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==Records, other than military==
*The British Library holds the book ''The Swift Directory of British East Africa, Uganda, and Zanzibar ...'' [1915] published Calcutta : Thacker, Spink & Co. UIN: BLL01000944752 . It is possible this title may be similar in format to ''Thacker's Indian Directory''. There is reference elsewhere also to a 1912 title ''Directory of British East Africa, Uganda, and Zanzibar'', possibly from a different publisher, although the BL does not appear to hold it. Also details, as catalogued, [https://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Red_Book.html?id=oBAOAQAAMAAJ ''"The Red Book,": The Directory of East Africa, Uganda & Zanzibar''] possibly available to those in North America etc. Google Books. Actual title, from thumbnail of cover appears to be ''The Red Book 1922-23: Handbook and Directory for Kenya Colony and Protectorate, Uganda Protectorate, Tanganyika Territory, and Zanzibar Sultanate'', which is available at the Libraries of the University of Cambridge, which also holds a title ''The Red Book : the "Standard" British East Africa & Uganda handbook and directory'' compiled by the "East African Standard" c 1919-1920. There is a similar book for [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=JBYOAQAAMAAJ 1909] Snippet Google Books, possibly available full view in USA etc. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008568583 HathiTrust Digital Library].
*For doctorswho qualified in the United Kingdom, see [[Doctor]]. Also there are entries for ''British East Africa Protectorate'' and ''Africa Protectorates'' (varies according to date) in editions of ''The Medical Directory of India, Burma and Ceylon ...'' Compiled by the editorial staff of the Practical Medicine, published at Delhi. There are known editions for 1908, 1910 and 1924 available at libraries in London. See [[Doctor#Lists of medical officers|Doctor - Lists of medical officers - Other lists]] for details.
*The book ''Scots in Africa Pt 1'' by David Dobson 1999. Available at the National Library of Scotland, [https://search.nls.uk/permalink/f/sbbkgr/44NLS_ALMA21577998050004341 catalogue entry]. Also held by Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah USA. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1016916 FamilySearch catalogue entry] with details of the book ..."the information has largely come from contemporary Scottish newspapers, and data culled from documentation in Scottish archives".
