A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 15 March 2005

On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" President Thabo Mbeki inaugurated the new law building.

Law Building © UP Archives

This ultra-modern design won a number of architectural awards. The law library that was located in this building was named the Oliver R Tambo Law Library. The Law of Africa Collection – the most up-to[1]date collection of legislation and law reports from African countries in the world at that time – was established in this library. It was used by researchers from around the world.

The University of Pretoria Archives (UPA) preserves the history of the University of Pretoria. We have an extensive photo collection as well as volumes of the University’s history captured in Ad Destinatium i-v, as featured here. Please contact us on [email protected] to share your memories of Tukkies or access our collection virtually.