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EAP051/1/1/2/5
- Record Id:
- 040-002759816
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x00000c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/1/2/5
- Title:
- 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 Americans in Bamenda who have raised up their flag (a point which is difficult to explain).
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002759806
036-002759811
040-002759816 - Is part of:
- EAP051/1 : Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban,…
EAP051/1/1 : Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun [c1896-1975]
EAP051/1/1/2 : Nji Ntouoyou Collection [1910-1946]
EAP051/1/1/2/5 : Letter from King Musa to Pafumnjati urging him to send Yacouba for an interview [28 May 1946] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002759805[0001]/033-002759806[0002]/036-002759811[0005]/040-002759816
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP051-1-1-2-5⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Bamun
- Scripts:
- Bamum
- Start Date:
- 1946
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 28 May 1946
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Former External References:
- APRB 8
- Information About Originals:
- The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Bamun (African people)
Bamun language - Places:
- Cameroon, Africa
