Other early activities included debates with Laurens van der Post on how to source the bookstock most economically, discussion about the name of the Library and the design of the bookplates. Fortunately for me, I was not drawn into the complicated financial details. Laurens van der Post and Ronald Cohen also contributed generously to the renovations, shelving and furnishing, the purchasing of some bookstock and subscriptions to a few important journals. McMillan Junior, fulfilling his father’s wish to establish a Library at the new Centre. A particularly generous donation came from Frank N. The years 1991-1994 were exciting and sometimes nerve-racking as the Committee dealt with financial problems, promises and payments. Over the years various SAAJA members participated in the Library Committee which has had Patrick as its Chairperson for most of its life and Stephen Bloch as a loyal member. Responses were predictably contradictory and we knew that we would have to compromise as far as possible, while it took shape. We sent out a questionnaire to all members of the Cape of Good Hope Centre for Jungian Studies asking for their comments and suggestions about the proposed subscription Library. One of the first decisions was to convert the back garage into a Library.Ī Library Committee was formally constituted in May 1991, consisting of Julian David, Gerwin Davis (Chair) and myself, soon joined by Patrick Tummon. It was formally opened by Laurens van der Post in 1991. A very generous, and anonymous donation enabled this major purchase. Local and overseas funding was found and house-hunting ended with the purchase of the present Jung Centre. In 1989 Julian David took up his post as Director and Training Analyst and Patrick Tummon arrived a year later. A Library, open to the public, was always seen as a necessary adjunct to these aims as it was seen as a means of informing the people of Cape Town about Jung’s work. Its main aims were to develop an internationally recognized training centre for Jungian analysts and to engage in a public programme to initiate Jungian psychological reflection on our complex transitional society. The Centre for Jungian Studies held training sessions and lectures and pressure grew to develop a permanent home in Cape Town. A detailed history appears in the first issue of Mantis (Spring 1988). The book collection was first put together during the 1980s by members of the Cape of Good Hope Centre for Jungian Studies, together with the Wilderness Leadership School, under Ian Player’s direction. Jean Albert, founder Librarian, in the old Library.
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