General Links
ONLINE FILMS AND DATABASES
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Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire. This website, bringing together the collections of the British Film Institute and Imperial War Museum, contains open access to more than 150 films, including many from the Colonial Film Unit, along with contextual essays on films and production companies. |
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British Council Film Collection A collection of more than 100 wartime non-fiction films from the British Council. |
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Associated Press (AP) Archives Includes an extensive collection of colonial films from the Overseas Film and Television Centre (OFTVC). The website includes detailed synopses. |
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National Library of Jamaica on YouTube Includes films from the Jamaica Film Unit. |
NEWSPAPERS, REPORTS AND PERIODICALS ONLINE
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Colonial Cinema (1942-1954) Quarterly publication from the Colonial Film Unit. The full run is digitised and available online. |
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Documentary News Letter (1940-1948) Founded by filmmaker John Grierson, Documentary News Letter effectively served as an in-house organ for the British documentary movement. |
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An extensive collection of periodicals and books |
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Paid site, which includes an extensive run of the Daily Gleaner from Jamaica. |
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Paid site, with extensive local newspaper collections from Britain. |
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An extensive collection of freely-available books and reports from UNESCO.
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SELECTED ARCHIVES
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Extensive paper records, including records of the Colonial Office, Central Office of Information and Empire Marketing Board. |
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Extensive collection of films (some available on BFI Player), periodicals, reports, Special Collections and audio interviews. |
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Includes a wide range of films, photographs and Special Collections. |
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Grierson Archive, University of Stirling Includes papers and unpublished manuscripts from John Grierson. |
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Includes government papers and records. |
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Ghana Public Records and Archives Administration Department, Accra Includes correspondence, papers and records relating to film. |