News from Special Collections
Stories, articles and news archive of UCT Libraries Special Collections.
1976 uprising in images, Cape Town
Startling images of Cape Town in 1976 and 1977, housed in UCT's Visual Archive in Special Collections and originally published by Independent Newspapers.
“Anthropology in the name of the child”: The archive of Pamela Reynolds’ research
A completed arrangement and description of a large archival collection of papers donated by a former head of UCT’s Social Anthropology Department, Professor Emerita of John Hopkins University and Life Fellow of UCT, Pamela Reynolds
New book on the life and architecture of John Parker
John Parker (1866-1921) was the principal of one of the largest architectural companies in Cape Town and was also active in public life, including being Mayor of Greater Cape Town for two terms from 1913.
AtoM@UCT
Introducing AtoM@UCT, the recently launched online gateway to the primary source collections held by UCT Libraries.
Tape: A paper conservators’ worst nightmare
Since the invention of pressure-sensitive tapes in the 1920’s, it became an ideal solution for a variety of applications. However, conservators know its long-term effects as disfiguring, damaging, and it is very very difficult to remove.
Manuscripts
Our archival holdings consist of original research material and personal papers on the political, social, cultural and economic history of Southern Africa, with a strong focus on the Western Cape.