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 children at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion on the Rhodes University Canterbury lawns -
Photograph of children at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion on the Rhodes University Canterbury lawns -
Photograph of children at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion on the Rhodes University Canterbury lawns -
Photograph of children at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion on the Rhodes University Canterbury lawns -
Photograph of children at the 1940 Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of children in fancy dress at the 1954 Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion on the Rhodes University Canterbury lawns -
Photograph of children in fancy dress at the 1954 Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of children of Mabel McEwan (née Emslie) -
Photograph of Christopher in a baby carriage, with his mother {presumably a past pupil) -
Photograph of Colin Henry Beckermann, born on 1 December 1949, here aged 2 years 2 months -
Photograph of Colleen Elizabeth Oates in a baby carriage -
Photograph of David (aged 3 years) and Ian (aged 11 months), the sons of Doreen Collett (née Ruddle) -
Photograph of David Maritz -
Photograph of David Maritz -
Photograph of Desmond and Mary Williamson in a pedal car -
Photograph of Desmond and Mary Williamson in a pedal car -
Photograph of Doreen Grigg and her husband with their children, including daughter Patricia -
Photograph of Dr and Mrs Steyn with their children Mervyn, Ernest, Elizabeth, Helen Maree, Gretel and Douw -
Photograph of a drill display at the Grahamstown Teachers' Training College -
Photograph of Edith Anderson (Mrs vd Merwe) (Kettles), with daughters Sylvia and Winsome -
Photograph of Elaine with her children Kenneth, Shirley, Graham and Teddy -
Photograph of Elizabeth and Ann Kerr playing the piano at the 1954 Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion concert -
Photograph of Elizabeth and Rosalie Hall -
Photograph of Elizabeth, Peter and Rosemary Hall, the children of Mary Somers Vine -
Photograph of Francis, son of Sylvia Lumsden (née Hughes)