World Resources

World Historical Resources

• Exploration and Travel
• Partition of India

Exploration and Travel

• The American Philosophical Society has many manuscript collections documenting the experiences of scientists, explorers, and travellers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America primarily from the eighteenth century through the early twentieth century. For more details see the library's printed guide:
  See the printed guide for detailed descriptions:
  
  A New Guide to the Collections in the Libraray of the American Philosophical Society 1987
  H Magill Reference Room Z6621 A513 1987
  B Canaday Reference f Q11 P612 v.66S
  
  Contact: American Philosophical Society, 151 S. Independence Mall E. Philadelphia. 215-440-3400
  

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Partition of India

• The American Friends Service Committee has a collection of papers documenting relief work in India during the partition of India and Pakistan. Scholars, including Marjory Sykes and Hugh Tinker, have used these papers in their books on Indian history.
  
  Contact: American Friends Service Committee, Archives, 15th and Cherry Sts, Philadelphia. 215-241-7044
  

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