by Lucy Bean and Elizabeth B. van Heyningen with an introduction by Elizabeth B. van Heyningen
    Volume:
    II-14 (1983)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    Jane Waterston (1843-1932) accompanied the missionary, Dr James Stewart, to the Eastern Cape when he became principal of the Lovedale Institution. There she started the Girls' Institution but her real desire was to work as a doctor amongst women in the interior of Africa. In 1874 she returned to England where she was amongst the first women to train in...
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  • Selections from the correspondence of Percy Alport Molteno 1892-1914
    Edited by Vivian Solomon
    Volume:
    II-12 (1981)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    Percy Molteno (1861-1937) was a son of Sir John Molteno, first prime minister of the Cape Colony. Trained as a lawyer, he married the daughter of Sir Donald Currie, the shipping magnate, and went to work for his father-in-law in England. He remained passionately interested in the political life of the colony and conducted a wide-ranging correspondence with many of...
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  • Sir James Rose Innes: Selected Correspondence (1884-1902)
    Edited by Prof. Harrison M. Wright
    Volume:
    II-3 (1972)
    Print Status:
    Out of print
    Sir James Rose Innes (1855-1942) was one of South Africa's leading jurists. This volume deals with Rose Innes's political career, initially as a member of Cecil John Rhodes's first ministry in 1890-1893. The political divisions caused by the Jameson Raid forced Rose Innes reluctantly into the loyalist camp. In 1900 he returned to cabinet as attorney-general for the Cape and...
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  • Selections from the Correspondence of J.X. Merriman Vol IV, 1905-1924
    Edited by Phyllis Lewsen
    Volume:
    I-50 (1969)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    The final volume of Merriman's correspondence deals with the making of Union, including his views on constitution-making, and his period as prime minister of the Cape Colony. Merriman remained in parliament after Union, participating in events leading up to, and just after World War I.
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  • Selections from the Correspondence of J.X. Merriman, Vol III (1899-1904)
    Edited by Phyllis Lewsen
    Volume:
    I-47 (1966)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    Vol. III covers the period of the South African War, including Merriman's participation in the pro-Boer Schreiner ministry, and a period in opposition. During this time he fought against the suspension of the Cape constitution and for a fair deal for Cape rebels. It concludes with his participation in the South African Native Affairs Commission and the election which brought...
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  • Selections from the Correspondence of J.X. Merriman Vol II, 1890-1898
    Edited by Phyllis Lewsen
    Volume:
    I-44 (1963)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    Vol.II covers the first Rhodes' ministry, of which Merriman was Colonial Treasurer, his break with Rhodes and the period leading up to the South African war, including the Jameson Raid. It was in this latter period that Merriman formed his alliance with the Afrikaner Bond and adopted his pro-Boer stance.
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  • Selections from the Correspondence of J.X. Merriman Vol I, 1870-1890
    Edited by Phyllis Lewsen
    Volume:
    I-41 (1960)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    John X. Merriman, son of Archdeacon Merriman, was one of the most brilliant politicians at the Cape. His long political career spanned most of the major political events of the late-19th and early 20th-century, culminating in the prime minister's office just before Union in 1910. Politically Merriman was a liberal, working closely with Rhodes when the latter first became prime...
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  • The Reminiscences of Sir Walter Stanford; Vol. I
    Edited by J.W. Macquarrie.
    Volume:
    I-39 (1958)
    Print Status:
    In Print
    Sir Walter Stanford served for many years in the Native Affairs Department of the Cape Colony, retiring in 1907, when he began to write his memoirs. This first volume describes his youth, education at Lovedale College and his work in the Native Affairs Department during the 1870s, concluding with the Cape Native Laws and Customs Commission in 1881-3.
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