The History of UCT Libraries

The Groote Schuur campus began to take shape on the slopes of Devil's Peak, with the construction of many university buildings from 1928 into the 1930s. This necessitated the move of some of the Library books from Hiddingh Hall to the new campus.

The J.W. Jagger building was built adjacent to Sarah Baartman Hall ( previously Jameson Hall) and became the centre of the University of Cape Town Libraries.

Gertrude Glickman (née Elliot) served as Medical Librarian for almost 40 years until 1970, after Mr Harvey's retirement in 1931.

In 1939, Library staff member RFM Immelman established the School of Librarianship inside the J.W. Jagger building. The school remained there until the 1970s.