Form: Chapbooks / Language: English / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1974">1974</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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Extent:: .66 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The African market literature collection measures .66 linear feet in two boxes and dates from circa 1950s to 1974. It is comprised of 67 pamphlets and books, published in Africa, mostly Nigeria, which represent popular literature, history, and, "how to"-style publications. Onitsha market literature refers to the popular, sensational, stories that make up Nigerian pulp fiction in the years before and immediately following Nigerian independence.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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