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McMillan Memorial Library Newspaper Collection

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About this Collection

The McMillan Memorial Library’s archive holds more than 45,000 print newspaper issues across the three library branches. The rich newspaper collection includes reports of key historical events during Kenya’s struggle for independence such as the Mau Mau uprising, political assassinations, social and cultural developments, human rights movements and exploitative land acquisition laws.


Collection Overview

Date Created
1947-2005

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Repository
McMillan Memorial Library (Nairobi, Kenya)
ARK
ark:/21198/z122687x
MANIFEST URL
IIIF Manifest

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Rights Holder
archive@bookbunk.org

Notes

Description
McMillan Library’s unique newspaper collection contains some of the only remaining copies of newspapers from 28 different publishers. The collection includes newspaper coverage of pressing issues such as decolonization, place and identity, colonial legacies, policies and land issues, as well as public memory and consciousness.

Keywords

Genre
newspapers

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