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1. EAP1042/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21
Title:
El-hadji Lamine Bayo Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains manuscripts dealing with different religious and non-religious topics. Some are short and others are long. The issues discussesd in the documents include divination, special prayers and techniques to address specific problems, and panegyric poems praising Prophet Muḥammad...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, French, Fulah, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1026 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/21/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/4
Title:
Resolving Problems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jumaloo. Contains a collection of several small manuscripts with recipes and remedies to address people’s problems. The social preoccupations that the manuscripts seek to address include: infertility among women, how a man can make himself attractive to a woman he loves, s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
36 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/21/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/7
Title:
Collection of Multilingual Texts I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of personal correspondances, notes, and some financial records. Arabic, Mandinka, Wolof, and French are used in the documents. Besides the documents in Mandinka Ajami, there is a letter in French, a document in Wolof Ajami dea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, French, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
41 TIFF images