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Life Writing in the Colonial Archives: The Case of Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) of Nigeria

Stephanie NewellEnglish Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 307-321 | Published online: 12 May 2016

References

I. Archival sources

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  • PRO CO 583/265/1. Petition: Nnamdi Azikiwe (Re: Zik’s Press Limited), 1946, Secret (Closed until 1977). “Memo [signature unclear].” 18 Jan. 1946.
  • PRO CO 583/265/1. Petition: Nnamdi Azikiwe (Re: Zik’s Press Limited), 1946, Secret (Closed until 1977). “Petition from Nnamdi Azikiwe to the Rt Hon George Hall, Secretary of State for the Colonies.” Mar. 1946.
  • PRO CO 583/265/1. Petition: Nnamdi Azikiwe (Re: Zik’s Press Limited), 1946, Secret (Closed until 1977). “Memo to Mr. O. G. R. Williams, from G. Chamberlain.” 15 Apr. 1946.
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