UCT Libraries

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.

Teaching resources and library support. Course reading lists, open textbooks, research and publishing support.

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