This collection includes:
1) Union of South Africa. Department of Education. Teachers' Provisional First Class Certificate awarded to W G A Mears, dated March 1920
2) University of South Africa Master of Arts Degree certificate, March 1928 awarded to WGA Mears.
3) University of Cape Town. Citation accompanying the awarding of the Honorary Master of Education degree to WGA Mears. [undated]
4) Compliments slip accompanying the UCT citation.
5) WGA Mears letter to Mr Dunn, 1st May 1974.
6) WGA Mears letter to Mr Dunn, [undated]
7) Account of Mears' Epic Ride and accompanying note.
Wally Mears' Epic Ride: response by Greg Theron to account from Hugh Huggett
Theron, GregLetter accompanying copy of Mears Epic ride account from the Archivist, Shirley Fletcher, Kingswood College.
Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)Account from Hugh Huggett summarising Mears' epic ride and proposing a repeat of that journey, 002
Huggett, HughAccount from Hugh Huggett summarising Mears' epic ride and proposing a repeat of that journey.
Huggett, HughMasters degree certificate
University of South AfricaSlip accompanying UCT citation.
University of Cape TownCitation which accompanied the awarding of the degree Masters of Education honoris causa to W G A Mears.
The document is undated, but the accompanying compliments slip from UCT includes the name of A V H Carter, Registrar, who served the university from 1939 - 1955. As it was awarded whilst Mears was Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys' High (1930 - 1951), the possible date range is limited to the period 1939 - 1951. page 2
Citation which accompanied the awarding of the degree Masters of Education honoris causa to W G A Mears.
The document is undated, but the accompanying compliments slip from UCT includes the name of A V H Carter, Registrar, who served the university from 1939 - 1955. As it was awarded whilst Mears was Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys' High (1930 - 1951), the possible date range is limited to the period 1939 - 1951. page 1
Citation which accompanied the awarding of the degree Masters of Education honoris causa to W G A Mears.
The document is undated, but the accompanying compliments slip from UCT includes the name of A V H Carter, Registrar, who served the university from 1939 - 1955. As it was awarded whilst Mears was Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys' High (1930 - 1951), the possible date range is limited to the period 1939 - 1951.
Teaching certificate
Union of South Africa. Department of Education.Tribute to Mr Wally Mears on his retirement: cover
Krige, Marthinus Theunis SteynTribute to Mr Wally Mears on his retirement: content
Krige, Marthinus Theunis SteynTribute to Mr Wally Mears on his retirement.
Krige, Marthinus Theunis SteynMap of the route of Mears's journey
Theron, Greg