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article  // 17 Jul 2019

Celebrating Mandela in the Archives

UCT Libraries has an incredibly diverse and multi-lingual collection on Nelson Mandela in its holdings. This includes a range of both South African and international publications, films and manuscripts. This year, Mandela Day falls on the s
article  // 27 Sep 2023

Rescued from the Flames: Special Collections' hidden gem

The African Studies Library pamphlet collection is regarded as one of UCT Libraries' greatest treasures. After surviving the Jagger Library fire, the complete collection was recently digitised for posterity and made discoverable.
page  // 19 Jun 2023

Pamphlets and Ephemera

Special Collections has a large collection of South and Southern African posters and political ephemera.
page  // 19 Jun 2023

Published Collections

Our published collections include African studies books, films, maps, newspapers, government publications, rare and Antiquarian books, and pamphlets.