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
- Class reunionsSee all item sets with this value
- Grahamstown Teachers’ Training College
- PortraitsSee all item sets with this value
- 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 Frank Moxham -
Photograph of the garden party at the 1952 Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of George Robert with his mother, Lucien Vink -
Photograph of Gerald -
Photograph of Gerald Arthur Artus (presumably the son of Hope Green) -
Photograph of Gillian and Jennifer Geach (presumably the daughters of Nancy White) -
Photograph of Gillian Geach (presumably the daughter of Nancy White) -
Photograph of Grahamstown Teachers' Training College bell -
Photograph of the Grahamstown Teachers' Training College building -
Photograph of Grahamstown Teachers' Training College Old Girls Branch meeting in Cape Town -
Photograph of Grahamstown Teachers' Training College Old Girls Branch meeting in Cape Town -
Photograph of Grahamstown Teachers' Training College Old Girls Branch meeting in Cape Town -
Photograph of Grahamstown Teachers' Training College Old Girls Branch meeting in Cape Town -
Photograph of Grahamstown Teachers' Training College Old Girls reunion in Matatiele on 11 November 1939 -
Photograph of Grahamstown Teachers' Training College students (in sepia) -
Photograph of grandchildren of past pupils at the 1952 Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reuinion -
Photograph of the gravestone of Edward Cook who died on 9 March 1843. Inscription on the gravestone: In loving memory of Edward Cook, Wesleyan Missionary, who burned out his life to save the Bondelswart people dying in the desert, Mar. 9, 1843 at the age of 36 "The love of Christ constraineth us" -
Photograph of a group of past pupils at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of a group of people at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion in front of the Rhodes University Chapel of St Mary and all the Angels (circa 1954) -
Photograph of Helen, Anna and Ruth Radloff -
Photograph of Jacqueline and Wendie -
Photograph of Jean Davis (née Moir) and her child -
Photograph of Jennifer and Gillian Geach -
Photograph of Jennifer and Peter Mills-Gowar -
Photograph of Jennifer Geach