University Of Pretoria Special Collections
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Special Collections is a self-contained unit in the University of Pretoria Library Services. The mission of the Special Collections unit is to play a stewardship role in the preservation and proper archiving of its information resources and to ensure their optimal accessibility to the research community.
The unit houses the following collections:
Read more about University Of Pretoria Special Collections: Jurriaanse (JUR) Collection, UP Publications (TUK), Netherlands Cultural History Library (KHI & KHN) Collection, The R.M. Titlestad Collection of Norwegian Literature, Reserves (RES), Digital Collections
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