Typed papers arranged in a clip file, chiefly concerning Swahili and Arabic languages (studies of, vocabulary, translations, exam papers, and poems), 1942-1945
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Also, Wilkie's notes and papers on the following subjects:
- (fols. 4-6) memorandum by the Municipal Native Affairs Officer, Nairobi, on the proposed reorganisation of Local Native Councils as African District Councils
- (fols. 59-60) review of The Land of Zinj by C.H. Stigand
- (fol. 61) folklore
- (fols. 62-63) Mtepe craft
- (fols. 64-69) agriculture and health in Lamu and Kipini
- (fol. 70) list of headmen, Lamu district
- (fols. 71-79) safari reports
- (fols. 80-84) preface to the Coast Province Five Year Development Plan
- (fol. 85) handing-over Notes, Kilifi District Officer, Jul 1944
- (fol. 86) witchcraft
- (fol. 87) Native Tribunals, Kilifi district
- (fols. 88-89) post-war development, Kilifi district.
With one unfoliated item: Swahili phonetics by A.N. Tucker and E.O. Ashton, reprinted from African Studies, Vol. 1, Nos. 2 and 5, pp. 77-103 and 161-182 (1942).
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1945
Extent
94 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Swahili
- Arabic
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 383/2, folder 1
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilkie | Alexander Mair | 1917-1966 | Colonial Administrator (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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