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“The Brenthurst Library is regarded by historians as one of the most important repositories of Africana in southern Africa and one of the largest and most important in private hands.”
Eric Axelson
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The library collections contain historical documents, texts and media which may contain terminology, depictions, perspectives and biases that are racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise discriminatory and offensive by modern standards. In the interests of historical integrity, it is the policy of the library to preserve the material exactly as it was created, rather than censoring, altering or deleting the original content. The material reflects the era in which it was created, not the current values of the library.