Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Place: France - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/38/12
Title:: A 19th-Century Wolof Scholar
Scope & Content:: Transliterated title: Khaly Madiakhate Kala. The manuscript is an Arabic poem dealing with important historical events and figures in the 19th century in Senegambia. It tells the story of Khaly Madiakhate Kala who was one of the leading Wolof scholars, and his relationship with Lat Dior Ngone L...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/53
Title:: Seckou Barro Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:: The collection contains: classical Arabic poems (including copies of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry) with commentaries and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami; Mandinka Ajami poetry; Islamic jurisprudence texts dealing with various subjects (including marriage law); Quranic exegesis; and, texts on th...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 1507 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/53/8
Title:: List of Leaders and Letter from France in Mandinka Ajami
Scope & Content:: Transliterated title: Alifaalu Toolu aniŋ Leetaro muŋ Bota Faransi. Contains a collection of short texts written in Mandinka Ajami. The first set includes a list of religious leaders and Imams of Pakao. The last one is a letter written by the owner’s brother (Issa Barro) who had just arrived in...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mandinka
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1047/1
Title:: Ecclesiastical Sources from the State of Rio de Janeiro
Scope & Content:: This collection contains ecclesiastical registers from 31 parishes within the state of Rio de Janeiro. Beginning in 2010, the Archdiocese spearheaded an initiative to gather ecclesiastical records from parishes across Rio de Janeiro state, including 16th century Jesuit mission sites, now-defunct...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Portuguese
Date Range:: 1647-1955
Extent:: 60306 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1047/1/1
Title:: Registros Eclesiásticos da Catedral de São João Batista
Scope & Content:: This collection contains Portuguese manuscript documents from the Cathedral of São João Batista in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The volumes were produced during the Colonial, Imperial, and Republican periods and include registers of baptism (1660-1889), marriages (1734-1892), and burials (17...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Portuguese
Date Range:: 1660-1892
Extent:: 11907 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1047/1/1/2
Title:: Casamentos
Scope & Content:: Consists of marriage records of enslaved and free people dating from 1752 - 1899. Owner(s) of original material: Arquivo da Cúria Metropolitana de Niterói.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Portuguese
Date Range:: 1752-1899
Extent:: 2666 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1047/1/1/2/5
Title:: Casamentos de Forros e Livres, 1872-1878
Scope & Content:: This volume contains marriage records of freed (forro) and free individuals registered in the Church of São João Batista (Baptista) of Niterói-RJ. Entries date from 10 Feb 1872 through 27 Jul 1878. The opening and closing charters were signed by municipal judge Luis Mattoso Duque Estrada da Cama...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Portuguese
Date Range:: 10 Feb 1872-27 Jul 1878
Extent:: 214 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1047/1/1/3
Title:: Óbitos
Scope & Content:: Consists of burial records of enslaved and free individuals dating from 1779-1889. Owner(s) of original material: Arquivo da Cúria Metropolitana de Niterói.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Portuguese
Date Range:: 1779-1889
Extent:: 4756 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1047/1/1/3/9
Title:: Óbitos de Forros e Livres, 1862-1865
Scope & Content:: The volume contains burial records of freed (forro) and free individuals registered in the Church of São João Batista (Baptista) de Niterói (Nictheroy) between 07 Oct 1862 and 29 Dec 1865. It has no opening charter; Augusto Francisco Calvaro signed the closing charter on 30 Oct 1862. Vicar Anton...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Portuguese
Date Range:: 07 Oct 1862-29 Dec 1865
Extent:: 204 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1047/1/1/3/10
Title:: Óbitos de Forros e Livres, 1866-1872
Scope & Content:: The volume contains burial records of freed (forro) and free individuals registered in the Church of São João Batista (Baptista) de Icaraí (Carahy, Carii, Carahi) between 01 Jan 1866 and 14 Jul 1872. Francisco Xavier Baptista signed the opening and closing charters in Niterói on 02 Jan 1866 and ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Portuguese
Date Range:: 01 Jan 1866-14 Jul 1872
Extent:: 412 TIFF images

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