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 Margaret, the daughter of Molly McNally -
Photograph of Margaret, the daughter of Rita Levey -
Photograph of Margaret, the niece of Isobel Green -
Photograph of Marilyn Eayre -
Photograph of Marilynn and Denise Margaret Eayre -
Photograph of Mary and baby, Michael -
Photograph of Mary Ann Matthews (presumably the daughter of Gladys Hobbs) -
Photograph of people in fancy dress at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of people in the dining hall at the 1954 Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of past pupils at a Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of the Ballenden family -
Photograph of two young girls looking for frogs in a water lily pond -
Photograph of unidentified baby; presumably the child of a past pupil at the Grahamstown Teachers' Training College -
Photograph of unidentified baby holding a measuring tape -
Photograph of unidentified baby sitting in a bucket -
Photograph of unidentified children of Grahamstown Teachers' Training College Old Girls -
Photograph of unidentified toddler at Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of unidentified toddler at Grahamstown Teachers' Training College reunion -
Photograph of an unidentified young girl standing on a stone wall -
Photograph of an unidentified young girl