Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
EAP1042/35/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460238
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460237
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288835.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/35/1
- Title:
- Collection of Letters
- Additional Titles:
-
Leetaroolu
- Scope & Content:
-
Transliterated title: Leetaroolu.
The collection contains several personal notes and correspondences written in Mandinka Ajami between family members and friends who were living in different parts of the world. One letter was written by a friend who was living in France and another one by a relative who was living in Saudi Arabia. Another letter came from a family member from Dakar (the capital of Senegal) who was wondering how the family back home in Casamance was doing. Another letter was sent by a daughter to her father. Before the widespread availability of cellphones, Mandinka Ajami was the primary means of written communication between Mandinka people within Senegal and in the diaspora.
Custodial history: The owner received the letters from his friends and family members.
Extent and format of original material: 32 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Karamba Drame.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460237
040-003460238 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/35 : Karamba Drame Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/35/1 : Collection of Letters - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460237[0001]/040-003460238
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/35
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 32 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-35-1
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mandinka
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 14.69103
- Longitude (Decimal):
- -17.47111
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Physical Characteristics:
- Unbound manuscript.
- Arrangement:
- The letters were digitized the way they were kept by the owner.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Karamba Drame.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)