Advertise with Googlier.com Memory@UCT https://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/ UCT Libraries Special Collections in focus Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:48:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Indoda Ebisithanda (“The Man who Loved Us”): The Reverend James Laing among the amaXhosa http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/06/indoda-ebisithanda-the-man-who-loved-us-the-reverend-james-laing-among-the-amaxhosa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indoda-ebisithanda-the-man-who-loved-us-the-reverend-james-laing-among-the-amaxhosa http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/06/indoda-ebisithanda-the-man-who-loved-us-the-reverend-james-laing-among-the-amaxhosa/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:48:37 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33539 by Dr Sandy Shell Dr Sandy Shell is a Senior Research Associate at the Rhodes University Cory Library. She was the head of the African Studies Library at UCT Libraries […]

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]]> http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/06/indoda-ebisithanda-the-man-who-loved-us-the-reverend-james-laing-among-the-amaxhosa/feed/ 0 A 104 year old publisher and the Khoesan of South Africa http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/06/a-104-year-old-publisher-and-the-khoesan-of-south-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-104-year-old-publisher-and-the-khoesan-of-south-africa http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/06/a-104-year-old-publisher-and-the-khoesan-of-south-africa/#respond Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:26:35 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33533 by Alan G Morris       Alan G. Morris is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Human Biology at the University of Cape Town. He also serves as a Council Member of […]

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]]> http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/06/a-104-year-old-publisher-and-the-khoesan-of-south-africa/feed/ 0 Crate by Crate: Making Progress Visible in AV Recovery http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/05/crate-by-crate-making-progress-visible-in-av-recovery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crate-by-crate-making-progress-visible-in-av-recovery http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/05/crate-by-crate-making-progress-visible-in-av-recovery/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 06:35:54 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33515 Andrea Walker is an archivist in Special Collections, working with the AV Archive. The AV Archive (AVA) used to live in the basement of the Jagger Library. It was one […]

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]]> http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/05/crate-by-crate-making-progress-visible-in-av-recovery/feed/ 0 Whose copyright is that? Perpetual copyright and indigenous languages in archives http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/04/whose-copyright-is-that-perpetual-copyright-and-indigenous-languages-in-archives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whose-copyright-is-that-perpetual-copyright-and-indigenous-languages-in-archives http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/04/whose-copyright-is-that-perpetual-copyright-and-indigenous-languages-in-archives/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:54:43 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33508 Andrea Walker is an archivist in Special Collections, working with the AV Archive. Copyright is a form of intellectual property. It is intended to incentivise the publication of works* by […]

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]]> http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/04/whose-copyright-is-that-perpetual-copyright-and-indigenous-languages-in-archives/feed/ 0 Tape: A paper conservators’ worst nightmare http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/tape-a-paper-conservators-worst-nightmare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tape-a-paper-conservators-worst-nightmare http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/tape-a-paper-conservators-worst-nightmare/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33496 by Daniéle Knoetze and Nancy Child Treatment After the documentation is done a treatment proposal is written. This proposal helps gather your thoughts about how to approach the challenges that […]

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]]> http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/tape-a-paper-conservators-worst-nightmare/feed/ 0 The Art of Paper Handling: Understanding the Skill of moving Paper Objects http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/the-art-of-paper-handling-understanding-the-skill-of-moving-paper-objects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-art-of-paper-handling-understanding-the-skill-of-moving-paper-objects http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/the-art-of-paper-handling-understanding-the-skill-of-moving-paper-objects/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:31:17 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33470 by Daniéle Knoetze and Nancy Child Within an archive, library or museum, handling is a major consideration. Poor handling is a cause of damage and as such professional handling is […]

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]]> http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/the-art-of-paper-handling-understanding-the-skill-of-moving-paper-objects/feed/ 0 Archivist among librarians: Looking back with appreciation on my retirement http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/archivist-among-librarians-looking-back-with-appreciation-on-my-retirement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=archivist-among-librarians-looking-back-with-appreciation-on-my-retirement http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/archivist-among-librarians-looking-back-with-appreciation-on-my-retirement/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:34:40 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33420 by Clive Kirkwood, Archivist, Special Collections My decade as an archivist in Special Collections was book-ended by the beautiful restoration of the iconic Jagger Library reading room as the department’s […]

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]]> http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/archivist-among-librarians-looking-back-with-appreciation-on-my-retirement/feed/ 0 Tools of the Trade: must haves for every paper conservator http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/tools-of-the-trade-must-haves-for-every-paper-conservator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tools-of-the-trade-must-haves-for-every-paper-conservator http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/tools-of-the-trade-must-haves-for-every-paper-conservator/#respond Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:44:06 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33398 by Daniéle Knoetze and Nancy Child Conservators will tell you that the right tool for the job makes all the difference. The tools and equipment found in a conservation laboratory […]

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]]> http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/tools-of-the-trade-must-haves-for-every-paper-conservator/feed/ 0 Human Rights in the AV Archive http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/human-rights-in-the-av-archive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=human-rights-in-the-av-archive http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/human-rights-in-the-av-archive/#respond Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:00:15 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33379 By Andrea Walker, audiovisual archivist This Human Rights Day, we’re highlighting the collections in the AV Archive that have a large human rights component. There are 44 collections in the […]

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]]> http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/human-rights-in-the-av-archive/feed/ 0 Published Collections – Our Ongoing Recovery – Nearly Two Years On http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/published-collections-our-ongoing-recovery-nearly-two-years-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=published-collections-our-ongoing-recovery-nearly-two-years-on http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/2023/03/published-collections-our-ongoing-recovery-nearly-two-years-on/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:08:21 +0000 http://blogs.uct.ac.za/memory/?p=33386 by Mandy Noble Mandy Noble is the Principal Librarian for Published Collections in Special Collections at UCT Libraries. Nearly two years have passed since the devastating fire on April 18, […]

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