This collection (74 folders) is part of a wider collection including about 1291 folders amounting to about 188,250 pages of text material, in addition to a number of maps on cloth or paper. The collection includes all the files created by either the Bamenda Divisional Office (1917-1949, 1954-1975) or the Bamenda Provincial Office (1949-1954). For files that contain items initiated by either of the above-mentioned Administrative Authorities before 1954 which continued after that date, see also Wum Divisional Office records and Nkambe Divisional Office records.
The 74 folders copied include both textual and graphic materials. The former include hand- and type-written documents, sometimes also in coloured inks. The latter include maps (some of which have been drawn on cloth), photographs (only in black and white and of usually small size), and drawings (some of which are in colour). The files generally contain correspondence, Intelligence reports, Assessment reports, maps, population surveys, pictures, and drawings mostly relating to villages within the territory administered under the Bamenda Division (1915-1949, 1954-1975) or the Bamenda Province (1949-1954).
Mostly English, some documents are written in French, German, or Arabic.
The owners of the material have given permission to view it in the Library's reading room only. If you would like to access this archive please contact endangeredarchives@bl.uk.
