Mary Emma Butler papers.

Mary Butler, daughter of newspaper publisher James Butler, lived in Cradock, later (1965-197?) Grahamstown, South Africa. The family was one of five Quaker families in the area. She was active in liberal and church circles such as the Fellowship of Reconciliation and assisted a medical dispensary in...

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Main Author: Butler, Mary Emma, 1884-1977
Other Authors: Butler, Guy, 1918-2001
Language:English
Published: [1903-1990s]
Subjects:
Butler, Mary Emma, > 1884-1977.
Butler, Guy, > 1918-2001.
Butler, Jeffrey.
Thema, R. V. Selope.
Quakers > South Africa > History > Sources.
Society of Friends > South Africa > History > Sources.
Black people > South Africa > Cradock > History > Sources.
Race relations > South Africa > Cradock > History > Sources.
Cradock (South Africa) > History > Sources.
Cradock (South Africa) > Social life and customs > Sources.
South Africa > History > 1909-1961 > Sources.
Genre:
Sources.
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Physical Description:1 box (7 folders) : illustrations ; 27 x 32 x 13 cm
Variant Title:
Mary Butler papers on Cradock, South Africa, and the Butler family. [Other title]
Format: Manuscript
Contents:
  • 1. School books etc. for Africans
  • 2. Location sketches and other pieces
  • 3. Water supply (1903-1948)
  • 4. Correspondence with Africans,1934-1977
  • 5. Birthday party and Butler family
  • 6. Cradock location miscellaneous
  • 7. Group Areas Act 1953-1959
  • 8. Defiance Campaign, 1952.