A Guide to Manuscripts and Documents in the British Isles Relating to Africa: British Isles (excluding London)

A Guide to Manuscripts and Documents in the British Isles Relating to Africa: British Isles (excluding London)

Author: James Douglas Pearson

Publisher: Burns & Oates

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 584

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This work lists and describes manuscripts - in African and Western languages - relating to Africa south of the Sahara held in public and private collections in the British Isles. Arrangement of entries is first by country, and within each country alphabetical by town and name of repository.


British Archives

British Archives

Author: J. Foster

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 847

ISBN-13: 1349652288

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British Archives is the foremost reference guide to archive resources in the UK. Since publication of the first edition more than ten years ago, it has established itself as an indispensable reference source for everyone who needs rapid access on archives and archive repositories in this country. Over 1200 entries provide detailed information on the nature and extent of the collection as well as the organization holding it. A typical entry includes: name of repositiony; parent organization ; address, telephone, fax, email and website; number for enquiries; days and hours of opening; access restrictions; acquisitions policy; archives of organization; major collections; non-manuscript material; finding aids; facilities; conservation; publications New to this edition: email and web address; expanded bibliography; consolidated repository and collections index


British Archives

British Archives

Author: Janet Foster

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1989-06-18

Total Pages: 891

ISBN-13: 1349095656

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This guide contains over 1000 entries of centres holding archive and manuscript collections in the UK includes many newly-established and specialist archives and their details. This edition includes over 400 additional entries, new indexes and cross-references.


Missionary Encounters

Missionary Encounters

Author: Robert A. Bickers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1136786163

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Describes the exceptional wealth of missionary archives and the major contributions they can make not only to the study of the processes of Christian evangelism and Western imperialism but also their value in documenting and analysing the nature of Western encounters with indigenous societies.