Letter to Nji MAMA from Daïrou, in Douala, regarding important news [25 Feb 1931]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 2; Pages: 4; Measurements: 33cm x 21.2cm; Dates 25 February 1931; Script: Roman script for both French and Bamum languages; Condition: Good; Comments:
Letter to Nji MAMA from MBOMBO Thomas, from Manjo, regarding a padlock [29 Sep 1932]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 23cm x 18cm; Dates 29 September 1932; Script: Original written in roman script (French language) with Nji Mama’s notes added later inAkauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments:
Letter to Mr. Laurent (Driver for Chief Tchangwa) in Yaoundé, from Nji MAMA, written from the“Village Bamoun de Yaoundé” [01 Sep 1930]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21cm x 16.3cm; Dates 1 September 1930; Script: Roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments: This letter is probably a copy of correspondence that Nji Mama prepared throughanother person. Nji Mama did not read or write French.
Letter to Nji MAMA from NSANGOU Max Legrand in Douala, regarding the funeral ofNJAPNDUNKE Mariama; Nji Mama adds his notes in Bamum script [13 Nov 1946- 19 Mar 1947]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20.5cm x 16cm; Dates Two dates appear: 13 November 1946 and 19 March 1947 in Nji Mama’s notes; Script: Original in roman script (French language) with Nji Mama’s notes added later in AkaukuMfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments:
Letter to Nji MAMA from MFOUAPON Alahassa, writing from Dschang, regarding schoolconditions; Nji Mama’s notes added in Bamum script [01 Nov 1931]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 16.7cm; Dates 1 November 1931; Script: Original in roman script (French language) with Nji Mama’s notes added later in AkaukuMfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments:
Envelope addressed to Nji MAMA from unknown sender; Nji Mama adds his notes in Bamumscript [14 Apr 1905]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 15.2cm x 10.5cm; Dates 1931; Script: Original in roman script with Nji Mama’s notes added later in Bamum script; Condition: Fair; Comments: Postage cancellation but no postage stamp
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 20.9cm x 13.7cm; Dates 25 July 1958; Script: roman script (French language); Condition: Poor (torn); Comments: This letter is difficult to understand. It was not written to Nji Mama. It relates toplantation work in Koutaba, in the Bamum Kingdom