Surveys the various types of unpublished research information relating to Zimbabwe available in the libraries and other depositories in the United Kingdom. Because of the scattered nature of the various depositories of this type of information it was necessary to identify and evaluate the guides available to locate this information. Britain is particularly rich in Zimbabwe related archival resources because of the colonial links that existed between it and Zimbabwe until 1980.
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