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Title
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Cory Church Collections
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Description
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Collection Overview: The Cory Church Collections
The Cory Church Collections represent a significant visual and historical record of the ecclesiastical landscape of the Eastern Cape and broader Southern Africa. Housed within the Cory Library for Historical Research, this archival assemblage documents the architectural, social, and missionary footprint of various Christian denominations from the 19th century through the mid-20th century.
The collection is primarily composed of photographic prints, negatives, and sketches depicting church buildings—ranging from humble frontier chapels to grand colonial cathedrals—as well as portraits of clergy, missionaries, and congregants who shaped the region's religious history.
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Subject
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Ecclesiastical architecture
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Missionary history
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Eastern Cape history
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Frontier Wars
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Colonialism
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Temporal Coverage
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c. 1830 – 1960
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Format
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Black & white silver gelatin prints
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sepia prints
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digital surrogates