Jagger Library
The J.W. Jagger Library Building was constructed in the 1930s and originally served as the main library of the University of Cape Town. The building was named after one of the earliest benefactors and Chairperson of the University Council of UCT, John William Jagger, and came to serve as the main library of the University of Cape Town. As donations continued during the 1930s, the university library grew exponentially, with increasing demands for periodical literature by academic staff and students. By 1940, the University Library had a collection of 110 000 volumes and ten staff members. Provisions for more space were made in the Jagger Library, with seminar rooms for modern, classical, and African languages. In 1953, a Special Collections department opened inside the J.W. Jagger Library. Immelman was a well-known local historian and collected many special collections and rare books and even approached potential donors. A keen interest in Africana collections was a driving force for Immelman to acquire (most by donation) many African and Southern African materials of great value. cognising the worth of UCT's Africana collections, Harry Oppenheimer donated funding for an African Studies Library and a Centre for African Studies. Over the next 30 years, RFM Immelman became instrumental in the rapid expansion of the University Libraries into an internationally recognised Research Library with over half a million books.
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As donations continued during the 1930s, the university library grew exponentially, with increasing demands for periodical literature by academic staff and students. By 1940, the University Library had a collection of 110 000 volumes and ten staff members. Provisions for more space were made in the Jagger Library, with seminar rooms for modern, classical, and African languages.
In 1953, a Special Collections department opened inside the J.W. Jagger Library. Immelman was a well-known local historian and collected many special collections and rare books and even approached potential donors.
A keen interest in Africana collections was a driving force for Immelman to acquire (most by donation) many African and Southern African materials of great value. cognising the worth of UCT's Africana collections, Harry Oppenheimer donated funding for an African Studies Library and a Centre for African Studies.
Over the next 30 years, RFM Immelman became instrumental in the rapid expansion of the University Libraries into an internationally recognised Research Library with over half a million books.
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