Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Genealogy / Material Type: Archives and Manuscripts - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/5
Title:: Upper Axim Traditional Council Archive
Scope & Content:: The collection consists in 298 files and volumes of varying sizes, sorted in 6 series. The collection includes a heterogeneous corpus of records: documents regarding land rights and boundaries, lists of chiefs and acts, maps, court proceedings and judgements in civil, land and criminal remedies...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 21st century
Extent:: 3782 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/5/2
Title:: Upper Axim Traditional Area Affairs
Scope & Content:: 54 files. The series includes documents and correspondence concerning stool affairs (enstoolment, destoolment, disputes), family trees, list of chiefs, traditional ceremonies and festivals (Kundum festival, traditional funerals). It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters. This colle...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 21st century
Extent:: 2040 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/5/2/1
Title:: Genealogical records of the Royal Family of Upper Axim
Scope & Content:: File, 72 pages . Both type/handwritten family tree and history. Covering date of materials not stated. Condition: Mechanically damaged due to mishandling and chemically by the effect of sellotape. It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 21st century
Extent:: 72 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/5/2/5
Title:: Extract from the Akan Traditions of Origin, Custom, by Eva L.R. Meyerowitz
Scope & Content:: File, 2 pages. Handwritten family trees, draft and notes concerning them. Condition: Good. It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 21st century
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/5/2/7
Title:: Settlement of chieftaincy disputes and opinions gathered from the grassroots
Scope & Content:: File, 5 pages. A list of opinions and suggested solutions about many topics concerning the Chieftaincy:disputes, rivalry, royal heritable blood, registrars. Condition: Good. It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 21st century
Extent:: 5 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/5/2/27
Title:: Upper Axim Stool Affairs
Scope & Content:: File, 114 pages. Memorandum on family history, correspondence, draft letters, handwritten notes . Condition: Mechanical damage and slight chemical infection. It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: 4 Jun 1980-10 Sep 2007
Extent:: 141 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP760/1
Title:: The Tīrthalāl Naghabhanī Archive (TLA)
Scope & Content:: This collection contains the following 6 series: EAP760/1/1: Candannāth Papers, 1867-1918 EAP760/1/2: Tīrthalāl Collection (TLC) [The Family and the Regime], 1763-1968 EAP760/1/3: Financial Transactions, 1860-1983 EAP760/1/4: Photographs, 1989-1996 EAP760/1/5: Family Collection (TLF), 1125-1996 ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Hindi, Maithili, Nepali, Newari, Newari, Classical, Not applicable, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1125-2006
Extent:: 11039 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP760/1/5
Title:: The Tīrthalāl Naghabhanī Archive (TLA): Family Collection (TLF)
Scope & Content:: TLF includes documents mainly related to religion, rituals, Rajbhandari clan documents related to family deity, guthi, genealogy trees, and others that Tīrthalāl inherited from his family. Custodial history: From Tīrthalāl's Family Collection (TLF) to Tīrthalāl's Personal Collection (TLP). The...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Hindi, Maithili, Nepali, Newari, Newari, Classical, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1125-1996
Extent:: 2111 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP760/1/5/32
Title:: MTM. Tarpaṇ, Genealogical details, Event notes, Post-mortuary rites, Later additions
Scope & Content:: 1. Tarpaṇ, 2. Genealogical details, 3. Event notes, 4. Post-mortuary rites: conventions, 5. Later additions, oblation offered also the deceased king Pṛthvī Vīr Vikram; multiple hands. L- Sanskrit, Newari, Nepali (Check!). Owner(s) of original material: Rita Rajbhandari, Rina Rajbhandari. Alter...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, Classical, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: c 1858
Extent:: 11 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP760/1/5/48
Title:: MTM. 1. Family genealogy, 2. Ugracaṇḍā Siddhilakṣmī Abheda Stuti, 3. Maṅgala Stotra, 4. Yāmala Tantra, 5. Various dated entries, 6. fragmentary note
Scope & Content:: 1. Family genealogy from Kaśyapa ṛṣi to son of Candraprakāśa, including the names of daughters, D: c 940 NS; 2. Ugracaṇḍā Siddhilakṣmī Abheda Stuti, L: Sanskrit, Script: Pracalit, Complete; 3. Maṅgala Stotra, l: Sanskrit, Script: Pracalit; 4. Fragment of Yāmala Tantra, L: Sanskrit (?), Script: P...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Newari, Classical and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1799-c 1820
Extent:: 21 TIFF images

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