Microform Collections in Stauffer Library
BRITISH PAMPHLETS RELATING TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1764-1783
Description
"This microfilm publication includes a copy of every available British and Irish pamphlet relating to the American Revolution that was printed in Great Britain between January 1st, 1764 and December 31st, 1783. The importance of these pamphlets has long been appreciated and the richness of their contents suspected by heretofore they have not all been readily accessible and some have been virtually unknown." --from the Introduction to the Guide
The 1161 pamphlets in this collection are slected from those listed in Thomas R. Adams' The American Controversy: A Bibliographical Study of the British Pamphlets about the American Disputes, 1764-1783 (1980; Check QCAT for location and availability). All materials, whether they focussed entirely on an aspect of the American Revolution, or contained just a short reference to it, have been included in the collection. Additionally, there are two publications that lie outside the time frame of The American Controversy (1763 and 1784, respectively) but which have been included to complete a series of tracts on a common theme.
Microform Location and Call Number Stauffer Library Compact Shelving at Microfilm E no. 035
Guide/Index Location and Call Number Stauffer Library Reference & Compact Shelving at Z1238 .B75 1982t
Collection Status Complete (49 of 49 reels, plus guide)
Notes
- Pamphlets cited in The American Controversy that have been excluded deliberately are those pertaining to trade, the domestic affairs of a particular colony, and the West Indies. Other omitted pamphlets were either not available or in too poor condition for filming.
- "Pamphlets concerning Quebec, however, are included as the debate over its administration and government impinged on the pre-war disputes between Britain and the American colonies." --from the Introduction to to the Guide
- There are two guides in Stauffer Reference with the identical call number but one copy has the designation "Stand as". The contents of both guides are the same, except the "Stand as" copy offers more descriptions of the pamphlets in the collection. Either guide can be used.