 | Resistance and Rebellion in African HistoryBackground SourcesThe items in this bibliography can help you find information on your research topic. Many are available electronically through local library networks or the World Wide Web. |
Background Sources
Encyclopedias and dictionaries provide background information and can be used to identify key people, events and dates. Many also include short bibliographies.
- Britannica Online
- Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. UW Only.
- Country Studies
- Collection of 91 book length profiles of various nations published by the Library of Congress. Includes 12 African countries.
African historical dictionaries Reference call no. varies Cambridge History of Africa Reference, Undergraduate Stacks DT20 .C35 Dictionary of Portuguese-African Civilization Reference DT352.4 .N86 1994 Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara Reference DT351 .E53 1997 Historical dictionary of European imperialism [on order for Reference] Bothell D217 .H57 1991 Historical dictionary of the British empire Reference DA16 .H56 1996 Historical encyclopedia of world slavery Reference, Undergraduate HT861 .H57 1997 Macmillan encyclopedia of world slavery Reference HT861 .M24 1998
Books
Use the following databases to locate books in the UW Libraries and in other libraries around the region, nation and world. Books unavailable at the UW can be requested through the Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
- UW Libraries Catalog
- A listing of the books, journal subscriptions and other material available at the University of Washington Libraries.
- OhioLINK
- Use OhioLink to access chapters of recent books, use the "Words" search option.
- OCLC WorldCat
- A listing of books, journal subscriptions and other material available in hundreds of major libraries in the U.S. and abroad. UW only.
Secondary Sources: Articles
Use indexes/abstracts/bibliographies to find articles (and sometimes books, dissertations, etc.) on a topic. Most indexes are arranged by subject or include a subject index. Indexes/abstracts are ongoing publications; bibliographies tend to be one volume and are more narrowly focused on a specific topic. Some are available electronically while some are in print. There are indexes/bibliographies covering all sorts of subjects, use those which best fit your research topic. See finding additional bibliographies for instructions on using the UW Libraries Catalog to identify other bibliographies.Once you identify articles you need make sure you have the complete citation (author, title, journal name, volume, pages and year), then look in the UW Libraries Catalog for the journal name (do a title search for the journal name to see if the UW subscribes) to see if and where the journal is kept (library location and call number).
Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested through the Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
- Expanded Academic Index
- Index to approximately 1500 journals and magazines in all disciplines. Includes some full-text articles. UW Only.
- Historical Abstracts
- Major index to articles in world history from the period 1450 on. UW Only.
- Research Library
- Index to articles in all fields, full-text articles available for selected journals and magazines. From the menu, choose Research Library Complete. UW Only.
Slavery and slaving in world history: a bibliography Reference Z7164.S6 S538 1999 Africa bibliography 1984- Reference Z3503 .A34 Africa since 1914: a historical bibliography Reference Z3501 .A44 1985 Africa south of the Sahara: index to periodical literature 1900-1970 Reference Z3503 .U47 Bibliography of 19th century Africa Reference Z3501 .H47 Cumulative bibliography of African studies Reference Z3509 .I582 International African bibliography 1971- Reference Z3503 .I58 African women, a general bibliography Reference Z7964.A3 B84 1989 Quarterly index to periodical literature, eastern and southern Africa Reference Z3503 .Q38 World Bibliographical Series [single volume bibliographies on various African nations] Reference Call no. varies
Primary Sources: Books
Use the following tactics to find primary sources in the UW Libraries Catalog:
- Limit your search by year of publication.
- Search for books written by key participants.
- Use the subject headings "sources," "correspondence," "personal narratives," "interviews" and "diaries" in conjunction with your search.
- For travel accounts use the heading "description and travel."
- Browse the shelves in the appropriate subject area.
- A guide to original sources for precolonial western Africa published in European languages: for the most part in book form. [Suzzallo General Z3516.5 .F34 1994]
Primary Sources: Articles
Use the following indexes to find articles written during the 19th and 20th century. The UW owns many magazines and newspapers dating from this period. Once you find a citation, look the title of the magazine up in the UW Libraries catalog to discover its location and call number. It is possible that some of the material is in microfilm format, others may be in a storage area (these must be requested at the check-out desk on the ground floor of Suzzallo).Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested through the Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
- Periodicals Contents Index (PCI)
- Library CD-ROM
Primarily coverage of the period 1900-1960 but provides some 19th century coverage of American, British, French and German social science and humanities journals.
The British Empire in the Victorian press, 1832-1867 : a bibliography Suzzallo General Z2021.C7 P32 1987 Index Africanus [covers articles published between 1885-1965] Reference Z3501 .A73 Pooles Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906 Referemce Table 10 Readers Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890- Reference Table 10 Subject Index to Periodicals, 1915-1961 Reference Shelf 21
Primary Sources: Newspapers
The UW Libraries owns few newspapers from Africa and coverage is spotty. A very good collection of newspapers is available though our membership to the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). CRL provides generous loans to UW students (reels of microfilm for extended periods).
African American Newspapers: The 19th Century Library CD-ROM. Currently includes Colored American, Freedom's Journal, National Era and North Star. Index to the New York Times, 1851- Reference, Shelf 16. Index for 1863-1879 available on the web. Palmer's index to The Times 1790-1905 Library CD-ROM also in print, Reference Shelf 17. Official Index to the Times, 1906- Reference, Shelf 17. Index for 1906-1920 and 1970-1989 available on the web.
East African Standard, 1971-1978 [incomplete, Nairobi] Microforms Newspapers A7305 The African repository, 1850-1892 [American Colonization Society] Microforms Newspapers A444 reel 644 Daily Times, 1974-1978 [incomplete, Lagos] Microforms Newspapers A7368 New Ghana, 1957-1960 [incomplete, Accra] Microforms Newspapers A7371 Nationalist, 1969-1972 [incomplete, Dar es Salaam] Microforms Newspapers A7373 Voice of Uganda, 1972-1979 [incomplete, Kampala] Microforms Newspapers A7299 Primary Sources: Government Documents
The UW Library has an extensive collection of British parliamentary papers and debates from the 19th century. This material is in both print and microfilm formats. The following can be used to find this material, all are located in the Government Publications division (first floor Suzzallo) unless noted otherwise.
Hansard's parliamentary debates, 1829-1891. Suzzallo General 328.42 G79p Subject catalogue of the House of Commons Parliamentary papers 1801-1900 Gov't Publications Z2019.C63 1988 Sessional papers. [Commons], 1893-1981 Suzzallo General J301.K6252 Sessional papers. [Lords] 1901-1981 Suzzallo General J301.J6 List of Colonial Office records Suzzallo General CD1052 .A56 1976
Photograph: Britain's 11th East African Division in Burma (1945).
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