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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1
Title:: Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban, Cameroon [c1896-1975]
Scope & Content:: This fonds consists of digital surrogates of the Bamum manuscript collections of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun. The three divisions within the Archives - Modern Archives, Reserve Archives and Museum Collection - are represented here, consisting of correspondence, journals, official palac...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Bamun, Duala, English, French, and German
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 3 sub-fonds containing 2,714 files, consisting of 13,511 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/218
Title:: Letter in English to Nji MAMA from G. Anthony, written from Bamenda regarding gun powder for Nji Mama; on reverse are notes by Nji Mama in Bamum script in which he identifies the sender as Adolf Monkou [04 Dec 1935]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 28.1cm x 20.5cm; Dates Letter dated 4 December 1935 and Nji Mama’s notes indicate he received it on 14 December 1936 (dates here need to be examined in the future); Script: Akauku Mfemfe and roman script (English language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun and English
Date Range:: 04 Dec 1935
Extent:: 1 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/298
Title:: Advertisement for Pain Medicine from Liverpool, England
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20.5cm x 13cm; Dates Unknown; Script: roman script (English language); Condition: Fair; Comments: Nji Mama may have collected this item because he admired the border of the advertisement and some of the symbolism in it, in order to inspire some of his own artist...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/426
Title:: Title page for English advertisement for Sloan’s Medicine
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 14cm x 10.9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (English language); Condition: Fair; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 1 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/427
Title:: Cover page of “The Grafton Exercise Book”
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 20.5cm x 17cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (English language); Condition: Fair; Comments: Contains no handwriting
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 1 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/428
Title:: Packaging for “Lysol Evans” Medicine, “British Pharmacopeia”
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 16.5cm x 7.6cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (English language); Condition: Good; Comments: No writing on package
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 1 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/438
Title:: Book concerning People following Nji MAMA on a Trading Expedition [c 1902-1910]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 7; Pages: 12 (documents snapped 2 pages per image; some pages blank); Measurements: 11.7cm x 7.5cm; Dates c 1902-1910; Script: Akauku Nyiet with roman script (English and Bamum); Condition: Good; Comments: Includes the alphabet in roman script written out
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun and English
Date Range:: c 1902-1910
Extent:: 12 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/500
Title:: Letter in English to Nji MAMA in Kugham from ATENI in Bamenda [14 Feb 1937]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 33cm x 20.3cm; Dates 14 February 1937; Script: Original in roman script (English language) with notes added later in Akauku Mfemfe by NjiMama; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 14 Feb 1937
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/540
Title:: Advertisement for an imported Alcoholic Menthol Medicine [c 1913]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 4 (folded into 4 pages); Measurements: 25cm x 18.6cm; Dates ca. 1913; Script: Roman script (French and English) and Arabic script; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:: c 1913
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/547
Title:: Advertisement Booklet for a Medicinal Rub called Mentholatum [30 Mar 1905]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 12; Pages: 24; Measurements: 8.8cm x 4.9cm; Dates copyright is listed as 1916; Script: roman script in 8 different languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Hungarian,Italian, Polish and Swedish; Condition: Good; Comments: Manufactured in Buffalo, New York, USA
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:: 30 Mar 1905
Extent:: 24 TIFF images

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