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Place Timbuktu, Mali Material Type Archives and Manuscripts Level [32] Fonds

1. EAP913/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP913/1
Title:
Infa Yattara Family Library Collection
Scope & Content:
This project offers a representative sample of 50 Arabic manuscripts from the Infa Yattara Family Library currently housed in a private facility in Bamako, Mali. It consists of various works in the Islamic sciences, literature, medicine, Qur’an, historical documents as well as treatises in esote...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and French
Date Range:
1313-1963
Extent:
1338 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/54

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/54
Title:
Seckou Dabo Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains a variety of small manuscripts written in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami, dealing with religious and non-religious subjects, including the history of Pakao and its founding leaders. Extent and format of original material: 2 files.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
59 TIFF images

3. EAP1245/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1
Title:
Mountaga Ba
Scope & Content:
Mountaga Ba is the current custodian of the manuscripts recorded in his name and collected from the town of Pate Galo (northern Senegal). Ba’s family holding includes 56 small unbound book manuscripts and paper stacks. The material was mainly authored by the custodian’s father, Muhammad al-Ghāli...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Pulaar
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
2042 TIFF images

4. EAP1245/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/2
Title:
MadaniSenegal
Scope & Content:
Ceerno Madani Tall is the current custodian of the manuscripts recorded in his name and collected both from Dakar (Senegal). The MadaniSenegal collection includes 8 unbound and bound manuscripts for a total of 2949 pages. The books are of different sizes. Some of the manuscripts are originals wr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1786-1962
Extent:
2948 TIFF images