Special Collections

Services

• Information services, including retrieval of original manuscripts and other material in the three sections, assisting clients with bibliographic searches and general assistance to researchers working in the division and basic training in using archival material.
• Exhibitions, information sessions and guided tours of the division are offered for student groups and visitors.
• Digital scanning of images from the collections as well as limited photocopying for academic purposes are available to clients.

Using the collections

• Special Collections is open to students, staff and other members of the Stellenbosch University community, as well as to members of the public, for research purposes and visits.
• The division may not be utilised as a study space.
• No material may be borrowed from any of the three sections within the division.
• Clients must request material from the staff member on duty who will collect it for them.
• Valuable material may be consulted by clients under the supervision of the staff member on duty and clients may be requested to handle the material in a specific way, e.g. by wearing cotton gloves.
• Reproduction of selected material is allowed depending on value, age and physical condition of the material. Please enquire from the staff member on duty whether reproduction is allowed.
• The use of digital cameras in the division is allowed.