UCT SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: AFRICAN STUDIES LIBRARY
Beverley Angus
E-mail: Beverley.angus@uct.ac.za
Busi Kangala
E-mail: busi.kangala@uct.ac.za
Physical Address: | Postal Address: | |
Special Collections: African Studies Chancellor Oppenheimer Library Upper Campus University of Cape Town South Africa |
UCT Special Collections: African Studies Private Bag X3 Rondebosch 7701 South Africa |
Collections: 2
Potential acquisitions:
Active collection of items to expand collection.
Newspaper cuttings
Sound recordings (Films)
Research projects (complete):
None.
Research projects (current):
Bibliographies: Topics of current research interests which are hard to source (will be available from homepage).
Digitisation projects (complete):
None.
Digitisation projects (current):
Digital Innovation South Africa (DISA).
Atlas of Mutual Heritage (joint project of National Archives and Rijksmuseum in Netherlands): Digitization of maps in era VOC to 1800.
Posters: Liberation struggles of SADC countries.
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Films (UCT) | |
Call number | - |
Type | African music; Folk music; Popular music; Western art music. |
Extent | ca. 2000 items. |
Level of description | Sorted. |
Access | Sorted by title. |
Description Language(s) | English. |
Scope and content | Sound recordings (Films). |
Acquisition | By donation and purchase. |
Notes | Some films with topic of music. See UCT Film and Video Collections. |
MacMillan Press Clippings | |
Call number | - |
Type | African music; Anthems; Folk music; Liturgical music; Popular music; Western art music. |
Extent | ca. 5000 files. |
Level of description | Sorted. |
Access | Print and electronic finding aid. |
Description Language(s) | English. |
Scope and content | Newspaper cuttings. |
Acquisition | By donation and purchase. |
Notes | ca. 1950 to date. Now slowing down due to work of SAMedia. See UCT Newspapers. |