Five volumes of the complete collection have been digitised as they each contain articles referring to the College or Driefontein Farm, a portion of which was purchased by the Trustees in order to build the College. These articles together form a significant part of the history of the College property from c. 1880 onwards.
Sandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #7, 1983 Contents: 1) NEWSLETTER 2) MEMBERSHIP FORM 3) QUARTET 4) INTRODUCTION by the Editor to a series of four articles concerning the farm DRIEFONTEIN which is of special importance today as the historical WEBER HOUSE still stands on this farm. 5) FROM 1859 : LANDOWNERS OF DRIEFONTEIN by E. J. Carruthers. The story of the land and its various owners over the 120 years since the first farms were proclaimed in the Transvaal. 6) THE LOST HOUSES OF DRIEFONTEIN by Professor R. J. Mason. Report on an investigation of the site of the 1890 - 1926 Wilhelmi Farm, which remains only as a ruin, carried out by the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand. 7) WHY THE WEBER HOUSE IS WORTHY OF PRESERVATION by Juliet Marais Louw. Mrs. Marais Louw, who spent much of her childhood in what is now Sandton, makes a plea for the old WEBER HOUSE to be saved for posterity. 8) 1908 - THE WRIGHT FAMILY ARRIVE AT DRIEFONTEIN by Juliet Marais Louw. A portrait of some of the people who have lived at Driefontein. 9) PASSING OF A PIONEER. Poetic Tribute to Mrs. E. Wilhelmi
Sandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #5, 1981 Contents: 1) Local history in the Sandton context by Jane Carruthers 2) St Stithians College by Sheila and Jimmy Verner 3) The Brolins of Linbro Park by Juliet Marais Louw 4) Alexandra Township by Maud Goedhuys 5) The Sandton Fire Brigade by Jane Carruthers with information supplied by R.D. Schmidt 6) Newsletter
Sandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #2, 1978 Contents: 1) Editorial 1 2) How Sandton got its Water Supply by R. I. Louttit. 3) When Ouma wrote to the School Board by Juliet Marais Louw. 4) Witkoppen School by Agnes Kulenkampff. 5) Panner' s Lane - the story of a road by Muriel E. Fisher. 6) St Mungo' s Church Bryanston by W.R. Hedding. 7) Newsletter
Sandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #15, 1991 Contents: 1) Message from the Mayor of Sandton 2) Family Tree [Wilhelmi and Weber families] 3) Driefontein Farmhouse - Saved at last by Avril Reid 4) Tribute to Mrs. Elsa Wilhelmi by Juliet Marais Louw 5) Driefontein - 150 Years of Change by Dr. Jane Carruthers 6) Driefontein Land Transactions 7) Adolf and Elsa Wilhelmi: Sandton Pioneers by Dr. Jane Carruthers 8) I knew Freya Weber by Juliet Marais Louw 9) Max Weber (1) - The Man by Avril Reid 10) Max Weber (2) - The Diary 31 by Vincent Carruthers 11) The Restoration of Driefontein Farmhouse by Chris Bester, B.Arch(Pretoria)
Sandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #11, 1987 Contents: 1) NEWSLETTER 2) THESE NAMES TELL A STORY by Juliet Marais Louw 3) THE SANDTON COAT OF ARMS by E. J. Carruthers and A. Pedlar 4) EDUCATION IN SANDTON by W.R. Hedding
Correspondence and other documents relating to the issue. The permanent presence of this article amongst the papers on the admission of black students to the College, indicates the research that Mark Henning undertook to understand the issues at play.
Papers reflecting Henning's time as the third Head of St Stithians College. Series 1: Correspondence and other papers between 1977 and 1982 relating to Mark Henning's battle on behalf of the College to have black students admitted to the College.
Items accumulated during Marius Endenburg's school years and his years involved in the OSA. Items include: 1) Circular correspondence items 2) College prospectus 3) Chapel officialopening programme 4) Matric dinner programmes/menus 5) Programmes of Parents' annual dinner dances 6) OSA Annual dinner programmes/menus 7) OSA proposal for new club house 8) St Stithians College magazine 1953 - 1961 (Stythian)
Correspondence and other documents relating to the issue. Note: to be POPI compliant, names of individual students and their parents have been edited out of the digital versions of the documents. The originals may be accessed on application to the Archives.
2019 Noseweek "Too rich to pay rates". Noseweek (January 2019) article featuring Rob McLaren's crusade to unsure that Johannesburg properties were considered fairly for ratable value.
2003 Derek Hudson-Reed obituary Hudson-Reed served on the St Stithians College staff from 1955 - 1963 before serving as a founding Head of Treverton College in KwaZulu-Natal.
Correspondence between Mrs Ivey and Carol Botha (BC Librarian) re the provision of resources for Mrs Ivey's research on the partnership between Collins and Mountstephens and their origins in Cornwall.
1982 R G Bradley letter to Mark Henning re Henley Royal Regatta programme and associated items, 7th July 1982. The St Stithians Rowing 1st VIII took part in the Regatta and a few old boys rowed in the Trident Crew at the event.
1982 Oxford pair turn on style [NC] Daily Express July, 1982. Newspaper cutting referring to the event. in which the St Stithians Rowing 1st VIII took part. A few old boys rowed in the Trident Crew at the event.
1982 Lost in time, Henley keeps its ageless charm [NC] July, 1982. Newspaper cutting referring to the event. in which the St Stithians Rowing 1st VIII took part. A few old boys rowed in the Trident Crew at the event.
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) as well as others regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) as well as others regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
Letter written and signed by Madden Cole on behalf of the Society and addressed to Mark Henning. Handwritten note by Carol Botha indicates items sent for publication on 31/10/1980.
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) as well as others regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) as well as others regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
Assorted correspondence between Mark Henning and the education governing bodies (provincial and national) regarding the admission of black students to private schools.
Covering note issued in 1982 but attached to a 1977 letter from the Department of National Education to the Administrator of the Transvaal. School report for applicant (edited).
1963c College: Method of Acceptance of Pupils [circular from the Headmaster]. The date of the document is estimated from the time that Krige became Headmaster of the College.
1959c St Stithians College Prospectus: cover The date of this Prospectus is estimated from the contents: it refers back to the opening of the College in 1953 and the fees are still quoted in sterling. (South Africa changed its monetary system from sterling to Rands in 1960 and later issues reflect this.)
1959c St Stithians College Prospectus: content The date of this Prospectus is estimated from the contents: it refers back to the opening of the College in 1953 and the fees are still quoted in sterling. (South Africa changed its monetary system from sterling to Rands in 1960 and later issues reflect this.)
1959c St Stithians College Prospectus The date of this Prospectus is estimated from the contents: it refers back to the opening of the College in 1953 and the fees are still quoted in sterling. (South Africa changed its monetary system from sterling to Rands in 1960 and later issues reflect this.)
1959c OSA Draft Proposal for OSA Clubhouse on the north east section of the College property. The document refers to a meeting at the Methodist Central Hall and may be assumed to have been between the OSA and the College Council.
1957 BC Matric Dinner: "Farewell dinner to the Second Company of the '53rd Pioneers" dinner, 7th December 1957. Program contains menu and names of Class of 1957 as well as those of Staff and Council members.
1956 BC Matric Dinner: "Coming of Age" dinner, 8th December 1956 Contains details of the first Matriculants, Founder students and the Staff and Council members at the time.
1953 The Cornubian v.45, September 1953: cover This volume contains a report on the Official Opening of the College and the laying of the Foundation Stone. The front cover features a photograph of the then Chairman of the Association presenting a trophy to Gilbert Tucker who accepted it on behalf of the College. The identity of the presenter of the trophy remained unknown for many years. In November 2017 the archivist was contacted by Clive Sherman who was on a visit to South Africa. He had a copy of the photograph of his father presenting the trophy and came to find out "if St Stithians still existed". Needless to say, he was delighted to find out that it did. The College was delighted to finally be able to identify the person in the photograph.
1953 The Cornubian v.45, September 1953: content This volume contains a report on the Official Opening of the College and the laying of the Foundation Stone. The front cover features a photograph of the then Chairman of the Association presenting a trophy to Gilbert Tucker who accepted it on behalf of the College. The identity of the presenter of the trophy remained unknown for many years. In November 2017 the archivist was contacted by Clive Sherman who was on a visit to South Africa. He had a copy of the photograph of his father presenting the trophy and came to find out "if St Stithians still existed". Needless to say, he was delighted to find out that it did. The College was delighted to finally be able to identify the person in the photograph.
1953 The Cornubian v.45, September 1953 This volume contains a report on the Official Opening of the College and the laying of the Foundation Stone. The front cover features a photograph of the then Chairman of the Association presenting a trophy to Gilbert Tucker who accepted it on behalf of the College. The identity of the presenter of the trophy remained unknown for many years. In November 2017 the archivist was contacted by Clive Sherman who was on a visit to South Africa. He had a copy of the photograph of his father presenting the trophy and came to find out "if St Stithians still existed". Needless to say, he was delighted to find out that it did. The College was delighted to finally be able to identify the person in the photograph.