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
The Rhodes University Library is a library located in Makhanda, South Africa, Makhanda, under the Makana Local Municipality, Makana municipality. It was initially established in 1937 in the Clock Tower building of Rhodes University College.
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services. In addition to its preservation
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
history, it also contains the archives of the
Methodist Church of Southern Africa
The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) is a large Wesleyan Methodist denomination, with local churches across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and a more limited presence in Mozambique. It is a member church of the Wo ...
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The library is named after Sir
George Cory, chemist and historian, author of the six-volume "''The Rise of South Africa''".
The Cory Library for Historical Research was established in 1933, with the donation of Cory's
Africana collection to
Rhodes University
See also
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Rhodes University Library
The Rhodes University Library is a library located in Makhanda, South Africa, Makhanda, under the Makana Local Municipality, Makana municipality. It was initially established in 1937 in the Clock Tower building of Rhodes University College.
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Xhosa Wars
The Xhosa Wars (also known as the Cape Frontier Wars or the Kaffir Wars) were a series of nine wars (from 1779 to 1879) between the Xhosa people, Xhosa Kingdom and the British Empire as well as Trekboers in what is now the Eastern Cape in Sout ...
References
Rhodes University
Libraries in Makhanda, Eastern Cape
Academic libraries in South Africa
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