Janus: Africa miscellanea

RCS/RCMS 113 contains:
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83	Painting of Pietermaritzburg
84	David Livingstone centenary tributes
85	Letters from Cecil Rhodes to S. Le Riche
86	Memories of Cecil Rhodes
87	Letter from Douglas Close on Rhodesia
88	'Conference' on Rhodesia
89	Comments on Marquard's 'The problem of government'
90	Northern Rhodesia war munitions statistics
91	Letter from Sir James MacGregor to D.W. How
92	Page from the 'Bulawayo Chronicle'
93	Portrait of a Salisbury house boy
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Africa miscellanea

Title	Correspondence about the Jameson Raid and Cecil Rhodes
Reference	RCMS 113/99 (former reference: MSS 55)
Creator	Hamilton, Sir, Frederic Howard, 1865-1956, Knight, journalist and financier
Covering Dates	1995
Extent and Medium	1 folder; paper; Photocopy

Content and context

Sir Frederick Howard Hamilton (1865-1956) was educated at Mill Hill School and Caius College, Cambridge, before reading for the bar at the Inner Temple. He settled in South Africa in 1889, and founded the 'Zoutpansberg review' in Pietersburg. He joined 'The Star' in 1890, becoming editor in 1895. His opposition to the Jameson Raid and other differences of opinion with those controlling 'The Star' led to his resignation and return to Britain, where he became a successful financier. Hamilton died on 29 January 1956 at Tadworth.

In 1937 Hamilton wrote an account of his memories of the Jameson Raid at the request of Mr Howell Wright of Cleveland, Ohio. Copies of the account were deposited at Yale and Rhodes House, and it was published, with an introduction by Vincent Harlow, in the 'English historical review', vol. 72, no. 283 (1957), pp. 279-305.

Photocopies of letters concerning different accounts and views of Cecil Rhodes and the Jameson Raid. Much of the correspondence is between F.H. Hamilton and Mr Howell Wright.

Presented by Mrs Sylvia Crabtree, stepdaughter of F.H. Hamilton, through Mr P. Tuley and Mr J.A. Garrod of the Nigerian Field Society, 19 March 1995.

Further information

The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes other material relating to Cecil Rhodes, RCMS 113/85 and 113/86. The R.C.S. Photograph Collection includes photographs of Rhodes, Y3011T/45-48.

MSS Addenda, vol. III. Indexed

Index Terms

Africa

South Africa

Rhodes, Cecil John (1853-1902) imperialist and benefactor

Hamilton, Sir Frederic Howard (1865-1956) Knight, journalist and financier

RCS/RCMS 113/99 contains:

Letter from Howell Wright. A copy of a letter to F.H. Hamilton, 15 September 1936, asking for reminiscences of his life and experiences in South Africa for Wright's collection of books, letters and manuscripts, intended for Yale University.
3 pages.

1995

Letter from Howell Wright. A copy of a letter to F.H. Hamilton of 9 October 1936.
1 page.

1995

Letter from Sir Carleton Allen. A copy of a letter to F.H. Hamilton from the Warden of Rhodes House, 28 October 1936.
4 pages.

1995

Letter from Howell Wright. A copy of a letter to F.H. Hamilton of 1 March 1938.
1 page.

1995

Letter from F.H. Hamilton. A copy of a letter to Howell Wright, 21 May 1942, commenting on Lady Milner's article (2 pages), with a copy of part of an article from the 'National review', vol. 103, no. 627, 1934 (2 pages).
4 pages.

1995

Letter from Howell Wright. A copy of a letter to F.H. Hamilton, 29 June 1942.
1 page.

1995

Letter from Howell Wright. A copy of a letter to F.H. Hamilton, September 1942, containing comments on Lady Milner's article.
5 pages.

1995

Memorandum by F.H. Hamilton. A response to proofs of Morison's article for 'The history of "The Times"', describing the background to Hamilton's correspondence with Howell Wright and concerning Hamilton's account of the Jameson Raid, 10 February 1943.
5 pages.

1995

Letter from F.H. Hamilton. A copy of a letter to Cartwright (no first name), 19 October 1952, in response to a request for 'a summary of my estimate of Rhodes'.
7 pages.

1995

Letter from Muriel Forbes. A copy of a letter to Lady Hamilton, 31 January 1956, offering her condolences on the death of F.H. Hamilton and enquiring about his account of the Jameson Raid. The letter is on the same page as RCMS 113/99/12.
1 page.

1995

Letter from Elizabeth Pakenham (Longford). A copy of a letter to Mrs Crabtree, 12 August 1960, defending her article in 'The Times', 4 August 1960.
8 pages.

1995

Letter from Elizabeth Longford. A copy of a letter to Mrs Crabtree, 28 February 1961. The letter is on the same page as RCMS 113/99/10.
1 page.

1995

Biography of F.H. Hamilton. A copy of the entry for Hamilton in the 'Dictionary of South African biography', vol. 3, pp. 369-370.
2 pages.

1995