The F C Cornell Papers were presented to the University of Cape Town Libraries in 2000 by Mrs B Cornell and number ca 600 items. The collection consists mainly of personal papers of FC Cornell (1867-1921). It contains correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, maps, reports on various prospecting expeditions and areas, etc relating to his prospecting trips to South West Protectorate, 1905-1920. The first section consists of correspondence between FC Cornell and his lawyers, office of the mining minister, office of the administrator, publishers and newspaper editors. There are also application letters of Dr W.M. Borcherds requesting the right to prospect for minerals and correspondence between Douglas Cornell and David Philip Publishers about the new edition of “The Glamour of Prospecting.” The next section contains reports on various prospecting expeditions in the Richtersveld, Steinkopf District, Orange River, Klein Namaqualand and South West Africa. His writings include articles and stories that were published by various newspapers and journals. It also includes a draft of his book, “The Glamour of Prospecting” and newspaper clippings reviewing his books “A Rip van Winkle of the Kalahari” and “The Glamour of Prospecting.” There are no restrictions on the use of the collection, but permission should be first obtained from the University Librarian.