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Elbert Hemming

Elbert Hemming was one of the children of Schreiner’s sister Alice Hemming and her husband Robert. He and his wife Norah, then living in Bulawayo, died in an influenza epidemic in 1918.

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 SCCS Edited Extracts: Four groups of edited extracts from Olive Schreiner's letters can be accessed from here, made by her estranged husband Cronwr... Show/Hide Collection Letters

 Olive Schreiner: Extracts of Letters to Cronwright-Schreiner MSC 26/2.16/120:…Darling, we had the hottest journey down that any where in my life I have ever had. It was Hell. All the men were in t...

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 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/13:My dear old Ettie, Please be sure & let me know whether you have been able to get the rooms at Vis-chhoek., I am able to ...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/43:Thursday afternoon, My darling, Your note has just come. Mother did not sleep at all last night & of course I did not lea...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/45:Hanover, Sunday night, Sep 1st 1901, My darling old sister, I have had no news from Grahamstown since the note I got from you...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/50:Hanover, July 6th 1902, Darling Ettie, I hope by this time you are safe in Johannesburg. I’m sure the change will do yo...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/54:Hanover, Saturday, My own darling, I wonder how your teeth are. If only you were living somewhere near me, so that I could se...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/65:Thursday night, My darling Ettie,, Thank you for your letter. I haven’t written before because my heart seems to get so...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/67:Hanover, Oct 8 / 03, My old Ettie,, Yesterday some one dumped down at my door a most mysterious little Golden-syrup tin full ...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/70:Thursday night, My darling, I got back here today, an hour or two ago. One has to have been away to know how fearful this hot...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/91:Hotel Milner, Matjesfontein, Dec 20th 1906, My old Darling, How my thoughts are continually turning to you you don’t kn...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/95:My own Ellie, It was strange I got your letter this morning: last night as I was walking up & down the room I kept thinki...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/117:2 Primrose Terrace, Berea Estate, Johannesburg, Wednes-day, My dear old Ettie, Your likenesses made me sad. I do hope my darl...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/159:Dear Wynnie, Letter-writing seems impossible to me now-a-days or I should have written to you long ago., How do you like your...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/161:De Aar, May 3rd 1913, Dear Winnie, I was so glad to get your letter today. I’m glad all goes well with our little Effie...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/163:Hotel Augusta Victoria, Bad Nauheim, My dear Wynnie, I was so glad to get your letter. I think so often of you dear, but find...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/167:London, July 3rd 1917, My darling Wynnie, Your sweet letter has just reached me. You & I are the only humanbeings who alw...

 Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/169:Dec 21st 1918, (I can’t be a merry Xmas to any of us), Wynnie, This is an awful blow that has fallen on you, my dear, d...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box1/Fold2/1894/10:The Homestead, Kimberley, Oct 11 / 94, Dear Fan, Thankyou for your letter. I’m so sorry the little woman has had such a...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box2/Fold4/1901/54:Dear Fan,, I was so glad to get your note & will be very glad to get the letter you write of., I was so glad mother was a...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold1/1902/9:Thursday, My darling Mothie, I was so glad to get your card today, only sorry there was no news of Elberty. I am very anxious...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold1/1902/16:Hanover, May June 3rd 1902, My darling Mothie, I am just longing for a line to say how you are., We are having unspeakably co...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold4/1911/1:Portlock, nr. Graaff Reinet, Jan 11 / 11, My dear old Chum, I don’t know why you’ve been so in my mind of late, t...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold1/Dated/14:Hanover, May 16th ?1902, Dear Fan, Many thanks for your letter. It’s very nice to have any news of you., If it takes so...