Desmond Makhanya began writing his history of Adams College in 1998, using reference materials from the Killie Campbell Africana Library to substantiate his own experiences, as well as that of the oral histories he had collected over the years.
UDesmond Makhanya uqale ukubhala umlando wakhe we Adams College ngo 1998 esebenzisa ulwazi abeluthola ezincwadini eKillie Campbell Africana Library, ukuchaza kabanzi nangolwakhe ulwazi kanye nomlando abewuqokelela ngokuxoxisana nabanye abantu.