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Anthropological papers, 1916-?1922

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Comprises reports, handing-over notes, etc., and two printed items, unfoliated:
  1. (Fols. 1-7) Half-yearly Report on Lafia Division. The Divisional Officers are listed: Y. Kirkpatrick, Assistant District Officer to 7 Feb; Captain H.L. Norton Traill, District Officer 1, 8 Feb-19 May; H.F. Mathews, Assistant District Officer from May 20, 30 Jun 1916
  2. (Fols. 8-41) Correspondence between Mathews and Kirkpatrick about the murder of certain Lafia people by Mada 'pagans', and Mathews's attempts to track down the murderers, 6-17 Jan 1917 (See above 1/8.)
  3. (Fols. 42-43) Vocabulary: English, Hausa, Mada, n.d.
  4. (Fol. 44) Political Form No. 28, signed by H.S. Goldsmith, Acting Lieutenant-Governor Northern Provinces, appointing Mathews as Resident of Lafia Division, Nassarawa Province, 5 June 1917
  5. (Fols. 45-48) Notes on 'Village Headmen's share of Tax and Jangali' by A.E. Arnett, Resident of Sokoto with a copy of his instructions to Assessment Officers dated 8 Jun 1918, 18 Jul 1918
  6. (Fols. 49-78) Draft of the assessment report by Mathews on Kuta District, Nupe Province, with a map, Aug-Oct 1918
  7. (Fols. 79-81) Draft of a report by Mathews to the Resident, Nupe Province, replying to questions about his Assessment Report on Ebbo District, 18 Sep 1918
  8. (Fols. 82-85) Handing-over notes, Agaie-Lapai Division, 7 Nov 1918
  9. (Fols. 86-87) Two notes in Arabic, the first signed and dated by Mathews, 2 Jun 1919
  10. (Fols. 88-101) Note on slavery (probably a translation), and a vocabulary, n.d.
  11. (Fols. 102-105) Notes on the population of certain villages, ?1920
  12. (Fols 106-109) Letter initialled C.M.D. (probably C.M. Dunn), District Officer in charge Agaie-Lapai Division, to Mathews enclosing copies of correspondence dated 21 May 1921, between E.H.B. Laing, Acting Resident, Nupe Province and the District Officer, Baro, 2 Jun 1921
  13. (Fols. 110-118) Report from Mathews about schemes submitted by Captain C.N.A. Clarke, Assistant District Officer, to reduce the number of Mada Districts, ?1922
  14. (Fols. 119-124) Handing-over notes, Idah Division, by Mathews to C.N. Monsell, District Officer, n.d.
  15. [Item 1] (unfoliated): Memo number 3 - 'Judicial & Legal', by F.D. Lugard, Governor-General, Apr 1918
  16. [Item 2] (unfoliated): Memo number 9 - 'Native Administration' by F.D. Lugard, Aug 1917

Dates

  • Creation: 1916-?1922

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Hausa
  • Arabic

Mada

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 783 box 2, file 6

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