Cory Library for Historical Research

The Cory Library for Humanities Research, formerly The Cory Library for Historical Research, is a research library at Rhodes University, and is one of the branch libraries of the Rhodes University Library services.^[1] In addition to its preservation of Eastern Cape history, it also contains the archives of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.

Cory Library for Humanities Research
33.314317°S 26.52187°E / -33.314317; 26.52187
Location	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Type	Research library
Scope	South African history, Eastern Cape history
Established	1933
Other information
Director	Cornelius Thomas
Website	www.ru.ac.za/corylibrary/

The library is named after Sir George Cory, chemist and historian, author of the six-volume "The Rise of South Africa".^[2] The Cory Library for Historical Research was established in 1933, with the donation of Cory's Africana collection to Rhodes University^[3]

See also

• Rhodes University Library
• Xhosa Wars