Extracts from letters written by E M Harris (one of four Founder Members of Staff of the College) to his sister, Lilian, in England between January 1957 and May 1961.
Harris, Edwin Montague (Monty)Extracts from letters written by E M Harris (one of four Founder Members of Staff of the College) to his sister, Lilian, in England between January 1953 and July,1961.
Harris, Edwin Montague (Monty)The Harris Album - a visual record of the early history of the school.
The Harris letters - printed and bound copies of the letters sent by EM Harris to his sister in England describing the day by day events that took place in the first eight years of the College.
Items collected by Lilian Harris and amalgamated into an album presented to the College following the sudden death of E M Harris in 1961.
Harris, LilianVarious publicity items from the album.
Harris, LilianItems collected by Lilian Harris and amalgamated into an album presented to the College following the sudden death of E M Harris in 1961.
Harris, LilianPhysical album:
The Harris album was compiled from photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes etc. sent to Miss Harris and her sister, Mrs Hetty Kingswell, in the United Kingdom by Mr E M (Monty) Harris, a founding staff member of the College. A few further photographs and an introductory page were added by Mr Walter Mears, the first headmaster of the College.
Digital album:
The digital album, for ease of use, has been divided into four items, each of which consists of various parts;
Item 1: Complete pages
Item 2: Multi-page documents that are contained within the album. This item allows one to browse through each document individually.
Item 3: Newspaper cuttings that were folded in the album are expanded here for full viewing.
Item 4: All 115 digitised photographs from the album, listed in the chronological order in which they appear in the album.
1970 HA 106 Dining Hall interior
Photographs from 1969 and 1970 were added to the Album by Mr Mears.
1970 HA 105 Chapel Quad
Photographs from 1969 and 1970 were added to the Album by Mr Mears.
1969 HA 104 BP Quad
Photographs from 1969 and 1970 were added to the Album by Mr Mears.
1961 HA 111 Mr and Mrs EM Harris
1961 HA 108 Jamieson Rugby field
1961 HA 103 Baytopp field
1961 HA 102 Swimming pool
1961 HA 101 Chapel Quad and BC Teaching block
1961 HA 100 Chapel Quad and BC Science Block
1961 HA 099 Chapel and BC Administration block from Chapel Circle
1961 HA 098 Chapel from Chapel Drive
1961 HA 097 Dining Hall exterior
1961 HA 096 BC Mountstephens House
1961 HA 095 BC Collins House
1961 HA 094 Corlett Gate viewed from the north
1960 HA 085c Chapel with EM Harris car
1959 HA 078 BC Matric Class (Grade 12)
1959 HA 075b Swimming gala presentation
1959 HA 075a Monty Harris formal portrait
1959 HA 074 Swimming gala diving 002
1959 HA 073 Swimming gala diving scene
1958 HA 072d Swimming pool diving scene
1958 HA 072c Swimming pool: gala scene
1958 HA 072b Swimming pool: gala scene
1958 HA 072a Swimming pool: gala scene
1958 HA 070 BC Matric Class (Grade 12)
1958 HA 068b EMH in typical pose in his Maths classroom
1958 HA 068a Staff vs OSA Hockey match
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Wally Mears, Steyn Krige
1957 HA 067 Campus aerial view showing BC buildings and sports facilities, including the swimming bath. The remnants of the orchard from Driefontein farming days are also visible.
1957 HA 066 BC aerial view showing BC buildings
1957 HA 065 BP Nativity Play in Chapel.
1957 HA 064 Campus aerial view showing the extent of the College buildings and the ring road and the location of the original school gate close to the centre of Randburg.
1956 HA 061 BC Matric Class (Grade 12)
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1956 HA 060 BC Std 9 Grade 11 Class
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1956 HA 057b Chapel interior
1956 HA 056 Chapel view from Cheetah slopes with newly planted trees.
1956 HA 055d Chapel Harris wedding. The bride enters the Chapel with her father, EM Harris. This was the first wedding to take place in the Chapel. The name of the bridesmaid is not recorded.
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1956 HA 055b Chapel Harris wedding: Mr & Mrs Hacking. The bride is the daughter of EM Harris. This was the first wedding to take place in the Chapel.
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1956 HA 055a Chapel Harris wedding: bride entering the Chapel. The bride is the daughter of EM Harris. This was the first wedding to take place in the Chapel.
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1955 HA 046c First christening group photo
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1955 HA 046b First christening with parents
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1955 HA 046a First christening with Wally Mears.
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1955 HA 045d Chapel first christening with Wally Mears.
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1955 HA 045c Chapel first christening with Monty Harris
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1955 HA 045c Chapel first christening with Monty Harris
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1955 HA 045a Chapel first christening
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1955 HA 044 BP Grade 1 Class
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1955 HA 043 BP Std 2 (Grade 4) Class
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1955 HA 042 BP Std 4 (Grade 6)
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1955 HA 041 BP Grade 2 Class
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1955 HA 040 BP Std 1 (Grade 3) Class
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