The Cory Library for Humanities Research, formerly The Cory Library for Historical Research, is a

research library A research library is a library which contains an in-depth collection of material on one or several subjects.(Young, 1983; p. 188) A research library will generally include an in-depth selection of materials on a particular topic or set of to ...

Rhodes University Rhodes University is a public university, public research university located in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province. Established in 1904, ...

, and is one of the branch libraries of the Rhodes University Library services. In addition to its preservation Eastern Cape history, it also contains the archives of the

Methodist Church of Southern Africa The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) is a large Wesleyan Methodist denomination, with local churches across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and a more limited presence in Mozambique. It is a member church of the Wo ...

. The library is named after Sir George Cory, chemist and historian, author of the six-volume "''The Rise of South Africa''". The Cory Library for Historical Research was established in 1933, with the donation of Cory's Africana collection to

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Rhodes University Libraries in Makhanda, Eastern Cape Academic libraries in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-university-stub

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