The George Cory Magic Lantern Slide collection is part of Sir George Cory’s large and varied research collection that he donated to Rhodes University Library. Sir George Cory (one of the four founding fathers of Rhodes University) had these slides made to accompany his public lectures, on Eastern Cape history and the 1820 Settlers. There are 270 lantern glass slides altogether and some of the places included are Grahamstown, Graaff Reinet, Port Elizabeth, Bathurst, and Port Alfred as well as many of the frontier forts. The slides illustrate life in the early days of the Eastern Cape.