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