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James H. Morrison fonds

  • MS-2-27
  • Fonds
  • 1918-1979, predominant 1970-1976
Fonds comprises records created and collected by James Morrison primarily documenting his oral history research of northern Nigerian communities between 1970-1976, including the Heipang, Riyom, Bachit, Ropp, Kuru and Irrigwe peoples. Record types include field notes; research notebooks; essays; manuscript drafts and a bound copy of Morrison's doctoral thesis; bibliographic files; correspondence; secondary published materials and reports; cassette recordings of oral interviews, speeches, singing and music; photographs related to the Jos Plateau; and a small number of maps.

Morrison, James H.

Irrigwe, Jere, Buji, Ganawari, Amo : [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 Irrigwe (pages 1-70), Jere (pages 75-143), Buji (pages 149-221), Garawani (pages 225-287), and Amo (pages 295-315) peoples, and includes notes related the origins of each group, chief lists, cultural and sociological specifics, &c. This notebook is the compilation of field work research notebooks completed by James H. Morrison in 1973.

Irrigwe + Anaguta Zawan

Item consists of one Kodak C.60 low-noise audio cassette tape recorded by James Morrison in 1973 in the Jos Plateau. The item contains a recording of an Irrigwe war song, music from Zawan, interviews, and dictation of archival documents in Kaduna, Nigeria. The audio cassette has 42 minutes of listed content.

Irrigwe

Item is a perfect bound notebook containing hand written notes in pencil, green and blue pen by James Morrison in 1973. The notes describe the Irrigwe 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 up to 109, the rest of the note book is left blank. The notebook only contains information related to Irrigwe, not Rukuba.

Interview with Sharon Capling about the Nigerian environmental crisis

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Sharon Capling, a Cuso worker, about her time in West Africa. She spoke with CKDU's Kris Pekarek about the environmental problems that she encountered in Nigeria. The interview aired in December 1987 and was rebroadcast April 1, 1988 on Title Waves and April 4, 1988 on Title Wave and The Evening Affair.

Interpreters for fieldwork

File contains three black and white photographs of the interpreters for fieldwork hired by James Morrison in 1973 and 1974.

Inkeles and Murphy data comparisons

File contains a computer printout dataset of frequency distribution comparison between Jane Murphy's and Alex Inkeles' data. Also includes copies of several of Inkeles' published articles: "The fate of personal adjustment in the process of modernization," "The OM scale: a comparative socio-psychological measure of individual modernity," "Some social psychological effects and noneffects of literacy in a new nation," "The modernization of man," and "Making men modern: on the causes and consequences of individual change in six developing countries."

Index of terms and thesis bibliography

File contains catalogue cards that are filled with handwritten bibliographic and terminology entries related to James Morrison's thesis on the Jos Plateau. The cards are organized into sections related to bibliographic references and terminology related to the Indigenous groups that Morrison studied on the Jos Plateau, these are also referenced in full in the Oral history research notebooks series.

Index of terms and thesis bibliography

File contains catalogue cards that are filled with handwritten entries on secondary sources, terminology definitions, contact information and research notes. Some of the catalogue cards are organized alphabetically and the rest are organized by topics which include: Africa, Thesis Oral, Production, Trade, Tin, Government. The file also contains a handwritten letter addressed to Jim and Sheila Morrison from Musa Borodo.

Ilewo village data

File contains social and historical research notes and population medical survey results for the village of Ilewo. File includes two hand-drawn maps of the village. Researchers considered the village modern.

Ikereku village data

File contains social and historical research notes and population medical survey results for the village of Ikereku. File includes three hand-drawn maps of the village. Researchers considered the village modern.

Ijeun-Lukosi village data

File contains social and historical research notes and population medical survey results for the village of Ijeun-Lukosi. File includes two hand-drawn maps of the village. Researchers considered the village modern.

Ijeja Kenta village data

File contains social and historical research notes and population medical survey results for the village of Ijeja Kenta. File includes two hand-drawn maps of the village. Researchers considered the village traditional.

Ibadan, Nigeria University Ibadan

Item contains one bound diary from the years 1969 to 1971 used by James Morrison in Nigeria. The diary has a brown and black cover and contains notes related to James Morrison's travel and research in Nigeria. The item contains diary entries on Morrison's personal life and day to day events.

Ibadan, Nigeria University

Item contains one bound diary from 1971 used by James Morrison in Nigeria. The diary has an orange cover and contains notes related to James Morrison's travel and research in Nigeria. The item contains diary entries on Morrison's personal life and day to day events.

Ibadan university / phd exam / Nova Scotia

Item contains one clothbound diary for the year 1975 used by James Morrison in Nigeria. The diary has a red cover and contains notes related to travel and research in Nigeria and Nova Scotia. The diary contains contact information for colleagues and venues. The end sheets are colour maps of Nigeria.

Hospital case records

File consists of patient medical records. Each patient's bundle of records includes a laboratory service result, medicine card, medical and family history, and summary of illness.

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.
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