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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
File consists of handwritten secondary sources on annual reports on the Plateau Province, correspondence, culture, Birom, Bauchi, language, economics, annual reports compiled by James Morrison.
File consists of handwritten notes written by James Morrison on a range of secondary sources including Birom, oral history, Ethiopia, Morocco, and archaeology.
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.
File consists of handwritten notes on secondary sources on pagan administration, taxation systems, Annual reports, mining, Nasarawa, Bauchi, Birom, Zaria, and Rukuba compiled by James Morrison.
File consists of handwritten notes of secondary sources from archival and institutional sources and published journals compiled by James Morrison. The file contains notes on correspondence and other materials pertaining to Nigeria and the Jos Plateau.
File consists of handwritten notes on a range of secondary sources that cover northern Nigeria, Birom, Sudan, Egypt, Hausa, Bauchi compiled by James Morrison.
File consists of handwritten notes on a range of secondary sources including Nigeria, a Gwong map, geology, Nigerian constitution, Ethiopia, and religion.
File consists of handwritten notes on a range of secondary sources on the oil trade in Nigeria, the Nigerian constitution, East Africa, militarism, Ethiopia, Angola, Religion and theology in Africa.
File consists of handwritten notes on a range of secondary sources including Nigeria, tin mining, politics, oral history, and British colonial rule in Nigeria.
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.
File consists of handwritten notes on a range of secondary sources including Vwang, Rukuba, a map of the Rukuba District, politics written by James Morrison.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
File consists of lists and documents related to trade values between different groups in the Jos Plateau area compiled by James Morrison. The file also contains language lists of words in English and Hausa, and a list of interview questions titled: Yoruba on the Plateau.
Item is a colour photograph of a green field and two low large buildings with a parking lot. The photograph was taken by James Morrison in 1969 in Ibadan Nigeria.
Item is a black and white photograph of a swimming pool and fountain with children playing in Ibadan, Nigeria. The photograph was taken by James Morrison in 1969.
Item is a black and white photograph of a rocky landscape near Kwi Hill, Jos Plateau. The photograph was taken by James Morrison in 1973. The photograph is in tones of purple due to the age of the photograph.
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.