http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2976 2013-05-24T06:26:13Z 2013-05-24T06:26:13Z Van der Walt, Marietjie Coetzee, Marié A http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8541 2013-01-26T22:00:24Z 2013-01-21T00:00:00Z

Dirk Ziervogel (1917-1977) (Mss Acc 16) Van der Walt, Marietjie; Coetzee, Marié A DIRK ZIERVOGEL PAPERS (3,6 linear metres) Manuscripts Collection MSS 16 (36 boxes) Prof Dirk Ziervogel was born on 12 November 1917 in Ermelo. He studied at the University of Pretoria where he obtained a BA degree majoring in Zulu, German, Northern Sotho and Anthropology. In 1941 he received an MA degree on aspects of the Swazi language. After Prof Ziervogel’s death in 1977, the family donated his valuable African languages library and archives to the Unisa Library Archives. The Collection includes Prof Ziervogel’s card catalogue which he used for the Comprehensive Northern Sotho Dictionary, copies of his African languages textbooks, Northern Sotho dictionary as well as a selection from his published research articles on aspects of Northern Sotho, Venda, Shona, Ndonga, Ndebele, Swazi, Zulu and the Eastern Transvaal Bushman language. In 1939 Dirk Ziervogel was appointed as a lecturer in Bantu languages at the University of Pretoria. Five years later, he joined the municipality of Pretoria as location superintendent. From 1946 to 1954 he was employed as a senior lecturer at the University of Pretoria. For a brief period in 1954, Dirk Ziervogel was employed as a researcher by the Department of Bantu Administration before joining the University of South Africa as the first professor of Bantu languages. He championed the creation of a university text book series. Prof Ziervogel served on many university committees. He was a council member of the University of the North and served for many years as a member of the Unisa Senate and Joint Matriculation Board. In addition Prof Ziervogel was moderator for Bantu languages and a member of the Bantu Language Boards of South Africa and South West Africa. He is remembered for his amazing knowledge of African languages and dialects of South Africa. Inventory in the Unisa Archives, Manuscripts Collection (Mss Acc 16) 36 Boxes

2013-01-21T00:00:00Z Coetzee, Marié A http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8508 2013-01-19T22:00:05Z 2013-01-15T00:00:00Z

Slotow Africana Collection (1810-1975) (Mss Acc 76) Coetzee, Marié A Slotow Africana Collection The Unisa Library bought the Slotow Africana Collection from Mrs SL Slotow of Slotow Africana Dealers in April 1992. The Pretoria shop closed after her husband’s death. The bulk of the material is in English, Afrikaans and Dutch. The items are arranged alphabetically and chronologically in three categories. One hundred and fourteen files were created and then divided into Subjects files, Files on people and Magazines and periodicals. The Subjects files consist of forty-nine files on diverse subjects such as the Voortrekkers, the Cape Colony and Boer Republics, the Anglo-Boer War, the 1914 Rebellion and Jopie Fourie, the First and Second World Wars, the British Royal family, churches and religion, the development of the Afrikaans language, music events and compositions, Netherlands-South African relations and special historical celebrations of South African cities and towns e.g. Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Barberton and Hopetown to name a few. The file on churches and religion includes archival material on the Genadendal mission, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches, the Evangelical Lutheran and Anglican churches (also Cape Town’s St George’s Cathedral) as well as the Dutch Reformed, Reformed and Hervormde churches. The thirty-six Files on people include interesting information on persons such as Frans Oerder, Rev GWA van der Lingen, Sir NF de Waal, Pres Kruger, Prof J Lion-Cachet, SJ de Toit, Dr DF Malan, C Louis Leipoldt and his father Rev CF Leipoldt. Of special interest is Dr. F W R Silke’s diaries (6 volumes) about his medical studies, his life and career covering the period 1878 to 1923. The section on Magazines and periodicals consists of twenty-nine rare titles which include The Bluestocking (published by the SA Association of University Women), nineteenth century religious journals such as De Honigby, De Kindervriend and De Gereformeerde Kerkbode in SA (1860-1892), Cape Monthly Magazine (1858-1880), Goue Mnora, The Veld / The African Pictorial, South African Illustrated News (1885) and J B Smithers’ manuscript Strand Street Magazine (1862-1864). The Slotow Africana Collection (1810-1975) contains valuable and rare archival materials and information for researchers interested in South African historical and social events, theology, biography and literature. Inventory in the Unisa Archives, Manuscripts Collection (Mss Acc 76) 23 Boxes

2013-01-15T00:00:00Z Coetzee, Marié A http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5729 2012-06-14T17:24:22Z 2012-05-29T00:00:00Z

Elisaveta Kandyba-Foxcroft Papers (Mss Acc 54) Coetzee, Marié A Elisaveta Kandyba was born in Czarist Russia in 1912. She left Russia with her mother after the Revolution in 1920. They first lived in Bulgaria and then in France. In 1928 an acquaintance of her mother invited her to study in England. This Williams family later adopted her. Elisaveta went to Oxford in 1931 to study modern languages. She obtained an Honours degree in 1934 and a MA degree a few years later. Married in 1935 to Mr Foxcroft, a South African, Elisaveta settled in the country in 1947. In 1960 she joined the staff of the University of South Africa and helped to launch the Russian Department. In 1977 she retired. After suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for some time, she died on 2 February 1989. The Papers reflect Elisaveta Kandyba-Foxcroft’s career, her interests and especially her passionate love of Russian literature, music, history and culture. About 10% of the archival materials are in Russian. The records include her personal correspondence, materials on the Russian Orthodox Church, programmes of Russia evenings held at the University of South Africa, historical articles and reports about her visits abroad, plays written by her as well as English translations of Russian plays. The Elisaveta Kandyba-Foxcroft Papers are of great research value to scholars interested in the relationship between South Africa and Russia during the Anglo-Boer War period (1899-1902) and the Cold War years (1960-1986). They also present the researcher with a wonderful introduction to Russian spirituality, language, literature and culture. List in the Unisa Archives, Manuscripts Collection (Mss Acc 54) 9 Boxes

2012-05-29T00:00:00Z Coetzee, Marié A http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5432 2012-08-29T12:37:00Z 2012-02-22T00:00:00Z

Sinclair Beiles Papers (1970 - 2011) (Mss Acc 143) Coetzee, Marié A Sinclair Beiles Papers (1970 - 2011) Manuscripts Collection Accession 143 Sinclair Simon Maurice Beiles (1930-2000), is one of South Africa’s more unusual and often underrated poets. He studied at the University of the Witwatersrand and left South Africa in the mid-fifties. After spending time in New Zealand, Spain and Morocco he moved to Paris which at the time was the centre of international bohemia. Sinclair Beiles worked in Paris as chief editor for publisher Maurice Girodias’ Olympia Press. He established links with the American beat generation of writers, particularly Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Gregory Corso and William Burroughs, and they collaborated on the legendary collection of Dadaist cut-ups, Minutes to go. In 1969 Beiles published a volume of poetry Ashes of experience. He became the first winner of the Ingrid Jonker Memorial Prize for poetry in 1970. In the seventies Beiles returned to South Africa and later married fellow poet Marta Proctor. They settled in Yeoville, Johannesburg and became part of the Yeoville artistic group in the eighties. Beiles had a history of mental instability and his illness made him at times unpredictable and volatile. He continued to write prolifically until his death on 3 November 2000. The Beiles Papers (0.2 linear metres) were donated to the Unisa Library Archives by Dawie Malan in 2001. Recent additional donations from Dawie Malan are incorporated in this updated Inventory. The Papers throw some light on the enigma of Sinclair Beiles. Inventory in the Unisa Archives, Manuscripts Collection (Mss Acc 143) 2 boxes.

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