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Poems

Item

Title
Poems
Institution
UCT Libraries
Collection Title
Petersen Poems
Creator(s)
Petersen, Sydney Vernon
Description/Scope and Content
Sydney Vernon Petersen (1914-1987). Poet and educationist. Classified as Coloured, his first published volume of poetry contains a denouncement of racism, "the curse of a dark skin". Seven original manuscripts of his poems.
Date
c. 1975
Location
UCT Libraries permanent
Identifier
BC941
Language
Afrikaans
Extent
One folder
Collection Type
archival collection
Level of Processing
Minimal Processing
Type of Materials/Format
paper-manuscripts
Copyright
Unknown
Donor Information
Available
Usage
Medium (Occasional exhibit or research/educational use)
Item sets
Capetown