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A Note on Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2025

Lisa Ford ,
Kirsten McKenzie ,
Naomi Parkinson  and
David Andrew Roberts
Lisa Ford
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney
Kirsten McKenzie
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Naomi Parkinson
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney
David Andrew Roberts
Affiliation:
University of New England, Australia
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Summary

In a brief discussion of our key primary sources, we outline the necessary limits of our own investigation into an enormous and understudied archive, suggest ways in which the structure of the archive shaped our analysis and offer reflections that we hope will inspire future scholars to launch inquiries of their own.

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Archival practiceResearch methodsBritish archives and research questionsSources and methods
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Inquiring into Empire
Colonial Commissions and British Imperial Reform, 1819–1833
 , pp. 298 - 304
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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