Audiovisual Archive
The Audiovisual Archive includes some 20,000 items, including 35 and 16-mm film and video.
Photographs
The photographic archive in Special Collections has material that spans a period from the inception of photography to the present day, from fragile prints to digital format.
UCT Press returns home
After over 25 years under the management of the publishing house Juta & Company, we have brought UCT Press home and relaunched through UCT Libraries.
Landmark moment as UCT Press comes home
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Chancellor Oppenheimer Library was a hive of activity as the UCT Press Board, members of the Leadership Lekgotla and other university delegates gathered to celebrate the homecoming of UCT Press.
UCT Press
UCT Press has a proud history as one of our institution’s outlets for scholarly publishing.
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.