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Vom, plateau state, Nigeria research base

Item contains one clothbound diary for the year 1972 used by James Morrison in Nigeria. The diary has a dark red cover and contains notes related to travel and research in Nigeria and largely the Jos Plateau region. The diary contains notes on expenses and contact information for colleagues and venues.

Views of Jos Plateau

File contains twenty six black and white photographs taken by James Morrison of the Jos Plateau in 1973 and 1974.

Toma tok / madugu

Item consists of one 3M highlander C.90 audio cassette tape recorded by James Morrison in 1973 in the Jos Plateau. The item contains recordings of Toma Tok and Madugu in Hausa.

Tin mine notes and complete papers

File consists of a range of oral history, mining research and final copies of papers written by James Morrison in the 1970's. The file contains two typed copies of the paper "Indigenous Competition and Labour in the tin fields of Nigeria 1906-1921" written by James Morrison, one copy is marked "master copy". Both copies of the paper include maps of the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. The file contains notes written on index cards from a text written by historian Charles Van Onselen on mine labour in South Africa.

Thesis (Jos Plateau)

Series contains textual records, photographs and maps related to James Morrison's thesis. James Morrison's graduate thesis "Jos Plateau Societies: Internal Change and External Influences, 1800-1935", a thesis in the Department of History, submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Ibadan. The records relating to James Morrison's thesis span 1973-1976.

Series consists of three subseries: Catalogue cards, Research notes related to the Jos Plateau, and Maps related to the Jos Plateau.

Thesis feedback

The file consists of 12 pages of loose leaf handwritten feedback on James Morrison's thesis written by Bertin Webster.

The Birom Davies

Item consists of a spiral bound notebook with an image of a motorcycle on the cover. The notebook contains handwritten notes on the Birom compiled by James Morrison on a text by J. G. Davies entitled The Bi Rom: A Study of a Nigerian Tribe.

Synge research

File contains a variety of research from 1975 on J. S. Synge for a chapter of James Morrison's thesis on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria. The file contains a handwritten notes for a biography of Synge, a notebook containing handwritten notes on Synge and the Birom. The file contains a handwritten letter addressed to James Morrison from Synge, and a copy of the letter.

Seminars at the University of Ibadan

File consists of several typed seminars in French and English and compiled by James Morrison in 1973 at the University of Ibadan. The seminars are entitled "The British in Bauchi, 1901 - 1908: An Episode in the British Occupation and Control of Northern Nigeria" by Obaro Ikime; "Youths as Elders and Infants as Ancestors: The Complementarity of Alternate Generations, both Living and Dead, in Tiriki, Kenya, and Irigwe, Nigeria" by Walter H. Sangree; De L'Importance D'Avoir Deux Maris by Jean-Claude Muller.

Secondary sources related to post graduate courses

File consists of handwritten notes on a range of secondary sources for post graduate courses taken by James Morrison in 1971 at University of Ibadan. The subjects of the secondary sources cover a broad range including the Birom, geology, linguistics, religion, and Islam.

Secondary sources related to Birom, religion, missionaries, conference minutes

File consists of handwritten notes on a range of secondary sources on the Birom, conference proceedings and minutes from the Conference of Missions in Northern Provinces Nigeria, Bauchi, Miango compiled by James Morrison. The file includes several completed questionnaires on religion in the Jos Plateau created by James Morrison.

Secondary sources related to Birom, Bauchi, Amo, Buji, Jerewa, and Rukuba

File consists of handwritten notes on a range of secondary materials compiled in the 1970's by James Morrison. The file contains notes on archival military correspondence in Nigeria, and notes on different ethnic groups in Nigeria including Birom, Bauchi, Amo, Buji, Jerewa, and Rukuba. The file also contains notes on secondary sources on West Africa and the Jos Plateau, and a handwritten map of Jos Plateau.

Secondary sources and thesis chapters

The file consists of notes on secondary sources, and typed chapters from James Morrison's thesis. The notes on secondary sources cover a range of topics and focus on different regions in Africa, mostly Nigeria, Sudan, and east Africa. The two typed chapters are titled "Conclusion" and "Sources", the "Conclusion" is annotated and "Sources" includes information on primary oral history sources.

Ropp, Kuru, Gashish, Du, Gyel : [research notebook]

Item consists of James H. Morrison's handwritten research notes, related to his fieldwork researching several peoples of the Jos Plateau, central Nigeria, in early 1973. Item contains research notes related to the Forum (pages 1-80), Heipang (pages 85-145), Riyom (pages 151-229), Bachit (pages 231-285) and includes notes related the origins of each group, chief lists, drawings cultural and sociological specifics, &c. This notebook is the compilation of field work research notebooks completed by James H. Morrison in 1973.

Ropp and Kuru

Item consists of a handwritten research notebook recorded in pencil and blue pen by James Morrison in 1973. The notes describe the Ropp and Kuru Indigenous groups of the Jos Plateau in Nigeria, including observations on dress and language. The notebook includes a table of contents and hand-numbered pages, pages 127-200 are blank.

Ron, Jarawa, Pyem & Sura

Item consists of a handwritten research notebook recorded in pencil, green and blue pen by James Morrison in 1973. The notes describe the Ron, Ganawwi, Jarawa, Pyem and Sura Indigenous groups of the Jos Plateau in Nigeria, including observations on dress and language. The notebook includes a table of contents and hand-numbered pages, the pages are hand-numbered up to 93, the rest of the note book is left blank.

Riyom and Bachit

Item consists of a handwritten research notebook recorded in pencil and blue pen by James Morrison in 1973. The notes describe the Riyom and Bachit Indigenous groups of the Jos Plateau in Nigeria, including observations on dress and language. The notebook includes a table of contents and hand-numbered pages. There are several pages of loose lined paper with recorded notes on pages 45, 65, and 101.

Resume, research notes

File consists of James Morrison's resume, notes for a paper on Niger Company and Tin Mining, and correspondence between James Morrison and Barbara Kerfoot the Regional Coordinator of CUSO.

Research notes related to the Jos Plateau

Subseries consists of research notes created by James Morrison during the creation of his thesis on the Jos Plateau. The research notes are handwritten on loose leaf paper and contain notes related to secondary sources and oral history documenation.

Plateau area

File is comprised of two notebooks containing handwritten notes from James Morrison in 1973 on the Jos Plateau. The notebooks contain extracts from a collection of oral history research synthesized by James Morrison and written in a series of notebooks (see Associated Materials note). The notebooks are labelled 1 (blue cover) and 2 (green cover). Notebook 1 contains information on the political, religious and social aspects of the Jos Plateau, while notebook 2 contains information on the Pyem ethnic group.

Plan of study : [thesis]

File consists of several annotated typed documents related to James Morrison's thesis. The file contains a plan of study for James Morrison's thesis, as well as several papers written on the Birom, field work, oral history and tin mining.

Plan of study : [thesis]

File consists of three typed versions of James H. Morrison's PHD proposal entitled "Plan of Study". Each version of the document is unique with annotations and additional information. The Plan of Study includes an introduction, outline, bibliography. The file contains one handwritten version of the Plan of Study with edits.

Photographs related to the Jos Plateau

File consists of 17 photographs taken by James Morrison in 1973 in the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. The photographs are mostly landscapes and three images of James Morrison and Albert Gwom, there is one image of James Morrison's desk in Vom. The photographs are of the Ganawuri Hills, Vwang Hills, Riyom, and Vom. There are handwritten inscriptions with a place name, year and direction of camera on the back of each photograph.

Photographs of the Jos Plateau

File contains 103 photographs and negatives related to James Morrison's research on the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. The majority of photographs document villages and landscapes in the Jos Plateau taken during research trips in 1973 and 1974. Villages include Anaguta, Fan, Forum, Gusu, Kabong, K'wall, Limoro, Narr, Riyom, Turu, and Zawan. File also include photographs of Morrison's interpreters, Demba Baka and Godfrey Gwott; historical photographs of Jos Town taken ca. 1920s; photographs of St. Joseph's College in Vom, Nigeria; miscellaneous photographs taken in Aburi, Ghana (1968) and Ibadan, Nigeria (1973); and seven 645 film negatives of maps used in Morrison's PhD dissertation. The photographs were originally stored by Morrison in a binder and organized by date, region and ethnic group.
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