Primary Resources in History
A Guide to the Microform Collections of the University of Missouri Libraries
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GALE-MORANT PAPERS, 1731-1925
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng: EP Microfilm Limited, 1977.
British records relating to America
2 reel(s)
The Gale and Morant families went to Jamaica in the seventeenth century. Over several generations they acquired sugar plantations and slaves. The papers concern family and business affairs from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries, with a concentration of materials for the period from 1765 to 1835. The papers shed light on slavery and the life and work on Jamaican sugar estates. A great deal of information is recorded on the lists of slaves, such as age, country of origin, occupation, physical condition, and value. Sex ratios, age distribution, and the number of births and deaths can be derived from using these records. Also included are letters concerning plantation livestock, shipments of sugar and rum, crop accounts, deeds, bonds, and wills.
An uncataloged guide, The Gale-Morant Papers is available in the Special Collections Office.
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Gallatin, Albert 1761-1849. PAPERS OF ALBERT GALLATIN.
Philadelphia, Pa.: Historic publications, 1969.
46 reel(s)
Albert Gallatin, an emigrant from Switzerland, served as secretary of the treasury in the administrations of Jefferson and Madison. In later years, Gallatin served as an American envoy to Russia and as Minister to France and England. He served as president of the National Bank of New York City, the New York Historical Society, and the American Ethnological Society. His reports and correspondence contain observations and policy proposals on public land, public finance, the government's debts, roads and canals, and manufactures. This collection also contains detailed information on the Anglo-American economy, the London money market, and the declining stability of the banking structure of New York City before the disaster of 1837. Correspondents include Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams. He also corresponded with Henry Clay, Henry Dearborn, Peter Muhlenburg, Thomas Worthington, Tench Coxe, John Jacob Astor, Baring & Co., and Azariah Flagg.
An uncataloged guide, Prince, Carl E. Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Papers of Albert Gallatin, available in the Special Collections Office, provides a brief sketch of his life with a chronology, a description of the collection, and reel notes. Reel 46 provides a name index to correspondents.
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GAME LAWS (6 WORKS).
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This reel contains six separate books regarding English game laws by Timothy Cunningham, Edward H. Lord Suffield, Richard Griffiths Welford, Giles Jacob, John Locke, and John Manwood. See each individual name for details.
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GAME LAWS; BEING A COMPREHENSIVE AND FAMILIAR TREATISE UPON THAT SUBJECT.
London: 1821.
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This anonymous work gives the origin, history, and principles of game laws; who is entitled to hunt and penalties for those who are not; buying and selling of game; improper hunting times; the role of the gamekeeper; laws relating to different game; etc.
Title continues “Comprising all the statutes and resolutions of the courts relating to deer, hares, rabbits, pheasants, partridges, grouse, snipe, fish, and other objects of sport; together with the qualifications, by estate and certificate, for killing game; the appointment and authority of a gamkeeper [sic]; the law concerning trespass in the pursuit of game; and the general law relating to dogs. A new edition, corrected and enlarged, including the new acts to 58 Geo. III. Respecting the buying and selling game; and also, the act for preventing the destroying salmon spawn in the rivers of England.” Table of contents at the beginning; index at the end.
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Garvey, Marcus 1887-1940. MARCUS GARVEY: FBI INVESTIGATION FILE.
Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1978.
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During the decade of the 1920's, when most Americans experienced more prosperity than they ever had before, some poor blacks were desperately searching for a way in which they, too, could increase their standard of living. Marcus Garvey, a black American leader, born in Jamaica, took advantage of their situation. He started a "Back to Africa" movement that promised them a better life in a land where they no longer would be members of a minority race. Garvey also founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and had as many as 2 million followers. Many sent him money which he used to set up black businesses, profits of which were supposed to finance the movement. In 1925, however, Garvey was convicted of mail fraud in connection with the sale of worthless stock in one of the businesses, The Black Star Line, a supposed shipping company. "The Back to Africa" movement declined after Garvey was incarcerated.
Not accompanied by a guide. Includes New York Times articles, 1962-1971, archives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
Gaston, William 1778-1844. WILLIAM GASTON PAPERS IN THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY.
Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Library, 1966.
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William Gaston (1778-1844) was a North Carolina lawyer, legislator, congressman, and justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. William Gaston's personal letters reveal the social history of the period and comment on political affairs. Topics include the national elections between 1800 and 1844, preparations for war with France in 1800, financial affairs, De Witt Clinton's presidential candidacy, education, and legal matters. Significant items concerning the history of the Catholic Church in America are scattered throughout as are items related to banks and banking. Included in the collection are Gaston-related papers of Judge Henry Groves Connor (1852-1924), North Carolina jurist and author.
An uncataloged guide, The William Gaston Papers in the Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina Library, available in the Special Collections Office, provides a list of correspondents.
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Gates, Horatio 1728-1806. HORATIO GATES PAPERS, 1726-1828.
Sanford, N.C.: Microfilming Corporation of America, 1978.
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General Horatio Gates remains a paradox in American Revolutionary history. He was a loyal soldier, an excellent army administrator, and a good defensive tactician. In 1777 he superseded General Philip Schuyler in command in northern New York. In the two battles at Saratoga his army forced General John Burgoyne to surrender. Soon after, a letter written by General Thomas Conway caused General George Washington to believe that he had uncovered a conspiracy to make Gates commander-in-chief, a conspiracy known as the Conway Cabal. Forced to resign his position as president of the board of war and disastrously defeated at Camden, South Carolina, General Gates never regained the heroic reputation he enjoyed immediately after Saratoga. His papers provide a unique opportunity for the researcher to make his own judgements about a leading figure of the American Revolution. This collection is arranged in three series: Series I is correspondence from 1726 to 1828, Series II is orderly books and returns from 1756 to 1783, and Series III is financial papers from 1747 to 1799.
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Guides:
The Horatio Gates papers, 1726-1828 : a guide to the microfilm edition.
The guide includes an index to documents by writer or recipient, providing reel and frame numbers.
General Council of the Congregational and Christian Churches of the United States. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING, 1852-1961.
Dallas, TX: Microfilm Service and Sales, 1969.
Library of American Church Records. Series 1
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This collection contains minutes of the meetings of synods of the Congregational Church. The synods were held in 1852, 1865, every third year from 1871 to 1934 and every second year from 1934 to 1958. The last synod included in the collection met in 1961. The minutes give the names of delegates participating and officers elected, the reports of the committees, and the statistics of the church. Also included are the resolutions and by-laws voted on by the synods. The last reel contains also two digests of important acts of the synods held between 1871 and 1929.
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Germany (West). Bundestag. VERHANDLUNGEN. STENOGRAPHISCHE BERICHTE, BD 1-49, SEPT 7, 1949-, BONN.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1965.
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The papers of the Bundestag, the West German Parliament, date from its establishment in 1949. Registers of the proceedings are divided into subject registers and speech indexes. Each register covers one legislative period. The index encompasses all speeches made during a plenary session of Parliament, with the names of the speakers arranged in alphabetical order. A separate section provides the actual proceedings of each session. Speeches, interruptions, motions, discussions, and attendance are included.
The records are arranged chronologically. A table of contents is at the beginning of each year. Indexes for 1949-53 and 1953-57 are on reels 122 and 123 respectively.
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Germany. Auswartiges Amt. NOTES FROM THE LEGATIONS OF THE GERMAN STATES AND GERMANY IN THE UNITED STATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1817-1906.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 58; v. National Archives record group 59.
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Notes, with enclosures, consist chiefly of communications from the German Foreign Office, from German consuls, and from private citizens in the United States. They deal with the general relations between Prussia and the United States, wider diplomatic questions, and commercial and legal difficulties of private citizens. Topics include shipping, trade and tariffs, international conferences, specific criminal cases, and Germans who serving in the American military. The languages used are French, German, and English. Documents in German are accompanied by brief notes in English indicating their subject content.
An uncataloged guide, Notes From the Legations of the German States and Germany in the United States to the Department of State, 1817-1906, available in the Special Collections Office, indicates the date span for each reel. The first reel, from 1817 to 1848, covers notes from the Prussian legation. It has its own introduction, followed by a list of correspondence with subject notations.
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Germany. Auswartiges Amt. PAPERS OF GERMAN DIPLOMATS. (NACHLASSE AND ASSERVATE), 1833-1927. (AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION PROJECT II).
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1958.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 291; v. National Archives record group 242.
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Selected microfilm reels contain the papers of various German diplomats. On reel five, the Paul Weitz papers include correspondence related to his business interests in Constantinople (Istanbul). They also contain letters from the families of the Prince of Ratibor and Corvey and the Prince of Schonborg-Waldenburg. The Hans Rudolf Erick von Miguel papers contain essays about Paris, St. Petersburg (Leningrad), and Constantinople. On the sixth reel, the papers of Paul von Hintze an envoy to Peking who became a state-secretary in 1918, contain material from a committee of inquiry into the possibilities of peace in 1917. The papers also explore Papal peace efforts, peace with France and Italy, and private peace initiatives. On the seventh reel, papers originally belonging to Crown-Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, discuss politics from 1879 to 1881 and the assassination of Alexander II of Russia. Other papers on the final reel belonged to Sass, head of the library and political archives of the German Foreign Ministry, and Magnus, who wrote reports on Mexico in 1866 and 1877. The papers are part of the National Archives' collection of seized World War II enemy records.
3 selected microfilm reels (no. 5, 6, 7). Each section is preceded by a table of contents.
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Germany. Auswartiges Amt. RECORDS OF THE GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FROM ST. ANTONY'S COLLEGE.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service,
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 136; v. National Archives record group 242.
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The German Foreign Ministry was responsible for the relations between Germany and foreign countries as well as between the German states. The files in this collection provide information on foreign relations between September 1912, and September 1919. The files consist mainly of correspondence between embassies and the government in Berlin. They include newspaper articles, telegrams, and notes from ambassadors, key figures, and private citizens involved in political events. The files on foreign countries focus on the relationship of Germany to Russia, Italy, Rumania, Austria, and the Ukraine, general and marine affairs in Russia, Russian statesmen, and the administration of occupied territories in Serbia during the war. The following is a brief summary of reel contents: Reel 33, Deutschland 131 secr, Oesterreich 92, Ministerien, Italien; Reel 83, Deutschland 131, Weltkrieg Nr 14d; Reel 85, Rumanien 1; Reel 101, Ukraine; Reel 130, Russland 72b; and Reel 131, Russland 82 Nr2. The papers are part of the National Archives collection of seized World War II enemy records.
6 selected microfilm reels (no. 33, 83, 85, 101, 130, 131).
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Guides:
American Historical Association. Committee for the Study of War Documents. A catalogue of files and microfilms of the German Foreign Ministry archives, 1867-1920..
The guide provides an organizational framework for the existing files. The inclusive dates of files, together with the reel and frame number of the microfilm project which filmed the file, make this a useful, although not complete, finding aid. Reels filmed by the St. Antony project have the prefix SA.
Germany. Auswartiges Amt. RECORDS OF THE GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE [WHADDON HALL, ENG.].
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service,
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 120; v. National Archives record group 242.
35 reel(s)
The German Documents Project at the National Archives selected and filmed seized German records that illustrated German foreign policy, while the records were temporarily housed at Whaddon Hall in England. These assorted files of the German Foreign Ministry (or Office) from 1855 to 1945 discuss military affairs, foreign relations, and events leading up to World War II. The principal documents were later translated and printed in a series titled Documents on German Foreign Policy, 1918-1945 (353.8 S1.82). While the documents on the microfilm are arranged by subject according to the original classification of the German Foreign Ministry, the principal documents in the printed series are arranged chronologically.
35 selected microfilm reels. Reel 1A reproduces various indexing documents for sections of the collection. Also, CD1261.A65 Kent, George O. (ed.). A Catalog of Files and Microfilm of the German Foreign Ministry Archives 1920-1945 provides subject access to the entire collection of 5,055 reels, but does not provide a listing of contents of individual reels. Ellis Library's holdings currently are reels no. 1A, 1012, 1567-1574, 3154, 3429-3446, 3534-3537, 4177, and 4340-4341.
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Germany. Auswartiges Amt. [AKTENZEICHEN] RUSSLAND 61: ALLGEMEINE ANGELEGENHEITEN RUSSLANDS.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1953.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 139; v. National Archives record group 242
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reels 147-148
Selected reels from the microfilmed records of the German Foreign Ministry Archives (1867-1920) relate to Russia and Rumania. Telegrams, letters, and reports describe Russian domestic and military affairs from March 20, to October 28, 1918. In the spring of 1918, Russia withdrew from World War I and began peace talks with Germany. On March 3, Russia and Germany signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The Bolsheviks had gained control of the government, but during the summer, civil war continued between the Communists and the anti-Communists. Nicholas II and his family as well as Count von Mirbach, the German ambassador, were assassinated. The papers provide a German perspective on the events during that period. The National Archives title of this collection is Records of the German Foreign Office Received by the Department of State from the University of California (Project 1) and are part of their collection of Foreign Records Seized 1941-.
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Germany. Heer. RECORDS OF GERMAN ARMY AREAS (WEHRKREISE).
Washington, D.C: American Historical Association,
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 79; v. National Archives record group 242
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The records cover Wehrkreis VII, Munchen, to which Swabia, Upper Bavaria, and Lower Bavaria belonged, from 1909 to the early 1940s. Papers, circulars, orders, reports, and correspondence give instructions on such areas as personnel policy and the defense of army installations. Corps, divisional, and regimental orders relate to the infiltration of Austria, Czechoslovakia, and the Tyrol and provide relevant maps, war diaries, and statistics. Reel 53 contains newspaper clippings related to the charge of perjury brought against Oberleutnant Braun by Hauptmann A. D. Rohm. Reels 81 and 82 deal with such subjects as the air raids in Hamburg, the surrender of troops, and the effects of World War II on housing. The records are part of the National Archives' collection of seized World War II enemy records.
8 selected microfilm reels (no. 9, 33, 48, 49, 52, 53, 81, 82).
Vol. 34 of the guide provides notes on the contents of each reel in this collection.
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Guides:
Guides to German records microfilmed at Alexandria, Va..
The guide provides a detailed list of contents for each reel.
Germany. Reichsfuhrer SS und Chef der Deutschen Polizei. RECORDS OF THE REICH LEADER OF THE SS AND CHIEF OF THE GERMAN POLICE.
Washington, D.C.: American Historical Association., 158.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 175; v. National Archives record group 242.
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This collection reproduces the files of the RF-SS/Personlicher Stab, the RF-SS/Feldkommandostelle, and various other police and security agencies under the command of the Reich leader of the SS. Documents cover political plans and policies, diplomacy, military affairs, armament, manpower, ideology, genocide, and astrology, all matters of concern to Heinrich Himmler. The range of subjects reflect the variety of his activities. Specific subjects include anti-semitism, the use of prisoners for slave labor, German intelligence work, Nazi movements in other countries, and concentration camps. The records are part of National Archives' collection of seized World War II enemy records.
105 selected microfilm reels.
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Guides:
Guides to German records microfilmed at Alexandria, Va..
The guide provides a detailed list of contents for each reel.
Gossypium (Ship). JAMES BROWN PAPERS IN THE LIVERPOOL CENTRAL LIBRARY.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: EP Microform, 1973.
British records relating to America
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Captain James Brown kept a private log-book when he commanded the Liverpool trading ship, Gossypium, on a total of eleven voyages from Liverpool to New Orleans between 1844 and 1846. The voyages occurred during a period of rapid expansion in cotton growing in the southern states and in the textile trade in Lancashire. The log-book notes weather and sailing conditions and shipboard activities. The collection also contains a letter book and a collection of accounts connected with the voyages of the Gossypium and other ships in which Brown had a financial interest. These accounts register expenses for provisions and supplies, harbor dues, and other such items.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears at the beginning of the reel.
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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885. ULYSSES S. GRANT PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1964.
Presidential papers microfilm
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Ulysses S. Grant, General-in-Chief of all the federal armies in the Civil War, won the Republican presidential nomination in 1868. He defeated Horatio Seymour to become the eighteenth president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. These papers contain general correspondence, including Grant's letters to Julia B. Dent (later Mrs. Grant). Also included are copies of Grant documents from other collections, such as letterbooks, speeches, reports, messages, and personal memoirs, like "Memoirs of Shiloh". Headquarters records (1861-69) and other military records comprise a substantial part of the collection. Photographs, clippings, drawings, and scrapbooks are also included. Correspondents include W.W. Belknap, A.E. Burnside, B.F. Butler, G.M. Dodge, H. Fish, J.C. Fremont, J.D. Grant, H.W. Halleck, C.S. Hamilton, W.S. Hancock, R.B. Hatch, S.A. Hurlbut, J.C. Kelton, J.A. McClernand, J.B. McPherson, G.G. Meade, E.O.C. Ord, J. Pope, J.M. Schofield, P.H. Sheridan, W.T. Sherman, E.M. Stanton, G.H. Thomas, and L. Thomas.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Ulysses S. Grant papers.
The guide includes an index of writers and recipients.
Great Britain. Admiralty. MEDITERRANEAN PASSES [IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON] 1662-1784.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: EP Microform, 1981.
British records relating to America
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For almost two centuries beginning in 1662, passes to free navigation of the Mediterranean were provided for English ships by the Admiralty. Treaties with rulers of the Barbary states gave British ships protection against attacks from corsairs and privateers along the coast of North Africa. This collection contains both registers and indexes of the passes. The registers date from 1662 to 1784. From 1662 to 1668 about 140 passes were issued per year. This rose to over 1,200 per year by the 1730s. The increase may reflect the requirement of compulsory passes in the 1682 treaty with Algiers and the rapid expansion of British trade over routes vulnerable to corsair activity. Information given in the registers includes the name of the ship, date of the pass, the master's name, the place of construction, the home port, the tonnage, and the number of guns and crew. From 1730 on, the intended destination is given. The registers offer a fairly accurate index of British shipping engaged in the African and East India trade after 1730.
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Guides:
Richardson, David. The Mediterranean passes in the Public Records Office, London.
The guide provides background and the date span of each reel.
Great Britain. Colonial Office. AMERICA AND WEST INDIES; ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE (VARIOUS): C.O. 5.
London: Public Record Office,
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This collection is the largest and most important Colonial Office group on American colonial history. It consists of the original correspondence and entry books of the old Board of Trade and Plantations and the secretary of state. The Board of Trade and Plantations managed the early economic development of the American colonies until its abolition in 1782. The military and political government was under the control of the secretary of state. The papers include miscellaneous letters from authorities in England to military personnel and secretaries of state in the colonies, letters exchanged between governors, and petitions from colonists. Topics covered in Ellis' holdings include a narrative of the Boston Tea Party, peace negotiations, Indian affairs, the Canadian, Carthagena, and Louisburg expeditions, expenses of colonial establishments, correspondence of Lieutenant General John Burgoyne and Major General William Heath concerning American troops captured at Saratoga, patents and grants of land in North Carolina (1707-1775), and letters of governors, the Board of Trade, and the secretary of state, Lord Shelburne, relating to West Florida.
Ellis Library has vol. 7-9, 41, 42 (incomplete), 43-45. Vol. 36 of List and Indexes provides a general index to the collection.
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Guides:
Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863-1943. Guide to the materials for American history, to 1783, in the Public record office of Great Britain ….
The guide provides the historical background of the collection and a partial (but useful) list of contents.
Great Britain. Colonial Office. BARBADOES. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. 1689/1752: (C.O. 28; C.O. 537).
London: Public Record Office, 1969.
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Barbados (formerly known as Barbadoes) was first settled in 1627 by the British. As a British colony, Barbados traded (not always legitimately) with New England, New York, and Virginia throughout the colonial period, exchanging sugar, cotton, molasses, and ginger for foodstuffs. Many settlers migrated from Barbados to the Carolinas. This collection contains original correspondence with the Board of Trade and the secretary of state. Letters from the governors, including James Kendall, James Cunninghame, Edwin Stede, and Henry Grenville, relate to petitions, memorials, and proceedings in chancery and admiralty courts. Topics include the security of Barbados and regulation of goods (mainly sugar) exported to Europe.
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Great Britain. Colonial Office. CAMEROONS UNDER UNITED KINGDOM ADMINISTRATION 1920/21-1938.
New York: Library of Congress for Andronicus, 1972.
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In 1922 the League of Nations awarded mandates to the French and British over the German protectorate of Cameroon. The British were given jurisdiction over the western section of the territory. Beginning in 1922 the lieutenant-governors of Nigeria, as administrators of the areas within the British sphere, prepared reports for submission to Parliament, and, in later years, for submission to the League of Nations. Reports discuss the status of the territory, international relations, administration, public finance, taxation, trade statistics, legal questions, police, prisons, defense, arms, education, slavery, labor, religion, public health, land tenure, forestry, agriculture, mines, population statistics, public works, and marine affairs.
The title varies. A table of contents appears at the beginning of each annual report. Paper copies for 1922 to 1923 and 1925 to 1938 are in Annex I (J805.N15).
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Great Britain. Colonial Office. REPORT OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO THE COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF IRAQ.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress for Andronicus, 1973.
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In 1920 the League of Nations granted Great Britain a mandate over Iraq. The mandate ended in 1932. During this period, the Colonial Office issued reports on its administrative actions. Subjects include political developments within the country, foreign relations, jails, health services, agriculture, foreign trade, budgets, civil and criminal courts, legislation, military training, public works, and education. Appendices include the texts of specific legislation.
The title of the report varies. A table of contents appears at the beginning of each report. The microfilm covers reports from 1920 to 1932. Paper copies for the same time period are available (956.7 G79).
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Great Britain. Colonial Office. REPORT OF HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF TOGOLAND UNDER UNITED KINGDOM TRUSTEESHIP. 1920/21-.
London: Library of Congress for Andronicus, 1972.
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The early reports on the British trusteeship of Togoland were issued by the governor of the Gold Coast. In 1919 Great Britain gained control of the eastern section of the former German protectorate of Togo (now part of Ghana and the Republic of Togo). In 1922 the League of Nations confirmed a mandate for Great Britain over British Togoland. British Togoland eventually joined with the Gold Coast to form the independent nation of Ghana. The British Colonial Office reports cover administrative concerns, such as international relations, finance, taxation, trade statistics, the court system, police, prisons, defense, arms, social conditions, labor, religion, education, public health, land tenure, forestry, agriculture, and mines.
The title of the report varies. A table of contents appears at the beginning of each annual report. The microfilm collection covers reports for 1920 to 1938. Paper editions for 1920 to 1936 are available in Annex I (J809.N15).
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Great Britain. Colonial Office. TANGANYIKA UNDER UNITED KINGDOM ADMINISTRATION: REPORT BY HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS. 1920-.
Washington, D.C.: he Library of Congress for Adronicus, 1970.
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After defeating the German Army in 1916 at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the British Army occupied German East Africa. In 1919, Britain obtained a protectorate over the conquered territory, renamed Tanganyika (Tanzania), from the League of Nations. Beginning in 1921, colonial administrators began sending annual reports to the British Colonial Office concerning conditions in the territory. The initial report contains extensive background information, including geography, local history of the period to 1921, the ethnography of local tribes, current information on administration, population, finance, trade, agriculture, industries, land tenure, police, prisons, health, and government services. Subsequent reports update this information annually through 1938. In 1946 the reports resumed and continued until 1963. Of these later reports, Ellis has the paper copy only for 1959.
The title of the report varies. A table of contents appears at the beginning of each annual report. The film covers the period from 1920 to 1938. Paper copies for dates 1920 to 1938 and 1959 are available in Annex I (J801.N15).
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Great Britain. Commissioner of Customs in America. CUSTOMS 16 AMERICA, 1768-1772, IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1967.
British records relating to America
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Statistics in this volume were compiled from official records of the American Board of Customs in Boston, instituted in 1767. The statistics document the commodity trade and the movement of shipping in the various ports of the United States from 1768 to 1772. The imperial customs authorities drew up detailed tables of imports, exports, coastwise trade, and taxable commodities. The tables give the number of vessels, their rig and total tonnage, and ports of call. Customs 16 is an archival class mark give to this collection by the Public Records Office.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears on the reel.
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Great Britain. Custom-house, Liverpool. LIVERPOOL PLANTATION REGISTERS, 1744-1773 AND 1779-1784.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: E.P. Microfilm, Limited, 1979.
British records relating to America
2 reel(s)
By the Navigation Act of 1696, the British Parliament required that any shipping involved in the colonial trade must be restricted to British, Irish, or colonial vessels. To operate under this law, all vessels intending to trade with the colonies had to register at one of the customs houses in a British port. This collection contains those registries from the Liverpool Customs House. Each register includes the ship's name, port of origin, master's name, kind or build of the ship, its cargo, the location where it was built and the year, and the owner's name. After the guide in the first reel, a set of ten indexes gives valuable quantitative and locational information from the registers.
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Great Britain. Custom-house, Liverpool. The Liverpool plantation registers : 1744-1773 and 1779-1784 in the Custom house, Liverpool.
This guide offers background on the legislation that Mandated registry, the scope of the Liverpool plantation registers, the contents of the register volumes, problems concerning the registers, and a short supplemental bibliography.
Great Britain. Foreign Office. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING CHINA, 1848-1922. F.O. 405, 1-239.
London: Public Record Office, 1967.
33 reel(s)
By 1848, when this collection of official correspondence begins, Britain had established a sphere of influence in China at Canton. She continued to extend that sphere in the face of competition from other European nations and Japan. Britain also faced considerable hostility from Chinese nationalists. This hostility resulted in the "Arrow" War, the Taiping Rebellion, and the Boxer Rebellion. By 1922, the nationalist Kuomintang party under Sun Yat-sen had overthrown the Manchu dynasty, established the Republic of China, and faced rebellions from local warlords and the Chinese Communists under Mao Tse-tung. The correspondence differs in focus, from specific incidents, such as an attack on British subjects, or specific subjects, such as railways in China, to general correspondence for a stated period.
The correspondence is grouped by subject. A list of correspondence appears at the beginning of each group.
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Great Britain. Foreign Office. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING JAPAN 1859-1922. F.O. 410, 1-73.
London: Public Record Office, 1967.
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Correspondence to and from British ministers to Japan dates from the relaxation of Japan's isolation policy through World War I. As the Japanese expanded their territorial influence, Great Britain and Japan forged a strong Anglo-Japanese alliance. England supported Japan in its bid against Russia for Korea and Manchuria. As an ally, Japan declared war on Germany in 1914, seizing German islands in the Pacific region. The relationship cooled after World War I as Great Britain and the United States formed a new coalition and Japan was not allowed to annex the seized German colonies. The correspondence deals with the establishment of a British consulate in Japan, the progress of trade agreements, commercial treaties, tariffs, the protection of British subjects, the relationship of Japan with other nations, and other diplomatic concerns.
The letters are arranged in chronological order. A list of correspondence at the beginning of each volume indicates the subject content.
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Great Britain. Foreign Office. FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING SOUTHEAST ASIA, 1883-1922. F.O. 422.
London: Public Record Office,
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Letters of the Foreign, Colonial, and India Offices and their ministers relate to British interests in Southeast Asia. Correspondence, beginning in 1883, documents the establishment of a French protectorate over Annam and Tonquin, later known as Indochina and as Vietnam. Other correspondence reports on the affairs of Burma and Siam (Thailand). In 1893, France took over Laos east of the Mekong, leading to fears of a French attack on Bangkok. The British favored the maintenance of a buffer state between French holdings and British possessions such as Burma and others. In final negotiations, both Great Britain and France guaranteed the independence of Siam. The letters discuss various treaty negotiations, the protection of British-registered companies and British subjects, trade, the construction of railways, and conferences concerning the demarcation of the frontiers of Burma and Siam.
A list of correspondence with subject notes precedes each volume. The general arrangement is chronological with some subject grouping by region.
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Great Britain. Foreign Office. FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE AFFAIRS OF NORTH AMERICA, 1912-1921. F.O. 414.
London: Public Record Office, 1967.
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The official correspondence in this collection from 1913 through 1915 focuses primarily on the situation in revolutionary Mexico. Correspondents discuss the mounting tension between the United States and the Huerta regime and examine the security of British citizens and property in Mexico. They also communicate the current political situation in the United States, concerns about the Panama Canal, and demands for rights in the seal fisheries off the Pribiloff Islands. After 1916, the correspondence includes such topics as the Pan-American Conference, the debate over the League of Nations in the United States Congress, post-World War I territorial adjustments, and especially the Washington Conference of 1921.
A table of contents appears at the beginning of each group of letters. Ellis Library has numbers 235-248.
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Great Britain. India Office. Library. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS FROM THE INDIA OFFICE LIBRARY AND THE INDIA OFFICE RECORDS, 1897-1919.
London: Kodak, Limited, 1968.
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The period of 1897 to 1919 saw an increasing nationalist agitation in British India. The Indian National Congress pressured Lord Curzon's colonial administration to grant Indians greater participation in the government. With their large contribution of men to the British army in World War I, Indian leaders expected additional reforms but were sorely disappointed. This disappointment made them receptive to Gandhi's non-cooperative movement. India's internal problems were compounded by conflict among Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. The titles of the materials in this collection are: Report of the 10th National Social Conference (1897), Report of the 13th National Social Conference (1899), Lahore Guide and Directory (1917), Islam and Ahmadism and Notes on Hindus and Sikhs (1895), Politico-Criminal Who's Who (1914), Political Trouble in India (1907-1917), and An Account of the Ghadi Conspiracy (1919).
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Great Britain. India Office. Library. SELECTED DOCUMENTS OF THE INDIA OFFICE LIBRARY AND INDIA OFFICE RECORDS ON THE PUNJAB, 1850-1871.
London: Kodak Ltd., Recordak Ricrofilm Services, 1967.
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This collection contains the Lahore Chronicle 1850-1868, Papers of the Agri-Horticultural Society of the Punjab, tracts of the Punjab Tenancy Act and land reserve discussion, Punjab civil lists 1872, 1878, the history of the Punjab Services 1883-1887, the north west province unconvenanted servants 1846-52 and 1854-62, the annual report of the police administration in the Punjab 1861-1871, and documents relating to the railways in India.
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Great Britain. India Office. Library. TRACTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATERIALS ON THE PUNJAB.
London: Recordak Microfilm Service, 1967.
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The tracts filmed were written in the period from 1837 to 1931. They cover such subjects as agricultural resources, the prayer book of the Aryans, the state of Indian politics, the terminology of the Vedas, the grant of titles and honorary distinctions in India, the principles and teachings of the Arya Samaj, and Lala Kashi Ram and his theistic propaganda. Other titles discuss the All India Moslem League of 1918, Sikh ceremonies, ideals of non-cooperation, reports of the Public Service Commission for 1887, British rule in India, the Maharaja of Cashmere, the caste system, Sikh education, self-government in India, and the doctrine of re-incarnation.
A list of titles filmed is available in the Special Collections Office.
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