There are 5 sections on this page that point to government and statistical sources from around the world. The 6th section leads to other UWaterloo guides on finding and using primary sources.
Find documents of the British House of Commons and House of Lords: Hansard (Debates), bills, acts, reports of Royal Commissions, and select committees, Command papers, accounts and more. Coverage: 1688 - 2022
This series contains collections of annual reports, Government Gazettes, and Blue Books of statistics. Also find the papers of Anti-Apartheid journalist, Colin Legum. Coverage: 1808 - 1995
Collections include:
* Colonial Africa in Official Statistics, 1821-1535
* Colonial Law in Africa, 1808-1919; 1920-1945; 1946-1966
* Gambia Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1881-1966
* Ghana and Togo Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1843-1957
* Kenya Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports 1907-1964
* Malawi under colonial rule, in Government reports, 1907-1967
* Nigeria and Cameroon Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports 1887-1962
* Sierra Leone under colonial rule, in Government reports, 1893-1961
* Uganda under colonial rule, in Government reports, 1903-1961
* Zimbabwe under colonial rule, in Government reports, 1897-1980
* South Africa under Apartheid, reports and research by a journalist,
1949-1995
* Apartheid Through the Eyes of South African Political Parties, 1948-1994
From the series: Governing Africa, 1808-1995.
Instruction session by British military personal to a group of seemingly disinterested Africa men.
Reports, surveys, diaries, photographs, maps, and essays related to social research. Geographical area: Britain. Coverage: 1930s - 1970s
Papers from the archives of Mass Observation, a British social research organization. Includes both material collected by investigators and material submitted by volunteers.