Primary contact
Jagger Library University Avenue Upper CampusCape Town, Western Cape
ZA
Identity area
Identifier
UCT
Authorized form of name
University of Cape Town Libraries: Special Collections (Archival Film)
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- UCT Libraries: Special Collections
Type
- University
- Educational
Contact area
Andrea Walker
Primary contact
Type
Address
Street address
Jagger Library
University Avenue
Upper Campus
University Avenue
Upper Campus
Locality
Cape Town
Region
Western Cape
Country name
South Africa
Postal code
Telephone
Fax
URL
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Western Cape, South Africa
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Special Collections is one of several libraries that comprise UCT Libraries. It houses a significant collection of African studies materials, a rare books collection, a visual archive (film and photography), and a substantial number of primary source collections (manuscript/archives). AtoM@UCT is as the archival management and access tool for the primary source collections housed in Special Collections.
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
The JW Jagger Reading Room is situated on University Avenue, Upper Campus. See https://www.uct.ac.za/contact/campus/#google
Holdings
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Weekdays: 08h30 to 17h30 (17h00 during vacation times)
Saturdays: 09h00 to 13h00 (12h30 during vacation times)
Saturdays: 09h00 to 13h00 (12h30 during vacation times)
Access conditions and requirements
Visitors are required to sign in.
Accessibility
Users with mobility impairments are advised to use the entrance to the Reading Room on Library Road. There is no elevator from the entrance on University Avenue.
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Digital materials provided on this platform are for research purposes only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Special Collections.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- African film (Thematic area)
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Environment (Thematic area)
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Politics and Government (Thematic area)
- South African history (Thematic area)
- Social Organizations and Activities (Thematic area)
- Africa (Geographic subregion)