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- Monday - Friday : 0830 - 1700
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Welcome to the Cory Library for Historical Research
Cory Library is maintained by Rhodes University primarily for its faculty and students. It is also open to visiting researchers, staff and students from other universities, as well as the general public. Contact us by telephone, fax, letter; or email Information Services
Please note that Rhodes University research requests are prioritised ahead of other queries.
Maps of Africa to 1900
The Maps of Africa to 1900 digital collection contains images of maps listed in the bibliography Maps of Africa to 1900: A Checklist of Maps in Atlases and Geographical Journals in the Collections of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Bassett & Scheven, Urbana: Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 2000). As such, this collection mines not only the Library’s map collections, but also its extensive collection of 19th century atlases and geographical journals, including the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society (United Kingdom), the Bulletin de la Société d ... read more
Launch of Lovedale Alumni Office
Lovedale College invites all alumni and interested persons to the official launch of the Lovedale Alumni Office.
Date: Tuesday 1st December
Venue: Alice Campus of the Lovedale Public FET College
Time: 10h00
For more information contact
Mr E. Khumalo
084 018 3011
enkhumalo@gmail.com
"Lovedale College seeks to re-establish links with all men and women who have over many years passed through the White Gates of Lovedale in search of education and knowledge.
The resusitation and retention of the bonds of friendship that de ... read more
Rootsweb: mailing lists for South African genealogical research
Rootsweb mailing lists are an Ancestry24.com initiative. There are various mailing worldwide mailing lists for the support of genealogical research. Click on the links below for more information about browsing the archives of the South Africa lists and for instructions on how to join.
SOUTH-AFRICA
Southern African genealogy and related topics. Additional inform ... read more
Labyrinth of East London Lore
Local historian Keith Tankard has completely revamped his older website on East London history to ceate the (New) Labyrinth of East London Lore.
Sven Herselman reports on Daily Dispatch Online ... On the site one can access a massive data bank of information, from the history of the area to family histories, landmarks, shipwrecks, wars, Xhosa history and interesting pictures. ... read more