British Foreign Relations and Colonial Documents: Africa

The three parts of Apartheid South Africa cover the period between 1948 and 1980 and explore the inception and implementation of apartheid by Daniel Malan, the strengthening of policies by Hendrik Verwoerd and the eventual destabilisation of the system under P. W. Botha.

There are complete runs of FO 371, FCO 45 and FCO 105 files for South Africa for the relevant years. These are supplemented by specific files on South Africa from CO 1048, DO 35, DO 119, DO 157, DO 161, DO 165, DO 180, DO 193, DO 212, DO 216, FCO 13, FCO 29, FCO 38, FCO 58, FCO 61, FCO 65, FO 924, FO 953, FO 973, FO 1110 and FO 1117.

The Confidential Print comprises diplomatic dispatches and other papers that in general span from the 1830s to the 1960s. They were printed for limited circulation within the British government and were not available to the public.

The Confidential Print comprises diplomatic dispatches and other papers that in general span from the 1830s to the 1960s. They were printed for limited circulation within the British government and were not available to the public.

British annual reports for African colonies.

Blue Books are a mainstay for research on the British colonies in Africa. The Penn Libraries have a good collection of Blue Books, but our holdings are scattered among print copies in several locations and in microform. This guide identifies the Blue Book series and tells you where they live.