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Local Links
- Digital Archives Initiative - MUN library This link opens in a new windowThis searchable site has primary sources including newspaper articles, images, diaries and video images.
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- Silk Robes and Sou'westersThis website on the history of the law and courts in Newfoundland includes a wide range of material, from reproductions of primary documents, to historical fiction and scholarly essays.
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- CNS Subject FilesThe Centre for Newfoundland Studies keeps paper files on a variety of topics. You can check out the various lists here.
Did You Know
- The CO 194 Seriesis an important collection of primary materials on microfilm. The complete series from 1696 to 1922 is available in CNS on microfilm. Summaries of the contents of each reel up to 1829 are available on-line.
- The CO 194 series (digitized)Read government correspondence contained in Volumes 1 to 120 (1696-1844) of the CO 194 series. The remaining volumes can be viewed in CNS on microfilm.
Centre for Newfoundland Studies
- CNS: The place to go!The Centre for Newfoundland Studies should be your first stop for research help about Newfoundland and Labrador topics. (3rd floor of QEII Library)Important Links:
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Newfoundland's first newspaper was published in 1807. To find out which newspapers would be relevant for your topic and where they are located, check the