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:''The East African Red Book '''1925-26''''' is held at the SOAS Library, University of London, and Cambridge University and ''The East African Red Book, '''1930-31''''' is held at the University of Oxford Libraries and at Cambridge University.
: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''.
:The British Library holds the book ''Saben's Commercial Directory & and Handbook of Uganda, '' '''1947/48'' UIN: BLL01003215925 . Catalogue note says "Wanting the supplements". Also held at the ' [1st Issue], '''1955-56''' [Society of Genealogists9th Issue]]. The BL also holds an edition for and '''1960-61''' are available online, see below.
*For doctors who 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 (29 pages). Available at the National Library of Scotland, [https://search.nls.uk/permalink/f/sbbkgr/44NLS_ALMA21577998050004341 catalogue entry], some Scottish universities and Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society, Glasgow. Also held by Senate House Library, University of London, according to [https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?q=%22Scots%20in%20Africa%22&rn=3&for=lon ''Library Hub Discover'']. 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".
:''"The Red Book" 1909. The Directory of East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar'' compiled by The Standard Printing and Publishing Works Mombasa and Nairobi 1909. [https://archive.org/details/red-book-1909/page/n19/mode/2up Archive.org], [https://archive.org/details/red-book-1909/page/n23/mode/2up Contents], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=JBYOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP19 Google Books]
:''The Red Book 1922-23. Handbook and Directory for Kenya Colony and Protectorate, Uganda Protectorate, Tanganyika Territory and Zanzibar Sultanate'' compiled by the “East African Standard, Ltd” Mombasa and Nairobi. [https://archive.org/details/red-book-1922-23/page/n7/mode/2up Archive.org] [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=oBAOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 Google Books]. The contents include Who’s Who page 399, Professional and Trade Directory page 445, List of holders with registered telegraphic addresses page 503, Directory of Residents page 524, [https://archive.org/details/red-book-1922-23/page/603/mode/2up Index page 603].
:''Saben's Commercial Directory and Handbook of Uganda'' [https://archive.org/details/sabens-directory-uganda-1947/page/n5/mode/2up ''1947/48'' [1st Issue<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://archive.org/details/sabens-directory-uganda-1955/page/n1/mode/2up ''1955-56'' [9th Issue<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://archive.org/details/sabens-directory-uganda-1960/page/n1/mode/2up ''1960-61'']. Archive.org.
*''East Africa Protectorate Blue Book for the year ended March 31st…'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=4iQ4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1914], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9Sk4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 1915], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ryk4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 1916]. Google Books. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22East+Africa+Protectorate+Blue+Book%22%29&sort=date Archive.org mirror versions].
:''Colony and Protectorate of Kenya Blue Book for the year ended 31 December...'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tWrxNTZkELIC&pg=PP5 1930]. Title changed to ''Kenya Colony and Protectorate Blue Book'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=w-cmAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 1931], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=efImAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1 1932], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=b_MmAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1 1933], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=lfQmAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1934], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=OvUmAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1935], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=musjYUbfNAgC&pg=PP5 1936]. Google Books. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28+Kenya+%22Blue+Book%22%29&sort=date Archive.org mirror versions].
*[https://archive.org/details/talesfromdarkcon00sour ''Tales from the Dark Continent: images of British colonial Africa in the twentieth century''] by Charles Allen 1979. Archive.org Lending Library. Originally commissioned by, and broadcast on BBC Radio as oral history documentaries.
*[https://archive.org/details/savagewarsbritis00jame ''The Savage Wars : British Campaigns in Africa, 1870-1920''] by Lawrence James 1985 Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/africanexperienc0000dorm/mode/2up ''African Experience : an Education Officer in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)''] by T. E. Dorman (Thomas Edwin) 1993. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. He was employed by the Colonial Office as a teacher in Northern Rhodesia from 1954 until March 1965, Zambia having become independent in October 1964.
*[http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34991 ''The Victorian Soldier in Africa''] by Edward M Spiers 2004. ''Open Access'' oapen.org.
*''The Colonial Office List for ...''. Includes a section on each country, and the Colonial Office List at the end of each volume. First published 1862. See [[Directories online#Colonial Office List|Directories online - Colonial Office List]] for a broken range 1862-1940.
