HIST 450 Modern History of Africa.: Specialized Primary Sources

Example: I need  U.S. intelligence documents on Nelson Mandela,

• Type Nelson Mandela into the box and click search

Example: I need U.S. Senate and House reports on Patrice Lumumba.

• Click the link for U.S. Congressional Serial Set
• Type Patrice Lumumba into the search box and click search

Example: I need primary source magazine articles on the Belgian Congo and King Leopold

• Type Congo in the first box
• Type Leopold into the second box
• Scroll down to Publication Date and select Specific Date Range with the pull-down menu
• Enter 1908 to 1920 for the dates
• Click Search

Example: I need primary source magazine articles about Robert Mugabe that were written between 1976 and 1982.

• Type Robert Mugabe into the search box
• Scroll down and set the date range from 1976 to 1982
• Click Search

Example: I need primary source newspapers articles on David Livingstone written between 1840 and 1880.

• Type david livingstone into the first box
• Type Africa into the second box
• Set the date range from 1840 to 1880
• Click Search