Cory Library for Historical Research
Country | South Africa |
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Type | Research library |
Scope | South African history, Eastern Cape history |
Established | 1933 |
Location | Grahamstown, Eastern Cape |
Coordinates | 33°18′52″S 26°31′19″E / 33.314317°S 26.52187°E |
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Director | Cornelius Thomas |
Website | ru |
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The Cory Library for Humanities Research, formerly The Cory Library for Historical Research, is a research library at Rhodes University, and is one of the branch libraries of the Rhodes University Library services.[1] In addition to its preservation Eastern Cape history, it also contains the archives of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.
The library is named after Sir George Cory, chemist and historian, author of the six-volume "The Rise of South Africa".[2]The Cory Library for Historical Research was established in 1933, with the donation of Cory's Africana collection to Rhodes University[3]
See also[]
Library resources about Cory Library for Historical Research |
By Cory Library for Historical Research |
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- Rhodes University Library
- Xhosa Wars
References[]
- ^ "Cory Library Homepage". Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Sir George Cory (1965). The Rise of South Africa. Struik.
- ^ Maylam, Paul (2017). Rhodes University, 1904-2016: an intellectual, political and cultural history. Grahamstown: Rhodes University, Institute of Social and Economic Research. p. 16. ISBN 9780868106120.
Categories:
- Rhodes University
- Libraries in Makhanda, Eastern Cape
- Academic libraries in South Africa
- Library building and structure stubs
- South Africa university stubs