Van Zyl Seminar room opens at Hiddingh Hall Library

The donation of the Van Zyl Collection of Legal Antiquarian Materials necessitated an additional wing in Hiddingh Hall Library to house the collection. The official opening of the Van Zyl Seminar room took place in 1949, to house the collection.

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Van Zyl Seminar room opens at Hiddingh Hall Library
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The donation of the Van Zyl Collection of Legal Antiquarian Materials necessitated an additional wing in Hiddingh Hall Library to house the collection. The official opening of the Van Zyl Seminar room took place in 1949, to house the collection.
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June 1949
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Hiddingh Hall Library
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1940s
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Van Zyl Collection of Legal Antiquarian Materials
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William Duncan Baxter
Field Marshal Jan Smuts
Gideon Brand van Zyl
Professor Denis Cowen
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Gideon Brand van Zyl
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Hiddingh Hall
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Brand Van Zyl Law Library

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