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The 1947 Partition Archive: a researcher’s guide

Distinguish public excerpts from research access, read the archive’s current conditions, and preserve an interview’s context and permissions.

South Asian Partition experiences and a globally collected archive
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UC Davis Punjabi diaspora archives: distinguish D-643 from D-621

A digital collection and a librarian’s research files offer different routes into Punjabi Californian histories. Use their separate references, arrangements and access notes before citing or reproducing material.

Punjabi Californian histories; collections held by UC Davis Library

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