The Henderson Papers comprise archival documents that were collected over the years by Dr. Thelma Muriel Henderson (1933 – 2009) and her husband Dr. Derek Scott Henderson (1929 – 2009) and relate to their involvement in University administration in the United States of America and South Africa. The bulk of the collection relates to their work at Rhodes University and in particular Thelma Henderson’s extensive work in social upliftment in Grahamstown. The collection is divided into series, namely: 1) Speeches delivered by Thelma Henderson and Derek Henderson, 2) Thelma Henderson’s Master’s degree Social Development: Theory, Practice and Evaluation, 3) Records relating to the management of St. Peter Clavers Nursery School (formerly known as Fingo Village Nursery School).
Utilizing the philosophical frameworks of Hannah Arendt and Pierre Bourdieu, Dr. Lange explores academic freedom not just as a legal right, but as a "political, public and plural exercise of thinking." She critiques the "instrumentalisation" of research and teaching by market forces and suggests that the university’s true autonomy resides in the critical capability of its academics to objectify their own practices and offer counter-narratives to the prevailing political economy of innovation.
Thomas Davies. Photograph is postcard-type kept in envelope with the words "To Isabel, from uncle Thomas" written on the front. Photograph taken by O. Jackson in Brecon.
The Papers of the Rev. Thomas Gamble (1856 – 1931) at Cory Library Born in England in 1856, Thomas Gamble took a three year course at Harley House, a school for the training of missionaries, before coming to Cape Town in 1879 aged 23. He realised that he needed to learn Dutch to become a successful missionary and supported himself by working as a teacher whilst taking Dutch lessons. He also spent three months on a farm in order to perfect his knowledge of the language. (His papers bear testimony to his proficiency in the language). He was invited to become the minister in Heidelberg (Cape) and was ordained as minister there under the London Missionary Society. After spending thirteen years in Heidelberg, Rev. Gamble came to Uitenhage in 1897, where he ministered to the Rose Lane Congregational Church for the rest of his life. He undertook many travels throughout the world to attend Church gatherings. Rev. Gamble’s tours included trips to the Holy Land, Europe, the United States and Canada. In 1920 he went to Japan as a delegate to the World’s Convention of Sunday Schools in Tokyo. His last overseas trip in 1928 was to a Sunday School Convention in Los Angeles. The Congregational Union of South Africa elected him as its Chairman in 1913, and he visited many churches in the Union. Giving Magic Lantern Slide lectures on his travels, he raised funds for the Congregational Union. The Collection at Cory Library includes some of the Lantern Slides used by Rev. Gamble. Rev. Gamble died at the age of 75 on Monday, 22 June 1931. His name lives on as there is a suburb in Uitenhage named after him. The collection includes original manuscripts by Rev. Gamble, research for his sermons and various lectures and talks, as well as miscellaneous correspondence.
Photograph of three men playing golf at the seventeenth hole, with two caddies carrying bags and a dam in the background. There is a view of the town (probably Grahamstown) in the distance.
Photographic album : containing photographs of Indian troops and members of an Indian press contingent, taken in the Middle East (including Iraq) and Italy during World War II, taken during a tour by a contingent of Indian Press correspondents, 1945, photographer unknown.
