Nigeria (nation)
Found in 1776 Collections and/or Records:
Commercial Association of Abeokuta to the Commercial Association of Lagos, 1872-05-01
This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.
Commission appointing Commander John Hawley Glover to be Administrator of the Government of Lagos, 1866-02-21
The commission is signed by Queen Victoria. Two rough typewritten transcripts are included.
Commonwealth Prime Minister’s Meeting on Rhodesia, Lagos, Nigeria, July 1966, 1966
202 x 155 mm.
Commonwealth Universities, 1980 - 1990
[Commonwealth Universities], 1946 - 1991
Includes material on Universities throughout the Commonwealth of Nations. Many, though not all, of the slides were taken by Ian Maxwell.
[Commonwealth Universities], 1946 - 1986
Includes material on Universities throughout the Commonwealth of Nations.
Community Development in Eastern Nigeria, 1951-11
165 x 115 mm. General view of a ward, with mothers, babies and visitors. The caption on the reverse reads 'The Ibo people of Eastern Nigeria, among the most progressive in British West Africa, are setting the pace in community development. (See Feature Set Intro. No. 590). (5). This maternity home in Orlu District has 15 beds, and the fee of 10/- per confinement includes ante-natal care. Few mothers stay more than eight days but the home is always full. 11/51'.
Community development in Eastern Nigeria, 1940 - 1959
117 x 143 mm. The caption on the reverse has a brief introduction reads 'The Ibo people of Eastern Nigeria, among the most progressive in British West Africa, are setting the pace in community development. (See Feature Set Intro. No. 590). (19). Constructing the new road by voluntary labour up the face of the 400 ft. escarpment near Uvuru, Eastern Nigeria. Great trees have to be felled to cut the road. There is no way of hauling away the timber so it is burned on site'.
Community Development in Eastern Nigeria [Atakka School], 1951-11
Community Development in Nigeria. Installation of a water-point at Awgu, 1940 - 1959
115 x 115 mm. Showing Nigerians filling earthenware pots with water at newly installed stand-pipes. The caption on the reverse reads 'Piped water has brought many improvements to these Nigerians at Awgu. They are now virtually free from waterborne disease and their women are saved miles of walking during the dry season'.
Complaint made by Odunsi a native of Lagos, 1871-12-20
This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.
[Compost heap, Takalafiya, c.1939], 1939
Showing waste being dug into a compost heap for eventual use as fertiliser in the forest nursery. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Offal and other waste material from the butcher's slabs goes directly into a compost pit from which the cimpost [sic] is eventually taken for use as fertiliser in the forest nursery. In the nursery are grown fruit and shade trees for distribution to the people'.
[Compound at Takalafiya, c.1939], 1939
Showing two girls spinning yarn in a compound. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Here is a spotlessly clean compound in the newly planned town of Takalafiya. The two girls sit in the shade of an orange tree and spin. Contrast this picture with DW.2122 which shows the squalor of a compound in the old town'.
Compound of first house, 1936
82 x 55 mm.
[Concrete-lined wells at Takalafiya, c.1939], 1939
Showing two girls drawing water from the new wells. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'The old insanitary wells which made breeding places for guinea worm have been replaced by new concrete-lined wells'.
Congregation leaving All Saints’ Church, Ebute-Metta, 1957
158 x 112 mm. glossy print with 87 x 46 mm. negative.
Congregation outside St. Michael’s Church, Odezi Enu, 1957
110 x 113 mm. glossy print with copy and 56 mm. negative.
Consecration of Bishop Odutola as Bishop of Ondo-Benin by Archbishop Vining, 3 Mar. 1952, 1952
164 x 118 mm. glossy print with two matt copies 155 x 110 mm. and 166 x 117 mm.
Consecration of E.T. Dimieari as Bishop of the Niger Delta, 1951
210 x 160 mm. glossy print. Showing Dimieari (left) on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher.
Construction of the Baro-Kano Ry. 1911, 1911
140 x 83 mm. Showing gangs of African labourers excavating the path of the railway.
Control Officers inspect the cattle, 1940
The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'As part of the plan to introduce mixed farming, a stock farm is run by the Sleeping Sickness Service. Cattle are bred for distribution to the villages on a communal system whereby the whole village farmland benefits from the manure'.
Corner of sitting room, 1936 - 1937
85 x 55 mm.
Coronation Day Regatta, Warri. Wharf from "Raven" 23 June 1911 (with print), 1911-06-23
Collection of 91 glass negatives, 106 x 80 mm; 3 negatives on film, 90 x 60 mm; and 3 modern prints, 150 x 120 mm. Many of the negatives lack descriptive captions. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.
Coronation Day Sports, Warri from my verandah, 22 June 1911 (with print), 1911-06-22
Collection of 91 glass negatives, 106 x 80 mm; 3 negatives on film, 90 x 60 mm; and 3 modern prints, 150 x 120 mm. Many of the negatives lack descriptive captions. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.
Coronation Day Sports, Warri. Pole Jump. 22 June 19 (with print)., 1911-06-22
Collection of 91 glass negatives, 106 x 80 mm; 3 negatives on film, 90 x 60 mm; and 3 modern prints, 150 x 120 mm. Many of the negatives lack descriptive captions. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.