The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

The Cape Coloured People 1652-1937 by JS Marais.

Published in 1968, this book is a study of racial relations within the South African historical context.

Catalogue Access: univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/v2/oclc/49228

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.