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Poems

Item

Title
Poems
Institution
UCT Libraries
Collection Title
Theodore van Beek Collection
Creator(s)
Van Beek, Theodore Herman
Description/Scope and Content
Theodore Herman van Beek. Born in South Africa, he wrote nostalgic poetry on his boyhood. The anthology dated 1907 is his first published work. He went to study in Edinburgh in 1908 and served in the Royal Artillery in WWI. He was a noted war poet. His son published an anthology of his poems in a limited edition in 1986 entitled The Day of Love also containng biographical details.
Date
c. 1907
Location
UCT Libraries permanent
Identifier
BC484
Language
English
Extent
Less than one archival box
Collection Type
archival collection
Level of Processing
Minimal Processing
Type of Materials/Format
paper-manuscripts
Copyright
Out of Copyright
Donor Information
Available
Usage
Low (permanent storage)
Notes
While one item is anthology thought to be privately printed in 1907, there are also manuscript works in a notebook.
Item sets
Capetown