D2.4: Short Account of Further Bushman Material Collected: Third Report concerning Bushman researches, presented to both houses of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, by command of His Excellency the Governor

D2.4: Short Account of Further Bushman Material Collected: Third Report concerning Bushman researches, presented to both houses of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, by command of His Excellency the Governor

Publications and Reports

On May 8th, 1889, Lucy Lloyd submitted a third report on her and Bleek's 'Bushman researches' to the Cape Parliament, following Bleek's final 1875 (the year of his death) report. Between 1875 and 1889, Lloyd contributed 4,534 more half-pages to their archive. Lloyd's 1889 report exemplifies her 'standardised methodology' for accommodating the ǀxam and ǃkun texts, which often span restrictive categories, pointing readers to different parts of the same interview pertinent to various research fields while making the interrelatedness of the texts apparent, particularly with |xam. Lloyd bolstered the credibility of the natural scientific information in 'Specimens of Bushman folklore' by consulting Roland Trimen, Harry Bolus, and HW Oakley for several years, whose cooperation publicised the text's utility beyond the humanities. Trimen, Bolus, and Oakley's input appears in clarifying footnotes attempting to reify limited opportunities for certainty among nebulous customs and beliefs. Lloyd's meticulous cross-referencing system encourages intertextual readings alongside unabridged materials and instructor-given clarifying notes and visual aids-making the ontological worlds of various language corpora navigable across all iterations of the work.

Ink on paper

1889

An incomplete (only partial frontmatter) copy of Lucy Lloyd's 1889 report on foolscap sheets. The copy is inscribed to Mrs H E (Henry Edward) Richard Bright (i.e., Mrs Kate Bright [maiden name unknown]). It is soft-covered in 'stone' cardstock.

Report (Lucy Lloyd's), Henry Edward Richard Bright (Mrs)

The outer cover and front matter title page (excluding all other matter) of LC Lloyd's 1889 report to the Cape Parliament. This incomplete copy has handwritten marginalia in pencil and black pen that seem to organise or earmark the material for some purpose. WHI Bleek died August 17th, 1875. The Bleeks married into the Bright family when Helma Bleek wed Henry Hepburn Bright (Deetz, 2007: 15). Henry Edward Richard Bright was at one time the Chief Clerk in the Office for Native Affairs at the Cape of Good Hope (Master, 2008: 199). HER Bright is principally known as 'Richard Bright' and was married to Kate (b. ???? - d. 1908), Jemima Bleek's long-time friend (Deetz, 2007: 13, 71-72). The Bright and Scott families were cousins and were again linked when Marjorie Bright married her first cousin, Richard Thring Scott (Deetz, 2007: 15). He was also published in Cape Monthly Magazine and was likely known to Lucy Lloyd and perhaps even the Bleeks. For further reading on HER Bright, consult Sharad Master's (2008) 'Henry Edward Richard Bright: a forgotten pioneer of the geological and palaeontological exploration of Lesotho in the 1870s'.