The University of Cape Town's Special Collections comprises internationally-renowned Africana, archives and other research resources.
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Delville Wood is a place steeped in symbolism, especially for the South African forces who fought and died there in great numbers during the Battle of the Somme.
But how much do you know about South Africa's national memorial here?
Learn more in our blog at the link below.
#Somme110
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📚 Banned Books Week (4–10 October) celebrates the freedom to read and highlights the dangers of censorship. South Africa's apartheid history is a stark reminder of this.
Explore UCT Libraries’ South African Banned Persons digital collection here: bit.ly/4enASz9
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🎉📚 115 years of Hiddingh Hall Library!
Here’s to the HHL staff, past and present, who have cared for its collections and supported its users — and to generations of students, academics and researchers who have made it such a vibrant space.
Happy 115th birthday, HHL! 🥳🥳🥳
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Heritage Month | Preserving Our Legal Heritage
Heritage is not only found in places and monuments — it is also preserved in the books, documents and collections that record our intellectual and legal history.
Explore the Van Zyl Collection here: bit.ly/3V5Ja8l
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[PHOTOS] As the country observed the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising – a turning point in South Africa’s struggle for liberation – UCT News spent some time in the Special Collections library, for more on life in Soweto in the lead-up to this tumultuous time.
The research uncovered a collection of photographs, captured by the late Emeritus Professor Martin West, a former UCT deputy vice-chancellor, deputy principal and honorary doctorate recipient. Emeritus Professor West’s photographs captured the African Independent Churches in Soweto and “show a segment of society hidden to most South Africans”.
View the full photo essay: qr.codes/UwTKDV
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“As we mark this fifth anniversary, the story of the Jagger is no longer one of tragedy. It is a story of ‘Opportunity in Loss.’”
- Executive Director: Libraries, Ujala Satgoor
Read her full statement: bit.ly/48I5UPF
Visit the space by 15 May: bit.ly/41HSqzm
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World Book and Copyright Day | 23 April
At UCT Libraries, we know only too well how powerful—and fragile—books can be.
Five years after the Jagger fire, an exhibition invites you to engage with the story. Join a guided tour here: bit.ly/41HSqzm
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UCT marked five years since the devastating fire on 18 April 2021, which gutted the Jagger Library and several other buildings on campus.
The university marked the occasion with a commemorative event, centred around a curated exhibition in and around the Jagger Reading Room. The exhibition will be open to the public from 20 April to 15 May 2026.
Read more: qr.codes/R5Nbrd
@LibrariesU45848
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Five years ago today, a wildfire on the slopes of Table Mountain devastated the Jagger Library Reading Room. This week, the precinct is bathed in light (17–19 April 2026)—a symbol of loss, resilience and renewal.
Book here for the public exhibition: bit.ly/41HSqzm
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Today marks the five year anniversary of the Jagger Fire. Join us for a guided tour of the Jagger Reading Room which features an exhibition on the ongoing recovery. Bookings essential - tours run on weekdays between 20 April and 15 May. Book here: bit.ly/41HSqzm
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ICA Members Join the “Emergency Response for Documentary Heritage” Training!
The “Emergency Response for Documentary Heritage” workshop is currently taking place in Pretoria, South Africa from 11 to 15 November 2024. This important regional training, aimed at professionals from South and East (English-speaking) Africa, focuses on safeguarding documentary heritage in crisis situations.
The ICA is proud to have funded 10 of our members to attend this workshop. These members are now part of a diverse group of professionals gaining hands-on skills and solutions to protect valuable documentary collections in high-risk areas.
The training, in collaboration with the @NLSA1, the @britishlibrary's Endangered Archives Programme (EAP), and @CERorganization, is an excellent opportunity for our members to develop the capacity needed to address the growing threats facing documentary heritage in the region.
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Join the society and support HIPSAs proud tradition "to publish meticulously edited original sources on Southern African history, which were inaccessible to the average South African." hipsa.org.za/join-the-societ…
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The AGM and launch of HIPSAs 2024 volume took place at Protea BookStore Claremont last week.
Members were treated to insights by Hudson descendant and book editor, Edward Hudson.
Contact HIPSA and order your copy now. hipsa.org.za/contact/
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The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria invites you to a hybrid seminar on
“Reflections on Teaching South African History”
This webinar seeks to build on discussions initiated by the South African Historical Journal’s July 2023 webinar ‘Texts to Teach’, and the panel on ‘Teaching Academic History in South Africa’ that was held at the Southern African Historical Society Conference in June 2024. The aim is to foster ongoing engagement among scholars on the pedagogics of teaching South Africa’s history (and teaching history in South Africa).
The panelists are all engaged in teaching South African history this semester, while contributions to the discussion from peers elsewhere will also be highly welcome. Among the themes we will seek to collectively unpack are the place of South African history within our respective undergraduate offerings; periodizing the country’s past; conceptualising ‘South Africa’; choosing textbook(s); integrating primary sources; structuring assessments; the role of tutors/teaching tech; and balancing teaching with other academic commitments, notably research.
Panelists:
Beaurel Visser, University of Fort Hare
Stephen Sparks, University of Johannesburg
Esté Kotzé, Stellenbosch University
Andrew Macdonald and Tara Weinberg, University of the Witwatersrand
Lindie Koorts and Thula Simpson, University of Pretoria
Date: Monday, 30 September 2024
Time: 15:00 to 17:00 (SAST)
Venue: Online via ZOOM
To receive the link, please register here:
zoom.us/meeting/register/tJI…
For any enquiries: Email Zimkhitha Tsotso at [email protected].
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UCTL Special Collections is celebrating the beginning of Spring and Heritage Month with a feature on the successful salvage and recovery of thirteen renowned botanical water colour paintings by Arabella Roupell after the Jagger Library fire. Read more: bit.ly/4eja8Oj
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To mark International Literacy Day and SA National Book Week, Thundeza Mafungwa, Senior Librarian, wrote a piece highlighting UCTL Special Collections' commitment to showcasing multilingualism in celebration of our nation's cultural and social diversity: bit.ly/4d0ITqm
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Join us virtually on the 4th of September at 12pm SAST, for the third Ibali Indaba, where we launch of the showcase site for the ǂKhomani | Hugh Brody Archive. Join us for a conversation with some of the key developers of the site. Register here: bit.ly/3Xkq1Ow
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#TodayInHistory 25 August 1855 "Move on in the morning; and in the afternoon pass the place where we shot the lechwes, and later on reach the place where we had stopped for our midday rest on the way up. Slept here, much plagued by mosquitoes." - Johan August Wahlberg #HiPSA