Royal Letter from King NJOYA to His People in Mambuo
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20.4cm x 16.3m; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Good; Comments: The letter does not appear to be in King Njoya’s handwriting, and was perhapswritten by one of his secretaries (to be confirmed by future research)
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2 (folded); Measurements: 21cm x 16.2cm; Dates October 1924; Script: Akauku Mfemfe (lightly written in pen) and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments: Akauku Mfemfe hard to read
Letter to Nji MAMA from GBETNKOM Jacob [10 Aug 1932]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 26.9cm x 21cm; Dates 10 August 1932; Script: Roman script (Bamum language); Condition: Good; Comments: This letter is an example of how adept many Christian Bamum became in writing theBamum language in roman script by the early 1930s
Great Events in the Bamum Kingdom by Nji Mama [17 Feb 1931]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 32.5cm x 20.6cm; Dates 17 February 1931; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Written at the time of King Njoya’s exile in Yaoundé, Nji Mama’s records valuableinformation of the time.
Great News in Bamum Kingdom by Nji Mama [13 Feb 1945]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.6m x 20cm; Dates 13 February 1945; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Filled with news of important historical nature, deserving of detailed futureexamination.
News in the Bamum Kingdom by Nji Mama [19 Jul 1947]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2 (item long and photographed in several sections); Measurements: 32.2cm x 24cm; Dates 19 July 1947; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Filled with news of important historical nature, deserving of detailed futureexamination.