Envelope addressed to Nji MAMA; Nji Mama adds his notes in Bamum script
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14.6m x 11.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Original in roman script with Nji Mama’s notes added later in Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Fair; Comments:
News in the Bamum Kingdom in the Year 1952 by Nji Mama
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21cm x 16.2cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: An important wedding is discussed as is the awarding of a medal to Nji Mama
News of Great Events in the Bamum Kingdom by Nji Mama
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 2; Pages: 4; Measurements: 27.8cm x 21.5cm and 30cm x 24.8cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Filled with news of important historical nature, deserving of detailed futureexamination.
Notes on Islamic prayers and the names of the days in Arabic
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14.5cm x 11cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on the back of an envelope
Letter from King Musa to Pafumnjati urging him to send Yacouba for an interview [28 May 1946]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 23cm x 10.5cm; Dates 28 May 1946; Script: Bamum; Condition: Poor; Comments: In this letter King Musa (the deceased King Njoya’s son, living in exile in the area of Bamenda, who claims to be the rightful heir to the Bamum throne) also reports on the arrival of Am...