Annotations and underlinings by Sharp. Inside the cover are 27 pages of notes on the book by Sharp.

With a list of contents at the beginning in Sharp's hand.

Comprises: (fols. 1-25) contributions to Esquire sent in by Sharp under his pen name of Ridyard Burrington, c. 1935 (fols. 26-31) extracts from A Merry Banker in the Far East and South America - W.H. Young, 1916.

Comprises: (fols. 1-11) Sharp's review for the Nigerian Daily Times of My Two African Journeys by Frank Gray. Newspaper cuttings of extracts from that book. Notes in Sharp's hand on these, dated 7 Dec 1941, give details of his acquaintanceship with Gray, 23 Jun 1928 (fols. 12-53) Sharp's correspondence about the newspaper articles on...

Comprises: (fols. 1-6) Rules for the Preservation of Health. Booklet by Henry Strachan, Principal Medical Officer, for the guidance of newly appointed Government Officers and European residents in Nigeria. It came into Sharp's possession in 1912, 1905-1907 (fols. 7-13) extracts from a lecture by Dr G.M. Gray at King's College on 'How to Keep Fit in Nigeria',...

Some pages typewritten, some in Sharp's own hand; all annotated by Sharp.

Comprises: (fol. 1) Southern Provinces Inspection Tour Itinerary, 17 Feb-20 Apr 1917 (fols. 2-4) two letters to 'Arthur' from Lagos about the preparations necessary for a tour and the conditions on tour, 11 Feb-28 Apr 1917 (fols. 5-28) journal describing incidents on the tour of inspection and the country through which he passed, 28 Feb-17 Apr 1917 ...

Comprises: (fols. 1-3) diary - notes taken on a tour of inspection for the Post Office in the Cameroons and the Eastern Provinces, Nov-Dec 1923 (fols. 4-15) diary on tour of inspection as above and on the Makurdie Benue River, Nov-Dec 1923 (fols. 16-24) Tour of inspection of the Northern Provinces, Kano, Zaria, Jos, Kaduna, and Minona, on which Sharp was accompanied by...

Comprises: Niger Coast Protectorate, Estimate of Revenue and Expenditure, 1896-1897 Annual reports for 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923 (transcript of Treasurer's Ledger Account for Mar 1923), 1924, and 1928.

Prefaced by: (fols. 1-2) letter from Carkeek to Sharp requesting the return of his Ondo notes, 29 Nov 1926 (fol. 3) letter from Carkeek to Chief Ojumi, asking him to check the customs described in his notes and the chief's reply (copies), 14 Jul 1926 (fols. 4-6) letter from Carkeek to the Resident, Ondo Province, as a covering note for the paper (copy), 26 Nov...