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- 1959
Part of Bill Moir Collection
Card sent to Bill Moir and signed by "Tom".
Inside includes images of the swimming pool, annotated as a gift from the parents, 1956 and a picture of Mountstephens House.
Boys' College
Part of Bill Moir Collection
Card sent to Bill Moir and signed by "Tom".
Inside includes images of the swimming pool, annotated as a gift from the parents, 1956 and a picture of Mountstephens House.
Boys' College
St Stithians College 1957 - 1961 as recorded in the letters of E.M. Harris
Part of Harris Fonds
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)
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.
Henning, Mark
1978 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1978 letter from MH to the TED requesting permission to admit three black students to the Boys' Prep. [compliant]
Henning, Mark
1978 Parent 1 response [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1978 document with applicants details [compliant]
Parent 1
19780331 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1978 letter from the TED to MH advising that the applications for admission had been refused. [compliant]
Transvaal Education Department
19780404 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department noting refusal [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1978 letter from MH to the TED advising noting the refusal of the applications for admission. [compliant]
Henning, Mark
19780407 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re publicity
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19780407 TED letter to MH re publicity issue and requesting details of all students of colour admitted to the College.
Transvaal Education Department
19780415 Mark Henning letter to the Transvaal Director of Education re admission numbers
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19780415 MH letter to TVL Director of Education re admission numbers for students of colour.
Henning, Mark
19781122 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Administrator [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19781122 MH letter to the Transvaal Administrator again requesting permission for the admission of 3 black applicants. [compliant]
Henning, Mark
1979 Application Parent 2 [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1979 Application Parent 2 [compliant]
Parent 2
19790228 Mark Henning Memorandum to Council re Admission of Blacks to St Stithians
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790228 Mark Henning Memorandum to Council re Admission of Blacks to St Stithians
Henning, Mark
19790520 ECAR Panel Discussion on Open Schools [record of]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790520 ECAR Panel Discussion on Open Schools [record of]
E.C.A.R.
1981 Rev Stanley Pitts note to Mark Henning
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1981 Rev Stanley Pitts note to Mark Henning re the "educational soundness" of the Education Department decision. The note is written on a compliments slip of the Methodist Church of South Africa.
Pitts, Rev Stanley
19810115 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning [compliant] re refusal
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19810115 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning [compliant] re refusal.
Transvaal Education Department
19810710 Lebowa Government memorandum to Mark Henning [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19810710 Lebowa Government memorandum to Mark Henning [compliant]
Lebowa Government Service
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19810727 St Stithians statistical return to Transvaal Education Department on racial enrolment [compliant]
St Stithians College
19811204 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re refusal [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19811204 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re refusal [compliant]
Transvaal Education Department
19820202 Transvaal Education Department: Mixed Sport directive: cover slip
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19820202 Transvaal Education Department: Mixed Sport directive: cover slip
Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Private Schools of South Africa (HMC)
WGA Mears letter to Mr Dunn, 1st May 1974.
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
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.
Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)
Wally Mears' Epic Ride: account from Hugh Huggett 002
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Account from Hugh Huggett summarising Mears' epic ride and proposing a repeat of that journey, 002
Huggett, Hugh
1980 Historical Society letter to Mark Henning re Randburg 21st Anniversary
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.
Randburg Historical Society
1983 Letter of thanks J Ivey to Mrs Botha
1983 Letter of thanks J Ivey to Mrs Botha
Ivey, Janet C M
1985 Chris Birkett letter to Mary Thornton 4th December 1985, page 1
Part of Thornton Fonds
1985 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.
Birkett, Christine
1985 Chris Birkett letter to Mary Thornton 4th December 1985, page 4
Part of Thornton Fonds
1985 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.
Birkett, Christine
19771220 Annexure A: Letter from National Education to the Transvaal Administrator
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1977 letter from the Department of National Education to the Administrator of the Transvaal communicating the Cabinet decision on the admission of black students to private schools.
SA. Department of National Education
19780216 Mark Henning letter to the Transvaal Administrator
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1978 letter from MH to the Transvaal Administrator requesting his approval of the applicants admission.
Henning, Mark
19781127 Transvaal Administrator letter to Mark Henning
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19781127 Transvaal Administrator letter to Mark Henning noting that his letter had been referred to the Director of National Education.
Transvaal Administrator
1979 Application Parent 3 [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1979 Application Parent 3 [compliant]
Parent 3
19790126 Transvaal Education Department. Minutes of interview
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790126 Transvaal Education Department. Minutes of interview
Transvaal Education Department
19790209 Transvaal Department of Education to Mark Henning re refusal
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790209 Transvaal Department of Education to Mark Henning re refusal
Transvaal Education Department
19790313 Graham Dods letter to Mark Henning re applications
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790313 Graham Dods letter to Mark Henning re applications
Dods, Graham
19790313 Cape Education Department form accompanying letter from Graham Dods
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790313 Cape Education Department form accompanying letter from Graham Dods
Cape Province. Department of Education
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19791005 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department requesting permission to admit black pupils [compliant]
Henning, Mark
19791123 Transvaal Department of Education letter to Mark Henning
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19791123 Transvaal Department of Education letter to Mark Henning
Transvaal Education Department
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19800630 Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Private Schools of South Africa (HMC) resolution
Jennings, A R
1981 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department: draft
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1981 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department: draft
Henning, Mark
19810203 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re admission [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19810203 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re admission [compliant]
Transvaal Education Department
19811113 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department: draft
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19811113 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department: draft
Henning, Mark
19811119 St Albans College letter to Transvaal Education Department
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19811119 A R A Murray, St Albans College, letter to Transvaal Education Department copied to Mark Henning.
Murray, Anton R A
19811123 SABC circular re "Gelyke Onderwys"
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19811123 SABC circular re "Gelyke Onderwys"
South African Broadcasting Corporation
19820202 Transvaal Education Department: Mixed Sport directive
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19820202 Transvaal Education Department: Mixed Sport directive, accompanied by compliments slip from HMC.
Transvaal Education Department
Wally Mears' Epic Ride: provenance letter from Shirley Fletcher, Kingswood College
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Letter accompanying copy of Mears Epic ride account from the Archivist, Shirley Fletcher, Kingswood College.
Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)
The Star letter to Mark Henning re A C Collins, July 11th, 1974
Letter refers to writings of Benjamin Bennet who had interviewed Collins as a young reporter shortly before the death of Collins in 1937. It provides a revealing description of the simple lifestyle of this College founder.
The Star
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.
Bradley, Ray
1983 Letter J Ivey to St Stithians
1983 Letter J Ivey to St Stithians 7th September 1983, with hand-written note detailing the items provided to Mrs Ivey.
Botha, Carol
1984 Letter C Botha to Mrs Ivey re Collins will
1984 Letter C Botha to Mrs Ivey accompanying copy of the will of A C Collins.
Botha, Carol
1985 Chris Birkett letter to Mary Thornton 4th December 1985, page 2
Part of Thornton Fonds
1985 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.
Birkett, Christine
1985 Chris Birkett letter to Mary Thornton 4th December 1985, page 3
Part of Thornton Fonds
1985 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.
Birkett, Christine
Letter from Mr J J Tickton to Boys' College 2nd February 2006, page 2
Part of Norman Tickton Fonds
Handwritten letter re being unable to attend further College functions, page 2.
Tickton, J J
1978 Walter Macfarlane letter to Parent 1 [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1978 letter from Walter Macfarlane (BP Head) to Parent 1 anticipating further delays in the application. [compliant]
Macfarlane, Walter
Steyn & Hazel Krige Christmas card to the Tickton family, 1957
Part of Norman Tickton Fonds
Christmas card with school badge on the front, an aerial picture of the College on the inside and a hand-written message sigend by Steyn Krige
Boys' College
St Stithians College. [circular] Letter from L P Kent to Parents and Guardians
Part of Bill Moir Collection
Circular letter advising parents and guardians advising them of the appointment of Steyn Krige as the second Headmaster of the College.
Art Club
19780306 Transvaal Administrator letter to Mark Henning
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1978 letter from the Transvaal Administrator advising that the application had been forwarded to the national Director of National Education.
Transvaal Administrator
19780922 Mark Henning letter to Dr P G J Koornhof
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19780922 MH letter to Dr P G J Koornhof requesting his advice on the applications.
[Archivist's note: MH knew Koornhof personally through their sporting connections. Source: 2018 Interview with MH]
Henning, Mark
19790220 Transvaal Education Department circular to all private school principals
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790220 Transvaal Education Department circular to all private school principals
Transvaal Education Department
19791006 Mark Henning letter to parent re Chapel attendance [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19791006 Mark Henning letter to parent re Chapel attendance [compliant]
Henning, Mark
19810112 Mark Henning letter to G J Kerwin, St Marks College, Swaziland [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19810112 Mark Henning letter to G J Kerwin, St Marks College, Swaziland [compliant] acknowledging an unknown letter that has not been located in the archives.
Henning, Mark
19810112 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19810112 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department [compliant] re evidence of a pupil ex Swaziland.
Henning, Mark
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19811105 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department requesting permission to admit black pupil [compliant]
Henning, Mark
19811113 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re admission
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19811113 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re admission
Transvaal Education Department
19811202 Mark Henning letter of response to Transvaal Education Department
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19811202 Mark Henning letter of response to Transvaal Education Department outlining the reasons why the College went ahead with admissions of black pupils.
Henning, Mark
1955 Rand Aid Association letter to C H Leake 30th August 1955
Part of Leake collection
1955 Rand Aid Association letter to C H Leake 30th August 1955
The letter includes an extract from a tribute to Leake for his work with the Association by the Minister of Social Welfare, Mr J J Serfontein.
Rand Aid Association
Wally Mears' Epic Ride: response by Greg Theron to account from Hugh Huggett
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Wally Mears' Epic Ride: response by Greg Theron to account from Hugh Huggett
Theron, Greg
1964 Motion to the Conference of the Methodist Church submitted by the Heads of the four schools represented on the Committee for European Education. The document consists of two parts: the motion and then a short letter outlining the purpose of the motion and signed by Miss Susie C Kachelhoffer as Convenor of the Committee on European Education.
The document is also inscribed with a note to the St Stithians Headmaster.
Committee for European Education
Letter refers to writings of Benjamin Bennet who had interviewed Collins as a young reporter shortly before the death of Collins in 1937. The article extract provides a revealing description of the simple lifestyle of this College founder, page 2.
Bennett, Benjamin
The Thornton fonds consists of 2 original drawings for the Prefects' Charge from the silversmith, Helen Holmes.
The documents include 3 items of correspondence and 1 other document.
Thornton, Iain R G
1959 Iain Thornton letter to Helen Holmes 28th December 1959, page 1
Part of Thornton Fonds
1959 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.
Thornton, Iain R G
1959 Iain Thornton letter to Helen Holmes 28th December 1959, page 2
Part of Thornton Fonds
1959 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.
Thornton, Iain R G
1986 Iain Thornton letter to Mark Henning 13th January 1986, page 1
Part of Thornton Fonds
1986 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.
Thornton, Iain R G
St Stithians College 1953 - 1956 as recorded in the letters of E.M. Harris (2 volumes)
Part of Harris Fonds
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)
Letter from Mr J J Tickton to Boys' College 2nd February 2006, page 1
Part of Norman Tickton Fonds
Handwritten letter re being unable to attend further College functions, page 1
Tickton, J J
St Stithians College 1957 - 1961 as recorded in the letters of E.M. Harris
Part of Bill Moir Collection
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)
Part of Bill Moir Collection
Invitation to the first annual prize-giving
Boys' College
Part of Bill Moir Collection
Circular letter announcing the adoption of the first OSA Constitution.
Old Stithian Association
19771220 Annexure A covering note
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
Covering note issued in 1982 but attached to a 1977 letter from the Department of National Education to the Administrator of the Transvaal.
SA. Department of National Education
19781122 Mark Henning letter to the Transvaal Department of Education [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19781122 Mark Henning letter to the Transvaal Director of Education requesting permission for the admission of 3 black applicants. This letter was copied to the Transvaal Administrator. [compliant]
Henning, Mark
19781212 Transvaal Department of Education letter to Mark Henning refusing permission for admission
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19781212 Transvaal Department of Education letter to Mark Henning refusing permission for admission of 3 black applicants.
Transvaal Education Department
1979 Application Parent 1 [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1979 Application Parent 1 [compliant]
Parent 1
1979 Mark Henning handwritten notes re applicants [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1979 MH handwritten notes [compliant]
Henning, Mark
197902 Mark Henning Draft letter to Minister of National Education
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
197902 Mark Henning Draft letter to Minister of National Education
Henning, Mark
197903 Mark Henning letter to St George's Headmaster: Graham Dods
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
197903 Mark Henning letter to St George's Headmaster: Graham Dods
Henning, Mark
19790125 Mark Henning letter to the Transvaal Administrator [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790125 Mark Henning letter to the Transvaal Administrator [compliant]
Henning, Mark
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790126 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Director of Education [compliant]: request for reconsideration of applicants
Henning, Mark
19790126 Transvaal Education Department. Minutes of interview 001 compliments slip
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19790126 Transvaal Education Department. Minutes of interview 001 compliments slip
Transvaal Education Department
19800108 Transvaal Department of Education telegram to Mark Henning re refusal [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19800108 Transvaal Department of Education telegram to Mark Henning re refusal [compliant]
Transvaal Education Department
19800111 Transvaal Department of Education letter to Mark Henning re refusal [compliant]
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19800111 Transvaal Department of Education letter to Mark Henning re refusal [compliant]
Transvaal Education Department
19800223 Letter Pat van Rensburg to Mark Henning with accompanying document
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19800223 Letter Pat van Rensburg (MPC for Bryanston) to Mark Henning advising him of the question she tabled in the Provincial Council regarding the admission of black students to private schools. The accompanying document details the questions and the responses from the administrator regarding admission numbers.
van Rensburg, Patricia
19801107 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning [compliant] re refusal
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19801107 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning [compliant] re refusal of admission of a further pupil.
Transvaal Education Department
1981 Article Admission of pupils of all races with accompanying notes
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
1981 Article Admission of pupils of all races with accompanying notes in Mark Henning's handwriting.
Note: The article is assumed to have been issued by the HMC as it refers to various private schools in each of the provinces.
Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Private Schools of South Africa (HMC)
19811113 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department re response: draft
Part of Mark Henning Fonds
19811113 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department re response: draft
Henning, Mark
1956 Johannesburg. Office of the Mayor letter to C H Leake 27th September 1956
Part of Leake collection
1956 Johannesburg. Office of the Mayor letter to C H Leake 27th September 1956 regarding the award of a medal to Leake.
Johannesburg. Office of the Mayor
WGA Mears letter to Mr Dunn, [undated]
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
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.
Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)
Wally Mears' Epic Ride: account from Hugh Huggett 001
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Account from Hugh Huggett summarising Mears' epic ride and proposing a repeat of that journey.
Huggett, Hugh
St Stithians College 1957 - 1961 as recorded in the letters of E.M. Harris
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)
Letter refers to writings of Benjamin Bennet who had interviewed Collins as a young reporter shortly before the death of Collins in 1937. The article extract provides a revealing description of the simple lifestyle of this College founder, page 1.
Bennett, Benjamin
1983 Cover note C Botha to J Ivey
1983 Cover note C Botha to J Ivey
Botha, Carol
1986 Iain Thornton letter to Mark Henning 13th January 1986, page 2
Part of Thornton Fonds
1986 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.
Thornton, Iain R G