Reference code
ZA UCT BC1263
Title
Eric Axelson Papers
Date(s)
- 1900-1998 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
circa 3 400 items
Name of creator
(1913-1998)
Biographical history
ERIC AXELSON was a leading historian of southern Africa, and from 1962 Head of the Department of History at the University of Cape Town.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Ann Axelson
Scope and content
Papers of Professor Eric Axelson. Includes personal papers and correspondence, Union War Histories/World War II, research and writings on Portuguese exploration in Africa
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Finding aids
Only a high level record of this collection is maintained in AtoM. For a list of contents, see http://atom.lib.uct.ac.za/pdfs/BC1263.pdf