The Frontier Collections
Item set
- Title
- The Frontier Collections
- Description
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The Frontier Collections are a curated collection of archival materials that document the turbulent and formative era of the Eastern Cape frontier. Spanning the late 18th to the early 20th century, these collections provide a multi-perspective view of the Frontier Wars (Xhosa Wars), the establishment of colonial administration, and the subsequent growth of settler infrastructure.
The collection is particularly noted for its focus on the "Frontier Country"—the region surrounding Makhanda (Grahamstown)—detailing the interplay between British settlers, Boer trekkers, and the Xhosa kingdoms. - Language
- English
- isiXhosa
- Type
- Collection
- Subject
- Frontier Wars
- 1820 Settlers
- Military History
- Colonial Architecture
- Xhosa History
- Urban Development
- Spatial Coverage
- Eastern Cape, South Africa (formerly the Cape Colony frontier)
- Temporal Coverage
- c. 1779 – 1910
- Format
- Manuscripts
- Lantern slides
- Cartographic materials
Items
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The Karel Landman Monument in the Sundays River Valley Rural, Eastern Cape, was designed by Gerard Moerdyk and built by the Lupini Brothers. It was unveiled on 16 December 1939 by W A L Landman. It honours Karel Landman who farmed in this area until 1837 when he became a leader in the Great Trek. He led a party of 180 Trekkers and their servants on a trek of 885 kilometres into Natal where he was prominent in several battles with the Zulus and he was second in command of the Boer forces at the pivotal battle of Blood River. The commemoration of Karel Landman and his trek, in this 3m globe with an ox wagon traversing it, was an initiative of the National Party and the councils of the Dutch Reformed Church in two neighbouring villages, Alexandria and Paterson. Legend has it that the councils could not agree which village should 'host’ the monument, so it was placed on this remote koppie overlooking the surrounding countryside, between the two villages.,F G Butler (donor) -
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A photograph of Cove Rock, East London. -
Photograph of Cove Rock, East London. -
Album of "Photographs of South Africa", compiler and photographer not stated. Photos covering Easter and Western Cape, Natal, Free State, Rivers, Transport, Ostriches and Black people. [1880-1883],Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. (donor) -
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Glass negative : Views of the Cradock Bowling Green showing people seated outside the club house, taken in 1944. -
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Glass negative : View of four women, one holding a baby, seated in front of a dome-shaped mud hut in Cradock location, 1900. -
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Glass negative : View of the crowd on Market Square, Cradock, for Queen Victoria's memorial service, 1901. -
Glass negative : Views of a crowd watching the fire at George H. Byrnes & Co., Saddlers and Harness makers, Cradock. -
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A photograph album compiled by Mary Butler, containing photographs of Wayfarers, Sunbeams and Pathfinders, mostly in Cradock. Two newspaper clippings and a handwritten concert programme included. There are three photographs of Rev. James Arthur Calata's young daughters, and he himself is included in two photographs. This photograph showing a group of young boys, known as Cubs and Jeff (wearing a cap). They are sitting around fire in a camp outing -
A decorative arch, part of the town decorations to welcome the Governor on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, reads in Latin "Praetorem Andreae pueri Aidanique salutant, omnes Patronum te clamant urbis alumni." (St Andrew's and St Aidan's boys greet the Governor, and all the scholars of the city schools hail their patron) Smaller shields read "Religio" and "Scientia". (Religion and knowledge) -
A photograph album compiled by Mary Butler, containing photographs of Wayfarers, Sunbeams and Pathfinders, mostly in Cradock. Two newspaper clippings and a handwritten concert programme included. There are three photographs of Rev. James Arthur Calata's young daughters, and he himself is included in two photographs. This photograph showing Mrs Davies and two mothers demonstrating to Wayfarers on how to take care of infants. Probably one of infant/toddler progam run by missionary wives to educate African women -
A photograph album compiled by Mary Butler, containing photographs of Wayfarers, Sunbeams and Pathfinders, mostly in Cradock. Two newspaper clippings and a handwritten concert programme included. There are three photographs of Rev. James Arthur Calata's young daughters, and he himself is included in two photographs. This photograph showing Mrs Davies and two mothers demonstrating to Wayfarers on how to take care of infants. Probably one of infant/toddler progams run by missionary wives to educate African women -
A photograph album compiled by Mary Butler, containing photographs of Wayfarers, Sunbeams and Pathfinders, mostly in Cradock. Two newspaper clippings and a handwritten concert programme included. There are three photographs of Rev. James Arthur Calata's young daughters, and he himself is included in two photographs. This photograph showing a group of people and two nurses standing infront of a dispensary or health clinic. They have probably come to collect medicine, or to get medical treatment -
Albany sheet no. 6. Details of Sephton's party, Clarke's party, Morgan's party, Howard's party and Liversage's party.