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
Tax Receipt under German Colonial Rule [April 1913 – 31 Marc h 1914]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 20.3cm x 16cm; Dates April 1913 – 31 March 1914; Script: Roman script for German language; Condition: Good; Comments:
Tax receipt under German colonial rule from Bamenda Station [1 April 1912 – 31 Marc h 1913]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 10.5cm x 8cm; Dates 1 April 1912 – 31 March 1913; Script: Roman and German-Fraktur scripts for German language; Condition: Good; Comments: Includes official stamp
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
Letter to Nji MAMA from LEOMBA Ngambi Martin regarding good friendship; Nji Mama adds hisnotes in Bamum script
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 21cm x 13cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (German language) with Nji Mama’s notes added later in Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: