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Africa, West -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Archive of Philip Allison

 Collection
Papers and photographs of Philip Allison (1907-1991) relating to African art and antiquities, particularly the Cross River monoliths.
Extents: 3.0 Linear metres (19 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 1923-1994

Archive of the Royal West African Frontier Force

 Collection
Papers collected by the University of Oxford Development Records Project to record and preserve memories and papers of the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF).
Extents: 1.2 linear metres (12 boxes)
Dates: 1921-1983; 1992

Archive of W.M. Macmillan and Mona Macmillan

 Collection
Archive of W.M. Macmillan, historian of South Africa and critic of colonial rule in Africa and the West Indies, and of his wife, Mona Macmillan, author and journalist.
Extents: 10.66 Linear metres (76 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 1867-2006

Papers of Edward Harland Duckworth

 Collection
Papers of Edward Harland Duckworth relating to his time in Nigeria from 1930 to 1953. His first concern, as Inspector of Education, was the development of science and technical education; he was also founder and editor ot the magazine Nigeria and fought for the recognition of Nigerian arts and crafts, the establishment of museums and the preservation of "antiquities", and perhaps above all for a wider concept of education.
Extents: 3.0 Linear metres (18 boxes)
Dates: 1930-1970

Papers of Hubert F. Mathews

 Collection
The working papers and family letters of Hubert Mathews, a colonial officer in Nigeria from 1910-1929.
Extents: 0.45 Linear metres (3 boxes)
Dates: 1910-1964

Papers of Thomas Russell Park relating to the Gold Coast

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. 13110
Papers of Thomas Russell Park relating to the Gold Coast.
Extents: 1 box
Dates: 1939-1942

Postcards of West Africa

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. 20638
Postcards of West Africa.
Extents: 1 box
Dates: 1902-1910