Leila Kerr (Linington) Collection
Item set
- Alternative Title
- Leila Kerr Collection
- Creator
- Leila Kerr (Collector)
- Description
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The Leila Kerr (Linington) Collection is a substantial photographic archive of historical images primarily documenting class reunions and related social gatherings of the Grahamstown Teachers’ Training College (South Africa) and associated community life over the mid-20th century. The collection comprises at least 120 digitised photographs featuring past pupils, families, children, and various participants at reunions and events, capturing personal relationships, leisure activities, and everyday scenes spanning decades. Items depict informal portraits of individuals and groups, children playing, family interactions, festive moments (such as fancy dress), and scenes at reunion venues including college grounds and surrounding areas.
RU Digital Archives
Many of the images were donated by Leila Kerr (née Linington) and reflect social networks and personal histories connected with the Teachers’ Training College community in Grahamstown — documenting not only institutional reunion activities but also broader familial and community ties. These visual records provide a rich resource for researchers interested in the history of education, community memory, social life in Grahamstown, and photographic practices in documenting local histories. - Date Issued
- Mid-20th century
- Provenance
- Collected and donated by Leila Kerr
- Genre
- Documentary photography
- Social and educational history
- Subject
- See all item sets with this valueClass reunions
- Grahamstown Teachers’ Training College
- See all item sets with this valuePortraits
- Family gatherings
- Format
- Digital images (photographic scans)
- Spatial Coverage
- Grahamstown (Makhanda), Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Temporal Coverage
- ca. 1930s–1960s
- Extent
- 120 photographic items
Items
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Photograph of a boy and a girl at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of a man and a woman at the 1965 Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of Aileen, daughter of Alma Warren (Gush) 1924-5 -
Photograph of Alan Pike on the beach -
Photograph of Alan Pike with woman -
Photograph of Alice Wright (Miller) with Christopher, Helen and Jeffry -
Photograph of Andy Robertson on a horse -
Photograph of Ann and Elizabeth Kerr, twin daughters Leila Kerr, aged 11 years -
Photograph of Ann and Elizabeth Kerr, twin daughters of Leila Kerr -
Photograph of Ann and Elizabeth, twin daughters of Leila Kerr (Linington), 6 June 1924 -
Photograph of Ann Anderson (Nash), with her parents and daughters (and probably her husband) in 1969 -
Photograph of Annie de Wet (Scott) and Lynn Ann -
Photograph of Anthony and Frank Moxham -
Photograph of Anthony Bryan Greenham -
Photograph of Audrey [Bierly?] in a garden -
Photograph of Audrey Fray's baby in a swing -
Photograph of Bevan Grigg -
Photograph of Brian Hoole (presumably the son of Beryl Stocks) -
Photograph of Brian, Rosemary and Kathleen Marriot (presumably the children of Nora Budd) -
Photograph of Bridget Burt, daughter of Eileen Burt (née Moroney), 1924 -
Photograph of Bruce Rubridge, son of Pam Nash -
Photograph of Cecily Winifred Atherstone -
Photograph of Cecily Winifred Atherstone -
Photograph of children at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of children at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion