Archival material about the First World War suitable for interdisciplinary approach which includes several letters, notes, postcards, war posters and other documents. Extent and format of original material: 4 files This series contains the following 4 files: EAP833/1/3/1: Telegrams [21–27 Janua...
Private letters of condolence addressed to the family of Field Marshal Živojin Mišić [1921]
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Private letters addressed to the family of Field Marshal Živojin Mišić, one of the most renowned Serbian commanders who led Serbian army in the Battle of Kolubara, when at the very beginning of the War the much weaker Serbian army defeated the Austro-Hungarian army. It contains 23 letters of Živ...
Archives de la Préfecture de Pointe-Noire (APPN-CON)
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Material that is from an earlier year than 1998/99 (years of the Congolese civil war) can be found in one small store room, of which the left side is still filled nearly up to the ceiling. On the basis of the 99 boxes that were created out of reclassified files during the reorganization process,...
This dossier contains a number of files having to do with land issues and processes connected to such land issues (including ‘native’ rights, missionaries’ observations, and the sometimes hostile relations between administrative officials and French colonial settlers). The processes reflected wi...
Under the impression of war mobilization and the war economy, social life in the Middle-Congo became once again characterized by violence and repression. This dossier allows reconstructing a number of exemplary themes that are relevant for this war experience. The variety of themes is wide: they...
This unusual archival dossier brings together of security reports from the Kouilou region covering much of the year of 1961, thus giving a debate of critical issues during the decolonization of the coastal region of the Republic of Congo. The reports are perfectly complementary to existing resea...
The collection contains manuscripts, interviews, notes, maps, and documentary research pertaining to the creation of D.F. Ellenberger's (1912) History of the Basuto, Ancient and Modern, as well as Ellenberger's own personal research. Prior to their creation by D.F. Ellenberger in the late ninete...