Africa: posters and ephemera
This collection consists of posters, calendars, flipbooks, voting forms, maps, an umbrella and other ephemera from various countries throughout Africa. A majority of the posters deal with topics such as…
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West Africa – Topographic Maps
The collection consists of maps of Abong Mbang, Lomie, N'zerekore, Seguela, Daloa, Soubre, Sassandra, Bouake, Agnibilekrou, Sunyani, Mampong, Dimbokro, Abengourou, Kumasi, Koforidua, Grand Lahou, Abidjan, Aboso, Accra, Takoradi, Ibadan, Lagos,…
Ghana Maps
The collection consists of country and topographic maps
Africa, West – Topographic Maps
Maps of Abong Mbang, Lomie, N'zerekore, Seguela, Daloa, Soubre, Sassandra, Bouake, Agnibilekrou, Sunyani, Mampong, Dimbokro, Abengourou, Kumasi, Koforidua, Grand Lahou, Abidjan, Aboso, Accra, Lagos, Keta, Ngaoundere, Baibokoum, Kouki, Yoko, Betare…
Amy Ashwood Garvey photographs, 1940s-1950s
Dating roughly from the 1930s to the 1950s, this collection of 60 small black-and-white photographs belonged to Amy Ashwood Garvey, feminist, activist for African and African American human rights, and…
Arabic Library
Arabic books are kept in the Arabic Library to satisfy the information needs of students offering Arabic languages or students of Modern Languages and Religious Studies
United Nations Depository Library (UNDL)
A United Nations depository library is a library that collects UN documents and publications through a special arrangement with the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. Since 1946, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library of…
Africana Library
This library is for reference only. It specializes in books and periodicals on Africa. It also has its own reserve collection of books and other library materials
Anthropological Collection
A large collection of Zulu material culture including beadwork, woodcarvings, ceramics, and weaponry. The beadwork collection is rated as one of the most comprehensive and well-researched in South Africa. Also…
Fort Saint Jago
The collection contains a 3D model of Fort Saint Jago, panorama Tour of Fort Saint Jago, photographs and maps