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| Archival Packaging |
The Sub-Unit is responsible for
the acquisition of the Botswana Collection including government publications;
multimedia; theses &dissertations and the SADC materials. These materials
are available to users through our circulation services. Wherever possible the
Unit acquires duplicate copies of each publication housed in Special
Collections and places them on the open shelves for borrowing except Theses and
Archival material.
What are Archives?
Archives are
records produced by individuals, families, businesses, universities or any
other organizations during the course of their everyday existence. They are
historical documents but they are not necessarily very old.
Archival Holdings
include;
·
UB:
Photographs and images 1970-2007
·
UB:
Historical Reference Collection c. 1976-2007
·
Tshekedi
Khama Family Papers 1900-97
·
Peter Smith Archives 1887-1999 (located
at HOORC, Maun)
·
Bessie
Head manuscript 'A Bewitched Crossroad'
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Stanley
Collins manuscript: 'Hydrology in the Okavango'
·
Jan
Snyman Papers 1967-2000
·
Sheila
Bagnall Letters 1966-74
·
Noma
Award for Publishing in Africa Archive 1995-2002
·
Hans-Joachim
Heinz Papers 1900-2001
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