Reference code
ZA UCT BC294
Title
Duncan Papers
Date(s)
- 1901-1943 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
104 archive boxes (nearly 17 000 items)
Name of creator
(1870-1943)
Biographical history
Sir Patrick Duncan was in the early years of the 20th century, a member of Milner's Kindergarten; later he became a Member of Parliament, then a Cabinet Minister and finally Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (1937-1943).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The Duncan Papers were presented to the University of Cape Town Libraries in 1966 by Sir Patrick Duncan's three children, namely Patrick Duncan, John Duncan and Deborah Cowen.
Scope and content
Family correspondence which forms a large part of the collection.
Correspondence and other papers concerning property and private business affairs.
Political and other papers (1900-1943); incl. correspondence with Lionel Curtis and correspondence between Lady Selborne and Duncan over a period of nearly 40 years, ca. 1945 letters.
Letters from many prominent South Africans i.a. Gens. JC Smuts and Louis Botha, JX Merriman, Sarah G Millin, Lord Milner, Sir Herbert Baker.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
Contact University of Cape Town Libraries: Special Collections for information about accessing this collection.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Only a high-level description of the collection is maintained in AtoM. For a list of contents, see http://atom.lib.uct.ac.za/pdfs/BC294.pdf
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Alternative identifier(s)
Place access points
Name access points
- Curtis, Lionel (Subject)
- Baker, Patrick (Subject)
- Millin, Sarah Gertrude (Subject)
- Selborne, Maud (Countess) (Subject)
- Hertzog, Hames Barry Munnik (General) (Subject)
- Smuts, Jan Christiaan (Subject)