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History of Assakio village : [sketches]

File consists of a notebook of drawings created by James H. Morrison, and three maps of the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. One map was created in 1903 and is a visualization of the settlements on the Jos Plateau; one map is a visualization of Nigeria with a focus on Jos Plateau; one map is entitled "The Fulani Jihad and those Settlements on the Jos Plateau Affected by the Emirates and/or their Allies" and displays the attack strategy of Jemaa, Zaria, Ningi, and Bauchi groups. The notebook contains colour pencil crayon drawings of styles of dress in Assakio Village with descriptive titles.

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.

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.