Archive Reference (shelfmark): EAP051/1 / Digitised Content Platform: Endangered Archives Programme - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/7/10
Title:: Notes from Nji Sulemanu regarding prayer after the death of his Father
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.2cm x 17.1cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Arabic script only; Condition: Fair; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: c 1940-1960
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/7/11
Title:: Notes on the Glorification of God, His Messenger for Mankind, and a list of various people
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.2cm x 17.2cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Arabic script and roman script (Bamum language); Condition: Fair; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1940-1960
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/7/12
Title:: Typed letter in French from NGAPOUT Mama to the Administrateor of Yoko regarding a Divorce, with panels of sketchings on reverse
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2 (page is large, so front page – typed letter – snapped as whole and also top and bottom); Measurements: 31cm x 20cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (French language); Condition: Fair; Comments: Includes many designs
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1940-1960
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/7/13
Title:: Elaborate Drawings by NJI NGÂPUT
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 9; Pages: 17; Measurements: 22.2cm x 17.1cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe (ready “Njoya”) inside King Njoya’s seal and a caption of “Lion” in roman script (English language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1940-1960
Extent:: 17 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/7/14
Title:: Bamum sketchings and historical notes [c 1940s]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 23; Pages: 44; Measurements: various sizes; Dates ca. 1940s; Script: Akauku mfemfe in pencil and various ink colors; some roman script (Bamum language);Arabic script; typed letter in roman script (French); Condition: Good (although torn on some pages); Comments: Akauku mfemfe syllabary an...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun and French
Date Range:: c 1940s
Extent:: 44 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/8/1
Title:: Early Bamum script on Banana [early 20th century]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 2; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20cm x 17.5cm (“Rii nyi fà fu”) and 18cm x 17.3cm (“Akauku tùnte”); Dates Early Twentieth century; Script: Bamum; Condition: Very good; Comments: Oral testimonies around the Bamum kingdom confirm the use of banana leaves in thelate nineteenth and early twentieth...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/9
Title:: Nji Mbouombouo Osmanou Mantum Collection [c 1948-1970]
Scope & Content:: Digital images of a selection of manuscripts located and collected by Nji Mbouombouo Osmanou, a caretaker of the Palais des Rois Bamoun. The manuscripts include records of monetary transactions, especially records of community savings groups, and various writings on medicine and proverbs. The EAP...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1948-1970
Extent:: 138 files consisting of 424 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/9/1
Title:: Bamum Proverb from an earlier generation
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 10.5cm x 6.2cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe in black ink (ball point pen); Condition: Fair; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1948-1970
Extent:: 1 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/9/2
Title:: List of members of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [mid twentieth century]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red and blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on the cover of a school exercise book, with map of Cameroun and depictionof elephant
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1948-1970
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/9/3
Title:: Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization, along with information on medicine [ c mid twentieth century]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1948-1970
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

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