Fonds BC607 - Springbok Collection Correspondence

Reference code

ZA UCT BC607

Title

Springbok Collection Correspondence

Date(s)

  • 1944-1951 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

40 items

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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Photocopies of originals in the possession of Mrs H M Lidderdale, acquired in 1975.

Scope and content

Correspondence with Mrs Ann Lidderdale re Library for the Springbok Club in London, 1944-1951.
Also concerns gifts of South African books to Queen Mary.

Correspondents include Private Secretaries to Queen Mary and other members of British royalty and Sir Herbert Baker

Note: For further information about the Springbok Library:

BAP 027.1 LIDD
Lidderdale, Ann. The Springbok library: presented by British people to the National Library of South Africa as a tribute of admiration and affection for the Springboks serving in the British and Allied forces, London, 1944. -- [London]: Chriswick Press, 1946.

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No restrictions apply

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Language of material

  • English

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Dates of creation revision deletion

2013

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  • English

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