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This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Scope and Contents After being demobilised, Benson returned to work in the West African mining industry. In January 1947 he accepted employment with London and African Mining Trust Ltd in Nigeria, initially based in Sokoto Province. In Sept. 1948 he moved to another mining job within the colony, working for Mines Development Syndicate (West Africa) as a prospector and field superintendent. In late 1950, he began working for Consolidated African Selection Trust in the Gold Coast prospecting for diamonds. He...

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These letters document Bell’s early service as Governor of Northern Nigeria, describing his arrival at Zungeru and official duties, including the encouragement of railway development and tin mining, finance and the planning of new towns, as well as his colleagues, accommodation and social life. Bell embarked upon several tours of inspection, reporting upon local rulers, people, climate, terrain and wildlife (109 sheets).

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These letters likely were written to Bell’s sister Eleanor or Ellen, who was managing his Dominican plantation Sylvania. Those which deal with Nigerian subjects are similar to letters addressed to Bell’s aunt in RCMS 36/4/4 (68 sheets).

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These letters describe Bell’s service in Nigeria, including tin mines, town planning, railway construction, finance, the efficiency of subordinate officers, official tours, the completion of a new residence at Zaria, leisure, health and the publication of ‘Love in black’ (32 sheets).

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These letters cover the final period of Bell’s tenure as Governor of Northern Nigeria and his appointment as Governor of the Leeward Islands. They discuss Bell’s response to what he regarded as an unjust demotion by the Colonial Secretary, Lewis Harcourt, over the Nigerian mission question. Bell also describes his official duties, including visits to the islands within his jurisdiction, his health and private interests (58 sheets).

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Eighteen letters, written chiefly on air letter forms, sent to Mrs Joan Braunholtz when Balamoan was teaching at the Bornu State College of Basic Studies, Maiduguri. The first letter, 14 April 1978, was written soon after his arrival in Nigeria. The last, 2 March 1980, was written from Sudan after he had left his post due to ill health, and reflects his disenchantment with the amenities and technical abilities he found in Nigeria.

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Xerox copies of letters of 1921-1927 describing Hartley's impressions of life in the countries he visited and of his military duties. There is an accompanying list of his letters of 1917-1927, from which this selection was made.

Scope and Contents Undated extracts from letters written to Raymont's parents and sisters. The letters do not cover any major events, but provide an insight into the life of a subaltern of the period. Raymont discusses his regimental duties, social life, sport and views on Nigeria and its people. The extracts appear to be from a longer account and are in two sections. The first batch of letters cover 22 June 1935 - 6 January 1937 (112 pages), and relate to when Raymont was stationed in Enugu and Ibadan,...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...

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Showing an adult reading and writing class being held in the open air beneath the shade of a tree. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'The ignorance of the people is one of the obstacles to be overcome in the resettlement scheme. An experiment in mass literacy has therefore been undertaken. In this picture grown-ups are seen being taught to read and write'.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...

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A collection of slides, taken by John Logan and captioned by him.

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205 x 151 mm. A view showing the town, with the confluence of the Niger and the Benue in the background.

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205 x 147 mm. A view looking down over the town from a hillside, with the African town in the foreground, European bungalows and other buildings beyond, and the confluence of the Niger and the Benue in the background. Lokoja was the site of the first British Consulate (1859) in Nigeria.

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206 x 155 mm. A view looking down over the town from a hillside, with the African village prominent, and other European buildings beyond.

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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'This student D.G. Sofekun, belongs to the Yoruba tribe, one of the two great tribes in the south of Nigeria. He is taking the pre-medical course'.

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100 x 75 mm. A view looking across the lounge towards the windows framed by arches.

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105 x 77 mm. A view looking across the lounge towards the windows framed by arches.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

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Coloured slides, 50 x 50 mm, mostly Kodak, originally stored in a carrying case. They relate to nursing in Nigeria and Ghana.

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A confidential, typescript memorandum concerning Tarikas (Islamic fraternities) in the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. The memo was issued to C.E.J. Whitting, and includes his pencil annotations on the last page. The full title is 'Mahdist and other religious revivals in the Northern Emirates of Nigeria: a précis and appreciation from recent correspondence on the subject by T. Hoskyn Abrahall, A.D.O.'

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...