Research Guides
- University of Washington Libraries
- Library Guides
- UW Libraries
- HSTRY 494B: Imagining Africa
- Additional Primary Sources
HSTRY 494B: Imagining Africa: Additional Primary Sources
Early Book Collections
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) This link opens in a new window
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Books printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America between 1473-1700 - Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
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Books printed in Great Britain in the 18th century
- BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)Portal to scholarly material including early books. Use the Advanced search option to limit results by publication year, item type, and open access availability.
World Fairs
Many 19th century and early 20th century world's fairs include exhibits of "exotic" peoples and locales. For example the Pan-American Exposition of 1901 had a Darkest Africa feature while the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 had a Dahomeyan Village. The following collections feature photographs and texts from various world's fairs.
Other Resources
British Government Publications
HathiTrust includes some British Colonial Office reports as well as other governmental documents. The following provide a sampling of the type of source available in HathiTrust. Use the search model below to find additional sources.
To search for additional colonial reports in HathiTrust, use the Advanced Catalog Search option using this model.
Additional British goverment sources can be found in:
- House of Commons Parliamentary Papers This link opens in a new window
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US Government Documents
Use the US Federal Documents collection in HathiTrust to find a variety of American government documents following a similar search model as above. Additional collections of US documents include: