Letters from Northern Nigeria, 1946-1954

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 2028/4

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folder 1 (fols. 1-125) letters written to Sylvia, from Birnin Kebbi, Kaduna, and Jos [taken from discarded file marked 'Waddle's letters - Birnin Kebbi, 1946'], 1 Jan-15 Apr 1946
folder 2 (fols. 1-61) letters written to mother, from Kaduna, 22 Jun-28 Dec 1947
folder 3 (fols. 1-16) letters written to Sylvia in Nigeria, from England (on visit for mother's funeral) and then from Sudan, on an official visit to report on land usage there in relation to a proposed scheme for the mechanised production of groundnuts in Nigeria [see MSS. Afr. s. 2028/7, folder 3, item 1, for printed report on the visit], 23 Feb-26 Apr 1948
folder 4 (fols. 1-100) letters written home to Sylvia, from Kaduna and out on tour, and then from Katsina after transfer as Acting Resident in Apr; also, from the Colonial Service Summer School in Cambridge, Aug 1950, 2 Mar-7 May 1949; 8-16 Aug 1950
folder 5 (fols. 1-18) letters written home to Sylvia while on a visit to Kaduna (from Katsina), 8 Nov-9 Dec 1950
folder 6 (fols. 1-72) letters written home to Sylvia, from Sokoto as Resident, and out on tour, 1 Aug-10 Oct 1951
folder 7 (fols. 1-137) letters written home to Sylvia, from Kano as Resident; and from the Colonial Services Summer School in Cambridge, Aug 1954, 20 Jul-22 Sep 1953; 23 Aug-1 Sep 1954.

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7 folders

MSS. Afr. s. 2028/4

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