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Papers of anthropologists Arnold Leonard and Trude Scarlett Epstein. The accession processed in 1985 contains field notes and produce market studies compiled by the Epsteins between 1959 and 1961, relating…
Electronic bulletins, pamphlets, leaflets, speeches, reports, and other printed matter, relating to political, social and economic conditions in Zambia.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Gardner Warton of the Staff College, Camberly (F.R.G.S.) was the first Englishman in North Rhodesia (Zambia). He undertook three expeditions between 1892-1898, successfully receiving land concessions which…
Contains field notes, diaries, census data, manuscripts and correspondence relating to Colson's work among the Gwembe Tonga and Plateau Tonga in Zambia. Also includes field notes concerning the Makah Indians…
Writings, field notes, reports, correspondence, maps, sound recordings, and photographs, relating to study of the ethnology, flora and fauna, mineralogy, geology, meteorology and geography of the Lake Tanganyika and neighboring…
Photographs, postcards, and slides, depicting scenes of daily life, cultural and historical sites, prominent personalities, and works of art in various countries of Africa
Regulations, reports, conference papers, speeches, syllabi, and rosters, relating to higher education in Zaire and Zambia, especially to the administration of the Université nationale du Zaïre and the University of…
The purpose of the enquiry was two-fold: first, to gather ethnographic data from each mission or stations; and second, to increase the familiarity of the priests with the traditional customs…
Correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, other printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to the Matabele Wars of 1893 and 1896 in Rhodesia, the Boer War, exploration expeditions in Africa, and…
The George Loft Papers, acquired in 2005, document the activities of Quaker activist Loft and his wife Eleanor in southern Africa from the late 1950s through the 1970s. Initially the…
