Wally Mears Archive 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.
Masters degree certificate
Sans titreLetter accompanying copy of Mears Epic ride account from the Archivist, Shirley Fletcher, Kingswood College.
Sans titreMap of the route of Mears's journey
Sans titre1985 Chris Birkett letter to Mary Thornton 4th December 1985 re the origins of the Prefects' Charge and Helen Holmes, the silversmith who created the item.
Sans titre1985 Chris Birkett letter to Mary Thornton 4th December 1985 re the origins of the Prefects' Charge and Helen Holmes, the silversmith who created the item.
Sans titreJeremy Havard Archive: The Havard Archive consists of various programmes and other memorabilia from Jeremy Havard's schooldays
Sans titre1976 Mountstephens war cry 002
Sans titre1976 Mountstephens boarder's clothing list with handwritten annotations.
Sans titre1978 Mountstephens House roll call register
Sans titre1978 BC Calendar Term 2 Calendar: front
Sans titre1980 BC Calendar Term 2: back
Sans titre1980 BC Saints Dance menu: cover
Sans titre1980 BC Founders' Day programme: content
Sans titre1980 BC Matriculation Class Dinner [menu]: content
Sans titreUndated tribute by Douglas Drysdale to Eric Lipsett at his memorial service.
Sans titre1956c Prefects Charge original sketch 002 (verso)
Sans titre1986 Iain Thornton letter to Mark Henning 13th January 1986 re the donation of the documents pertaining to the Prefects' Charge and Helen Holmes, the silversmith who created the item.
Sans titre1985 The Prefects Charge. Descriptive item explaining the origins and significance of the Prefects' Charge and Helen Holmes, the creator of the artefact. The shield is awarded to "The boy who voluntarily contributes the most to the welfare of his fellows".
Sans titre1977 BC Calendar Term 1 Calendar before restoration: back
Sans titre1977 BC Calendar Term 3 Calendar: front
Sans titre1978 BC Calendar Term 3 Calendar before restoration: front
Sans titre1978 BC Calendar Term 3 Calendar after restoration: front
Sans titre1978 BC Calendar Term 3 Calendar after restoration: back
Sans titre1980 BC Calendar Term 2: front
Sans titre1978 BC Athletics programme: cover
Sans titre1979 BC Matric Dance programme: content
Sans titre1980 BC Saints Dance menu: content
Sans titre1980 BC Induction of Prefects and Farewell to Matriculants programme: cover
Sans titre1980 BC St Stithians [rugby match programme]: cover
Contains the names of the Saints players together with those of a combined schools XV from Chile known as the John Jackson XV.
1980 BC St Stithians [rugby match programme]: centre-spread
Contains the names of the Saints players together with those of a combined schools XV from Chile known as the John Jackson XV.
1980 BC St Stithians College Newspaper, Issue 1, February 1980: cover
Sans titreSlip accompanying UCT citation.
Sans titreHandwritten letter from Wally Mears to Mr Dunn referring to the publication of the Early History of St Stithians College which Mears was working on at the time. Although not identified as such in the letter, it can be deduced from the reference to the work of the parents, that he is Mr Colin J H Dunn who was the Chairman of the Parents' Association for the period 1969 -1970.
Sans titreAccount of Mears' Journey on horseback from the Eastern Cape to Ixopo in East Griqualand (KwaZulu-Natal). The horse belonged to someone called Wellington: pages 1- 3
Sans titreAccount from Hugh Huggett summarising Mears' epic ride and proposing a repeat of that journey.
Sans titreTribute to Mr Wally Mears on his retirement: cover
Sans titreVernon Clegg Archive: This archive consists of 34 monochrome and 2 colour photographs taken during the time Clegg was on the staff of the College.
The documents include 3 programmes from performances of the St Stithians Singers.
Iain Thornton Archive: The Thornton Archive include two original drawings for the Prefects' Charge from the silversmith, Helen Holmes.
The documents include 3 items of correspondence and 1 other document.
1956c Prefects Charge original sketch 001 (front)
Sans titre1959 Iain Thornton letter to Helen Holmes 28th December 1959 re his being the first recipient of "The Good Citizen Prize" for which the shield was originally awarded. Iain was Head of the Boarders.
Sans titre1959 Iain Thornton letter to Helen Holmes 28th December 1959 re his being the first recipient of "The Good Citizen Prize" for which the shield was originally awarded. Iain was Head of the Boarders.
Sans titre1986 Iain Thornton letter to Mark Henning 13th January 1986 re the donation of the documents pertaining to the Prefects' Charge and Helen Holmes, the silversmith who created the item.
Sans titre1976 Mountstephens war cry 001
Sans titre1977 BC Calendar Term 1 Calendar before restoration: front
Sans titre1977 BC Calendar Term 3 Calendar: back
Sans titre1978 BC Calendar Term 1 Calendar: front
Sans titre1978 BC Calendar Term 1 Calendar: back
Sans titre1980 BC Calendar Term 1: front
Sans titre1980 BC Founders' Day programme: cover
Sans titre1980 BC Matriculation Class Dinner [menu]: cover
Sans titre1980 BC Rugby team lists: 3rd XV and 4th XV vs Monument 28th June, 1980
Sans titre1980 BC St Stithians College Newspaper, Issue 1, February 1980: content
Sans titre1980 Founders' Day invitation
Sans titreCitation 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
Account of Mears' Journey on horseback from the Eastern Cape to Ixopo in East Griqualand (KwaZulu-Natal). The horse belonged to someone called Wellington: cover page
Sans titreWally Mears' Epic Ride: response by Greg Theron to account from Hugh Huggett
Sans titre1985 Chris Birkett letter to Mary Thornton 4th December 1985 re the origins of the Prefects' Charge and Helen Holmes, the silversmith who created the item.
Sans titre1985 Chris Birkett letter to Mary Thornton 4th December 1985 re the origins of the Prefects' Charge and Helen Holmes, the silversmith who created the item.
Sans titre1976 Mountstephens war cry 003
Sans titre1976c Prefect's exam. The exam is administered by the prefects and written by every boy a few weeks into his Grade 8 year. The exam was designed to familiarise the boys with the structure and history of the College.
Sans titre1977 BC Calendar Term 1 Calendar after restoration: front
Sans titre1977 BC Calendar Term 1 Calendar after restoration: back
Sans titre1978 BC Calendar Term 2 Calendar: back
Sans titre1978 BC Calendar Term 3 Calendar before restoration: back
Sans titre1979 BC Calendar Term 2: front
Sans titre1979 BC Calendar Term 2: back
Sans titre1980 BC Calendar Term 1: back
Sans titre1980 BC Calendar Term 3: front
Sans titre1980 BC Calendar Term 3: back
Sans titre1978 BC Athletics programme: content
Sans titre1979 BC Matric Dance programme: cover
Sans titre1980 BC Rugby team lists: 3rd XV and 4th XV vs Krugersdorp 19th June, 1980
Sans titre1980 BC Rugby team lists: 3rd XV and 4th XV vs KES, 21st June, 1980
Sans titre1980 BC Matric Class tie
Sans titre2010 Jeremy Havard letter to Susannah Knowles containing description and context of donated items.
Sans titre2011 Paul Krige tribute to Steyn Krige at the time of his passing 26th September, 2011.
Sans titreTeaching certificate
Sans titreCitation 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
Handwritten letter from Wally Mears to Mr Dunn referring to the publication of the Early History of St Stithians College which Mears was working on at the time. Although not identified as such in the letter, it can be deduced from the reference to the work of the parents, that he is Mr Colin J H Dunn who was the Chairman of the Parents' Association for the period 1969 -1970.
Sans titreAccount from Hugh Huggett summarising Mears' epic ride and proposing a repeat of that journey, 002
Sans titreTribute to Mr Wally Mears on his retirement: content
Sans titreMark Henning Archive: 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.