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 Jennifer Jean Hannah -
Photograph of Jessie Mabel Armstrong, 52 and a half years old, "Still teaching and loving it" -
Photograph of Jill and Geoffrey Viviers -
Photograph of Jill Helen de Wet, (presumably the daughter of Annie Scott), in a baby carriage -
Photograph of Jill Viviers -
Photograph of Joan Smith (née Weddell) with her son, Graham -
Photograph of Joan Robertson with a dog -
Photograph of Joan, Pierre and Linette Jordaan (Travers-Jackson) with an unidentified African woman -
Photograph of John William Petersen in a baby carriage -
Photograph of John William Petersen -
Photograph of Jonas and an unidentified woman -
Photograph of Kathleen and Nancy -
Photograph of Kay Fraser (née Walker), Loen Bosworth (née Pocock), Peggy Hutton (née Tebbutt), Nan and Nancy Geach (née Witte), with their children -
Photograph of Kenneth and Barry -
Photograph of Loen Bosworth (née Pocock) with her children, Brian and Rosemary -
Photograph of Louise (the woman in the photograph (presumably Louise) is sitting with a baby on her lap, while petting a small dog -
Photograph of Louise and Melissa Becker sitting in a metal tub -
Photograph of Mackenzie (presumably the daughter of Cora Maydock) -
Photograph of Margaret (the woman in the photograph (presumably Margaret) is sitting on a bench with a baby on her lap -
Photograph of Margaret Ann Phillips (Isherwood) sitting in a high chair -
Photograph of Margaret Green with Connie Greaves and Noel Boyes, a senior student -
Photograph of Margaret Levey -
Photograph of Margaret Makepeace, aged 12 months -
Photograph of Margaret, Elizabeth and Jean Hutton (presumably the daughters of Peggy Hutton née Tebbutt) -
Photograph of Margaret, Elizabeth and Jean Hutton (presumably the daughters of Peggy Hutton née Tebbutt)