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Ancient Languages and Cultures (ALC): Books in Special Collections (Africana)

Subject guide for students, researchers and academics in Ancient Languages and Cultures. Provides overview of resources available via UP's

Special Collections (Africana)

Special Collections

The Africana collection consists of books in all disciplines limited to Africa south of the Sahara. Since 1980 the emphasis is on the Southern African region with special interest in material, published or unpublished, pertaining to Pretoria. The collection is divided into an old (ZAOUV : pre-1980 publications) and new (ZA : 1980+) component.

Housed and labelled separately but including many Africana works, are the collections of a number of eminent persons which have been acquired since the 1920’s:

Link to Africana Collections