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Adolph Schauder Collection

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Title: Adolph Schauder Collection
Description: The Adolph Schauder Collection provides a glimpse into the public service and social impact of Adolph Schauder (1880–1968), a prominent figure in Port Elizabeth civic life who served as a City Councillor for 40 years and Mayor from 1940 to 1942. The material's primary focus is Schauder's lifelong dedication to mass housing and slum clearance, which earned him the title “Father of Housing” in Port Elizabeth. The collection documents his instrumental role in building over 30,000 houses for all races and the establishment of sub-economic housing schemes, such as Schauderville (named after him) and McNamee Village.

Archival records related to Schauder's legacy—including administrative files, photographs, and personal papers—are held by various South African institutions, such as the Port Elizabeth Jewish Museum and the National Archives and Records Service. The collection is a source for researchers studying local government, social policy, Jewish community history, and urban development in mid-20th-century Port Elizabeth, reflecting his service on the Municipal Housing Committee and the National Housing and Planning Commission.

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Adolph Schauder with a group at an old-age home for Africans
Bestowing of Soncebe Man of Mercy title aternate view,Bestowing of Sonceba Man of Mercy title aternate view
Bestowing Soncebe Man of Mercy (photo),Bestowing of Sonceba Man of Mercy (photo)
Bestowing Soncebe Man of Mercy (text),Bestowing of Sonceba Man of Mercy (text)
Transcript - "Soncebe - Man of Mercy," The title bestowed on Mr. Schauder fell admiringly from the lips of this aged African as he greets the benefactor of his people"
Champion of the under-privileged, Bestowing of Sonceba Man of Mercy title aternate view
Caption reads: "As the champion of the under-priviledged Mr. Shcauder has done his most meritious work in Port Elizabeth"
Copy of Newspaper Testimonial,Bestowing of Sonceba Man of Mercy title aternate view
Transcript: "Schauder Township is an impressive sight, but the happy transformation it has achieved in a whole community is an inspiration and a challenge to civic leaders throughout South Africa to emulate the proud standard set by a Jew in bringing happiness to the people he serves."
Councillor Schauder meets the people
Caption reads: "He has fulfilled his promises to the Africans in word and deed."
Councillor Schauder meets the people,Bestowing of Sonceba Man of Mercy title aternate view
Caption reads: "The name of councillor Schauder fell like benediction from the lips of youngsters and from the lips of old people."
Elderly African male in one of Schauder's townships
Evidence of Schauder's good works
Note about Adolph Schauder, Mayor of Port Elizabeth 1940-1944
Transcript: "He is blessed by old men and women serenely spending the evening of their lives in an aged home consisting of pretty cottages built around a magnificent garden of flower-beds and lawns."
Note about Adolph Schauder, Mayor of Port Elizabeth 1940-1944 - keeping retrogressive legislation out
Transcript: "They thanked him for his share in keeping... retrogressive legislation away from Port Elizabeth."
Note about Adolph Schauder, Mayor of Port Elizabeth 1940-1944 - Schauder's position on slum clearance
Transcript: "His uncompromising attitude in favour of slum-clearence brought him into sharp conflict with vested interests... yet he became on of the most respected members of the Port Elizabeth city council."
Praise for Schauder's works in Township
Caption reads: "In the township named in his honour, 10,000 coloureds live happily in modern self-contained houses, each with a little garden."
SA Jewish Times the Story of South African Jewry, part 1, page 1
SA Jewish Times the Story of South African Jewry, part 1, page 2
Article snippet about Adolph Schauder - S.A. Jewish Times, Friday, june 11, 1948.
SA Jewish Times the Story of South African Jewry, part 2, page 1
SA Jewish Times the Story of South African Jewry, part 2, page 2
Schauder Ave., Holland Park, Port Elizabeth
Adolph Schauder looking up to the street sign bearing his name. Schauder Avenue is situated in the Port Elizabeth suburb Holland Park.
Schauder Township scene
Soncebe with African and Coloured community members
Testimonial Schauder Township
Transcript: "Everywhere in Schauder Township you are greeted by the smilling faces of contented people"
The Africans and their devotion
The Fruit of a Benevolent Harvest (photo)
Caption: "No curfew, no pass laws, no compulsory registration of natives. The non-European enjoys full civic freedom, and as a result the incidence of crime in Port Elizabeth is the lowest in the Union."
The Fruit of a Benevolent Harvest (text)
Caption reads: "No curfew, no pass laws, no compalsory registration of natives. The non-European enjoys full civic freedom, and as a result the incidence of crime in Port elizabeth is the lowest in the union."