Cory Library for Historical Research
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.
| Cory Library for Humanities Research | |
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| Location | Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Type | Research library |
| Scope | South African history, Eastern Cape history |
| Established | 1933 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Cornelius Thomas |
| Website | ru |
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
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.
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