Thomas Pringle (1789-1834), notable for his part in the struggle for press freedom in South Africa and championing of the rights of indigenous people. @HiPSA1918 published selections of the engaging letters of Pringle (ed. Randolph Vigne, 2011): hipsa.org.za/publication/the….

AB Xuma (1893-1962), first black South African to become a medical doctor, president-general of the ANC 1940-1949. @HiPSA1918 published his autobiography and selected works (ed. Peter Limb, 2012): hipsa.org.za/publication/a-b….

Deidre also put up a display of examples from Special Collections music archives for delegates to view during their tour of UCT's WH Bell Music Library. (Photograph: Engela Britz-Glanville)

For example, the papers of composer and ethnomusicologist Percival Kirby (1887-1970), known his standard work on the subject (1934) and his collection of indigenous musical instruments on display at the SA College of Music at UCT. See digital showcase: ibali.uct.ac.za/s/pkmi/page/….

Formal music collections of composers and performers mainly reflect the Western classical tradition, but broader archival holdings contain records of other genres and of indigenous music. (Photographs: Theresa Schoeman)

Archivist Deidre Goslett presented a paper in a panel discussion at the @IAML_AIBM conference held at Stellenbosch University giving an overview of music archives in Special Collections and assessing the extent to which they reflect the diversity of South Africa's music heritage.

UCT Libraries is honouring the legacy of the ǂKhomani through a showcase on Ibali. Thank you to our partners #AfricanTongue with whom we have worked since lockdown to develop the showcase. Learn more here: ibali.uct.ac.za/s/bvf41/page… #AfricaDay2024 #AfricaDay

Exactly three years since the Jagger Library fire, Varsity newspaper today reflects on the completion of the recovery and digitisation of the Audiovisual Archive, an accomplishment which has seen it rise phoenix-like from the ashes. varsitynewspaper.substack.co… #JaggerRecovery

"What gives the pamphlet collection its value is its coverage of socio-political movements and history over the last 70 years in South Africa and Africa outside of official and academic channels." Learn more: lib.uct.ac.za/articles/2023-… #JaggerRecovery #AfricanStudies #hiddengem

On #UCTDay2023 6 October there will be guided visits to the Jagger Library and Reading Room which the 2021 Fire severely impacted affecting the archival and African Studies collections and Special Collections services. Register at uct.ac.za/uct-day/events/uct… #GuardiansOfOurMemory

#SpringDay #HeritageDay #Recovery #SpringCleaning

This year, we commemorate 60 years since the infamous Rivonia Trial, which began on 9 October 1963. @UCTLibrary_SC, as custodian of the papers of co-accused #HaroldWolpe and #JamesKantor, as well as #AnnmarieWolpe, will be engaging in this symposium hosted by @Wits_WSG

'"a history involving missionaries in South Africa is a charged project, bedevilled by a variety of ghosts" - this was the challenge facing me when I embarked on editing the journals of the Reverend James Laing.' Read more by Dr Sandy Shell: blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/… #IAW2023

"Why did they dig there? Whose graves were they disturbing? I borrowed the @UCTLibrary_SC copy of Wikar. it was an important experience for me to learn how to read between the lines in the publication." Read more: blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/… #IAW2023 #ArchivesAwarenessWeek

The AV Archive was one of the first areas to be salvaged following the fire. We have done a great deal of recovery work over the last two years, but it’s not always easy to see how far we’ve come. Andrea Walker shares how we are making progress visible: blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/…

View the recording of this very special Ibali Indaba session to learn more about how @UCTLibrary is showcasing #indigenouslanguages - osf.io/d84zw

"Copyright is complicated, but it’s a complication we can’t ignore if we want to ensure the resources we hold remain accessible to all." Read more about copyright in the archive - blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/… #WorldBookandCopyrightDay #indigenouslanguages

Tape is a conservator's worst nightmare - while it is cheap, universally available, and convenient, the long-term effects to documents are disfiguring, damaging, and difficult to remove. Read more - blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/… #conservation #creativeconservation