Diaries, January-July 1909, March 1911, February-June 1913, February-March (n.y.), providing a detailed account of his work as Assistant Resident; transcript of a letter to his mother on his arrival at Yola, 1906; typescript ethnological report by Boyle on Lala District, Yola Province.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1913
Extent
1 box : The diaries are typescript in 3 folders made of tooled leather-covered card, probably Nigerian. The folios are now separated from the covers.
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. s. 2324].
Shelfmark:
MSS. Afr. s. 2324
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 887
Biographical / Historical
Captain Charles Vicars Boyle (d 1913) was Assistant Resident, Yola Province, Northern Nigeria, c1906-1913. He was the author of Notes on the Yola Fulani (Journal of the Royal African Society, vol. 10, no. 37, 1910).
Arrangement
See Physical characteristics.
Sections January-February and May-June 1909 are filed in folders 1 and 2, the remainder of 1909 are loose in folders 1 and 2, and the remaining diary pages loose in folder 3.
Other Finding Aids
The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were donated by Boyle's granddaughter, Mrs. Olive Robin, on 31st March 2000.
- Title
- Papers of Captain Charles Vicars Boyle
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Paul Davidson
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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