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EAP051/1/2/240
- Record Id:
- 040-002761562
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x0006de
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/2/240
- Title:
- Letter from Sulimanu to Munkalami, written from the military barracks in Calabar; on reverse is a list of names [18 Oct 1933]
- Scope & Content:
- Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 18cm; Dates: 18 October 1933; Script: Roman script (English language) in black ink and (on reverse) Akauku Mfemfe in black ink and pencil; Condition: Fair (taped); added to the original document is a numeral (in this case, 115) made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project; Comments: The author of the letter was a soldier in the West African Frontier Force; the reference to Munkalami is probably “Pafoumjati”; reference in the Bamum names is made to Shuefon
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002761322
040-002761562 - 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,…
EAP051/1/2 : Reserve Archives Collection [c 1895-1965]
EAP051/1/2/240 : Letter from Sulimanu to Munkalami, written from the military barracks in Calabar; on reverse is a list of names [18 Oct 1933] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002759805[0002]/033-002761322[0240]/040-002761562
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP051-1-2-240
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- End Date:
- Date Range:
- 18 Oct 1933
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- APRB 3239
- 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)