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The British National Archives have references to some records relating to Northern Rhodesia, including papers related to the missionary and explorer David Livingstone and James Young, a chemist.

Livingstone Museum in Zambia has artifacts relating to David Livingstone, including personal papers.

The National Archives website used to be at zambiarchives.org. Their offices are on Government Road, Ridgeway, Lusaka, next to the post office.

The University of London School of Oriental and African Studies has many papers relating to missionaries.

The National Library of Scotland has papers relating to David Livingstone.

For some more archive references, see the British National Archives.

Archive[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Zambia
Government Road
Ridgeway
P. O. BOX 500 10
Lusaka
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PO Box 50069
Lusaka
Telephone: 260 211 262-666/254-261/231-720/221-891
Email: info@moha.gov.zm
Website: National Archives of Zambia

Libraries[edit | edit source]

University of Zambia Main Library
Lusaka, Zambia
Great East Road Campus
PO Box: 32379
Lusaka
Telephone: 260 211 250-845
Email: librarian@unza.zm
Website: University of Zambia Main Library
Website #2: University of Zambia Library