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There are many rare and valuable books in the various subject-focused sub-collections in Special Collections.

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

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Special Collections is the preservation library and archive of UCT Libraries, with an array of rare holdings in a range of formats.