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Language Swahili Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme Level [32] Fonds

1. EAP099/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP099/1
Title:
Material relating to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania in Moshi, Tanzania
Scope & Content:
Following the creation of the German protectorate in 1885, German missionary societies established themselves in different parts of Tanzania. The Leipzig Mission founded its first station on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in 1893. By 1939 half of the (predominantly peasant) Chagga population had...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, German, Swahili, and Swahili‌
Date Range:
1885-20th century
Extent:
53,540 TIFF images

2. EAP466/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1
Title:
The Manuscripts of the Riyadha Mosque of Lamu, Kenya [19th-20th centuries]
Scope & Content:
The collection contains Islamic teaching material that has been in use in the Riyadha mosque since its foundation in the late 19th century. It covers all Islamic disciplines, such as fiqh, tawhid, nahw, mantiq and Sufism. The Sufi content reflects its close connection with the Alawi tradition of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Swahili
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1 series containing 144 files and 20896 photographic images

3. EAP1114/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1114/1
Title:
Maalim Muhammad Idris Collection
Scope & Content:
Collection of printed books and manuscripts in the custody of Maalim Muhammad Idris Muhammad Saleh, Zanzibar (d. 2012). Custodial history: The collection came into the posession of Maalim Muhammad Idris through personal inheritance and collection.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, English, Persian, and Swahili
Date Range:
1850s-1960s
Extent:
123 files containing 13051 TIFF images