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Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde, Third Edition, research files (MSS-0142)

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Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu

Scope & content

This collection contains research materials used by Dr. Richard Lobban whilst writing the Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde, Third Edition. The materials include xerographic copies (some of which dated to 1704) of book chapters and journal articles, from various sources detailing the history of Cape Verde and Cape Verdeans. Common themes within the material are Cape Verdean history, environmental and ecological studies, Cape Verdean immigrants, the relationship between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verdean Creole (Kriolu).