George E. Brooks collection.
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| Language: | English |
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<1960-2011>
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MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it. |
| Physical Description: | 12 boxes ; 25 x 43 x 33 cm |
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Brooks collection. |
| Format: | Kit |
| Note: | Collection of 10,000 3x5 inch index cards identifying, with details and references, African, Eurafrican, European and American traders, shipmasters, vessels, shipowners, merchants, colonial officials, and military and naval officers along Senegambian and Upper Guinea coast, sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Also identifies commodities, places and nomenclatures; includes data from grave stones in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. |
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| Call Number: | MSS 386 |
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Gift; George E. Brooks; Nov. 11, 2011.
Gift of George E. Brooks; 2011. |
| Biographical Sketch: |
Dr. George E. Brooks, Jr., Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Indiana University, received his Ph.D. in History from Boston University in 1962. His initial work on American trade with West Africa, 1789-1914, was the beginning of 50 years of research on traders from many countries, with a focus on Senegambia and the Upper Guinea Coast before 1900. In his many books, Dr. Brooks discussed trading networks, cultural change, and the impact of climate on politics and trade. |