C.J. Skead's Forest and Bush Recession Collection

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Title
C.J. Skead's Forest and Bush Recession Collection
Alternative Title
Forest and Bush Recession Collection
Creator
Skead, C.J. (Cuthbert John)
Role (unbound)
en compiler
Description
A research collection comprising photographs, scholarly and news articles, and various ephemera collated by C.J. Skead. The materials document the ecological recession of forest and bush environments, likely focusing on the Eastern Cape or Southern African regions.
Language
English
Provenance
The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University
Type
Mixed materials
Subject
Forest ecology
Deforestation
Bush encroachment
Environmental history
Botany
Conservation
Format
Photographs
Clippings
Correspondence
Ephemera
Source
C.J. Skead Papers and Photographs
Spatial Coverage
South Africa (Eastern Cape)
Access Rights
The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the Cory Library for Humanities Research.
Rights Holder
Various. Please check individual items for the copyright statement.

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  • Forest recession: Grootkloof, Baviaans R. Valley, Bedford E. Cape
    Caption "Head of Grootkloof on Lynedoch farm in the lower Baviaans River valley 17 km NW Bedford town, Bedford district. July 1981. Showing a patch of relict forest there."
  • Desecration of trees
    Caption "Pine trees cut to allow passage of telephone wires, Graaff-Reinet street. June 1959."
  • Forest recession - King William's Town
    Caption "TW 10. Trees surviving amongst stones, near Mt. Coke, King Wms Town. June 1961. In native territory."
  • Forest recession - King William's Town
    Caption "TW 10. Belt of treed vegetation surviving in an outcrop of dolerite between Buffalo River & Mount Coke, King Wms Twn. June 1961. The trees are largely Olea verrucos and Cussonia spicata which have survived by growing out from the rockiness. Otherwise surrounded by grass."
  • Forest recession - Kologha Mt. Stutterheim
    Caption "TW 10. Podocarpus latifolius growing from rocks. Top Kologha Mt. Stutterheim. June 1961."
  • Forest recession
    Caption "TW 10. Tree ferns (left) with Aloe arborescens in back to left, and natural forest at back. Ferns and aloes side by side where forest ought to be! June 1961."
  • The felling of the palm tree at the Sacred Heart Church King William's Town
    Caption "A beautiful Hyphene palm felled to make way for a man-made religious sanctuary. Sheer desecration. Garden of Sacred Heart Church, King Wms. Town [King William's Town]. June 1962. R.C. of course."
  • Forest recession - Transkei
    Caption "EW 10. Looking up Bashee R., from National Road bridge. Virtually denuded of shrub. Nov. 1963."
  • Forest recession - Transkei
    Caption "EW 10. Looking down Bashee R., from National Road bridge. Banks virtually denuded and only the lightest scrub on hills ½-mile away there is dense scrub up the valley. Nov. 1963."
  • Forest recession - Transkei
    Caption "TW 17. Lone relict Camdeboo Stink wood on rocky koppie beside road down to Umzimvubu Bridge between Mount Ayliff & Mt. Frere. Nov. 1963."
  • Forest recession - Transkei
    Caption "TW 17. Aspect of the lone relict Camdeboo stinkwood running down the Umzimvubu Bridge between Mt. Ayliff & Mt. Frere. Nov. 1963."
  • Giants Castle
    Caption "D8. Monks Cowl & Champagne Castle across the Injasuti Valley. Oct. 1958."
  • Injasuti Valley
    Caption "D8. Across the Injasuti Valley to the Berg. Oct. 1958."
  • Injasuti Valley
    Caption "D8. Across the Injasuti Valley to Champagne Castle, Monk's Cowl, Cathkin Peak. Oct. 1958."
  • Injasuti Valley
    Caption "Landrover climbing a hill. The ridges are snow stripes in the grass - a common feature in the reserve. Oct. 1958."
  • End of trees
    Caption "TW 14. Log washed down the Great Fish river jammes against the pillars near Eastpost station, Bedford. Oct. 1962. Tree looked like a Weeping Willow."
  • Bush recession
    Caption "Badly overgrazed veld in Bantu territory at Middeldrift, King Wms Town [King William's Town] . Oct 1962. Note how odd trees have been left in what must once have been a well-wooded valley."
  • Grossly overgrazed veld near Middeldrift
    Caption "Grossly overgrazed Bantu veld near Middledrift, K.W. Town. Oct. 1962. Note remnants of a few trees..."
  • Bush recession
    Caption "EW 8. Grossly overgrazed Bantu veld near Middeldrift, K.W. Town. Oct 1962. Note remnants of a few trees Schotia, etc. All [*] has been removed from what must have been a well-barked kloof. The grass on the influves overeaten. "
  • Forest recession - Fuller's Bay
    Caption "TW 5. Patch of dead coastal dune forest sand at Fuller's Bay, East London. Sept. 1959. Surrounded by grassveld. Nearest forest in distance."