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In 2011, the university began a project aimed at restoring the Jagger Library to its original condition. The walkways and balconies installed in the 1960s and 1970s were removed, and it was subsequently painted, refurnished, and had its original elements restored, becoming once again the main library
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By 1980, the library was part of an eight-library complex at the
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Entrance to Jagger Library with floral decorations in 1947
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The building was constructed in the 1930s, named after
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The library as it appeared during a protest in 2015
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www.specialcollections.uct.ac.za/jagger-reading-room
reading room
University of Cape Town Libraries
John William Jagger

University of Cape Town

2021 Table Mountain fire



"Jagger Reading Room"
University Education in the Republic of South Africa
ISBN
9780869656631
"Fire wreaks destruction on UCT"
"Some of our valuable collections at Jagger Library have been lost in the fire, says UCT libraries head"
Independent Online (South Africa)
"Completion of Phase One: Salvage"
"Update: Wrapping up the salvage phase and the way forward"
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University of Cape Town
Chancellor
Precious Moloi-Motsepe
Vice-chancellor
Mosa Moshabela

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