The centenary anniversary of Dr. David Livingstone's death in 1973 occasioned a number of further additions to the already vast corpus of literature dealing with the renowned missionary-explorer's career. More importantly, the centennial observances resulted in an undertaking which promises to be a singular landmark in Livingstone studies as well as being of more general importance to Africanists in a variety of areas. This undertaking, which is described below in some detail by its principal researcher, Gary Clendennen, came to be known as the David Livingstone Documentation Project. Its first stage has now been completed with the publication of David Livingstone: A Catalogue of Documents. Clendennen provides ample information concerning the goals and the general development of the Project below, but some thoughts on its potential importance both to students of Livingstone and to Africanists interested in the milieu in which he worked also seemed to be worthy of mention. Accordingly, Clendennen's presentation is followed by my overview Of fields where we need further research on this pivotal figure in European contact with the interior of Africa and its peoples, together with some suggestions regarding how the material brought together by the Project can further such research.