The material is in the form of paper based records and photographs. It consists of the case files of both civil and criminal offences. The files have been collected from various courts in the all the three regions of Malawi. In particular the districts which the files have been collected from are Lilongwe, Ntcheu, Fort Manning, Mzimba, Blantyre, Zomba, Kasungu and Karonga. This Material dates back to 1937.
Custodial history: The files were created and managed by the court clerks then stored in court registries across the country.
Calendar: Gregorian.
Physical characteristics: The material is in different sizes ranging from A2 to A4.
Owner(s) of original material: Judiciary.
Author(s) of original material: Judiciary.
Scribe of original material: Court clerks/Magistrates.
Publisher of original material: Judiciary.
Editor of original material: Judiciary.
