Reference code
ZA UCT BC230-BC232
Title
Leendertz Papers
Date(s)
- 1912-1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
8 archive boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Martin Leendertz was a Cape Town journalist and had been a student at the South African College (ca.1897-1899).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Miss MC Leendertz.
Scope and content
Newspaper articles by M Leendertz; correspondence incl. letters from Cape Town journalists, and enthusiasts about ships, i.a. George Manuel (Cape Town), Alan B Deitsch (U.S.A.) and Marischal Murray (Cape Town), (chiefly 1950- 1960).
Letters by Leendertz to his parents and relatives from Europe and Australia, 1912-1928.
Documents belonging to parents and grandparents of Leendertz, also many press cuttings. His unpublished MS of ""The vanished city"", an account of Cape Town during the
His unpublished MS of "The vanished city", an account of Cape Town during the period 1890-1910, written in 1953.
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, go to http://atom.lib.uct.ac.za/pdfs/BC230-232.pdf
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Alternative identifier(s)
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Deitsch, Alan B (Subject)
- Murray, Marischal (Subject)
- Manuel, George (Subject)