Reviews
"Essential for all reference collections in academic institutions, historical societies, state archives, and genealogy libraries." Choice, "This unique work provides access to a wide variety of items, including among many others, art works, deeds and wills, plantation records, playbills, photographs, school catalogues, videos, and manuscript papers....The guide fills a significant gap....Conceived and compiled by an outstanding group comprising librarians, archivists, and African American subject specialists, this guide serves as an important reference source for students and scholars researching a too-long neglected aspect of American history." American Reference Books Annual, "This remarkable research tool includes primary source material on the widest imaginable range of subjects dealing with African Americans and with Africa and available in Harvard University repositories....a substantial contribution to the advance of serious scholarship....This book should be in the hands of any person contemplating research on any topic on African Americans and or on Africa. Detailed descriptions of 845 collections of African and African American primary source materials." Dunbar on Black Books Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin, "This unique work provides access to a wide variety of items, including among many others, art works, deeds and wills, plantation records, playbills, photographs, school catalogues, videos, and manuscript papers....The guide fills a significant gap....Conceived and compiled by an outstanding group comprising librarians, archivists, and African American subject specialists, this guide serves as an important reference source for students and scholars researching a too-long neglected aspect of American history."- American Reference Books Annual, "Essential for all reference collections in academic institutions, historical societies, state archives, and genealogy libraries."- Choice, "This remarkable research tool includes primary source material on the widest imaginable range of subjects dealing with African Americans and with Africa and available in Harvard University repositories....a substantial contribution to the advance of serious scholarship....This book should be in the hands of any person contemplating research on any topic on African Americans and or on Africa. Detailed descriptions of 845 collections of African and African American primary source materials."- Dunbar on Black Books Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
