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EAP052/2
- Record Id:
- 032-002250384
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002250384
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000063.0x0001d0
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP052/2
- Title:
- Selection of Records from the Calabar Division Office, Calabar Province, Nigeria [1949-1955]
- Scope & Content:
- This fonds contains digital surrogates of a selection of records accumulated by the District Officer of Calabar Division in the course of inspecting the actions of Native Courts and administering the taxation regime in the Division. Two files have been selected: the first contains papers concerning a petition submitted to a Native Court; the second contains petitions, appeals and supplications concerning tax assessment.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Rescuing Eastern Nigerian history: preserving the holdings of Enugu and Calabar regional archives
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002250384", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP052/2: Selection of Records from the Calabar Division Office, Calabar Province, Nigeria [1949-1955]" },{ "id" : "040-002250385", "parent" : "032-002250384", "text" : "EAP052/2/1: Petition of Madam Umo Inameti (British Protected Person) soliciting for the 'Right to Personal Security', that is, the recognition of…" },{ "id" : "040-002250386", "parent" : "032-002250384", "text" : "EAP052/2/2: Petitions, appeals and supplications against tax assessment in Calabar Division [1952-1954]" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002250384
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP052/2/1 : Petition of Madam Umo Inameti (British Protected Person) soliciting for the "Right to Personal Security", that is, the…
EAP052/2/2 : Petitions, appeals and supplications against tax assessment in Calabar Division [1952-1954]
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- 032-002250384
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP052/2
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 files containing 200 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP052-2 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1949
- End Date:
- 1955
- Date Range:
- 1949-1955
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Custodial History:
- Digital surrogates in this collection were created as part of the project EAP052 Rescuing Eastern Nigerian history: preserving the holdings of Enugu and Calabar regional archives. The National Archives Calabar reference is given in the Former External Reference.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from the EAP052 project holder Dr Chima Korieh (Accession Record EAP052/1)
- Appraisal:
- Material in this fonds was selected for digitisation by the EAP052 project
- Administrative Context:
- EAP052 Rescuing Eastern Nigerian history: preserving the holdings of Enugu and Calabar regional archives was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. The records gathered here were created and accumulated by the District Officer and Assistant District Officer of Calabar District in the execution of their duties. These are described in Lugard's Political Memoranda [1918]: "Each Divisional Officer will tour constantly in his division hearing complaints, recording statistics, inspecting Native Courts, checking native agents, surveying, and assessing, and supervising the collection of taxes where these are imposed."
- Information About Copies:
- Additional electronic copies have been deposited with National Archives Calabar
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is held by National Archives Calabar
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)