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Trade values [research notes]

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.

Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

  • MS-2-615
  • Fonds
  • 1823 - 2006
Fonds comprises Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his personal, academic, and professional activities as a jurist, judge, and professor. Records include those related to Macdonald's involvement with Osgoode Hall, University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, the European Court of Human Rights, the Hague, Peking University, World Academy of Arts and Science, Canadian Council of International Law, United Nations, Institute of International Law, African Society of International Law, British Institute of International Law, Canadian Institute of International Law, International Law Association, and others. Records types include correspondence; meeting minutes and agendas; research materials; photographs; newsletters; newspaper clippings; manuscripts; and off-prints.

Macdonald, Ronald St. John, 1928-2006

"Masks without masquerades" (African masks) exhibition

File consists of records related to the Mask Without Masquerades exhibition held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from February 6 to March 3, 1974. The exhibition planned in conjunction with Dr. Jacqueline Fry (Department of Anthropology of the University of Montreal) and the Dalhousie committee on African studies.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Jacqueline Fry (Department of Anthropology, University of Montreal) regarding selecting pieces, catalogues shipments, list of owners, and material descriptions. File also contains insurance documents, invitation lists, interdepartmental memos, packing instructions, letters and loan agreement forms, newspaper clippings, a slide (untitled), and incoming letters from the Royal Ontario Museum, the New Brunswick Museum, and the National Museum of Canada regarding transferring African masks.

Rorke's Drift tapestries exhibition

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Rorke's Drift: Woven Tapestries' arranged by the Art Gallery, Memorial University, St. John's, in collaboration with Gallery 101, Johannesburg. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in November 1969.

Records consist of a photocopy of the article 'Rorke's Drift: A New Fame' published in Fair Lady, April 17, 1968, a list of artworks and an itinerary, a Dalhousie newsletter, and correspondence between Evelyn Holmes (Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and curators of other galleries involved in the presentation of the exhibition.

Oral history research notebooks

Series contains handwritten bound research notebooks completed by James Morrison during his thesis research on the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. The research notebooks contain notes on fieldwork, oral history notes and language lists, drawings and maps. The series contains two subseries, "Complied field work notebooks" and "History of Assakio village".

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.

Masks without masquerades

File consists of catalogues for the exhibition of African masks titled 'masks without masquerades', organized and presented by The Dalhousie Art Gallery, and sponsored by the Canadian Association of African Studies. The exhibition was presented from February 6 to March 2, 1974.

Catalogues contain b&w images of works in the exhibition, an introduction by Jaqueline Fry (Department of Anthropology, University of Montreal), visual descriptions, and a bibliography.

Batik tapestries by Louis Steyn

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'South African Batik Tapestries by Louis Steyn' presented by The Art Gallery, Memorial University, Newfoundland and organized in collaboration with Gallery 101, Johannesburg. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery in October 1967 and again in April 1970.

Records consist of correspondence between Evelyn Holmes (Acting Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Peter Bell (Curator, Memorial University), and purchasers of works in the exhibition, an excerpt of the Peter Wenger exhibition catalogue titled 'Some Notes on Batik', a photograph of an installed tapestry and gallery visitor, two draft catalogues, a copy of South African Scope containing a feature on Steyn's work on p. 6-7.

Views of Jos Plateau

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

Interpreters for fieldwork

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

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.
Kuri hill 1973

Kuri hill 1973

Item is a black and white photograph of a field with some large boulders in Jos Plateau, Nigeria. The photograph was taken by James Morrison in 1973. The photograph is in tones of purple due to the age of the photograph.
Village of Miango roofs

Village of Miango roofs

Item is a black and white photograph of a sea of thatched rooftops in Jos Plateau, Nigeria. The photograph was taken by James Morrison in 1973.
Family compound near Vwang

Family compound near Vwang

Item is a black and white photograph of a large field and a low building in Vwang Jos Plateau, Nigeria. The photograph was taken by James Morrison in 1973.
Fan Hill

Fan Hill

Item is a black and white photograph of a large field and a rocky hill in Jos Plateau, Nigeria. The photograph was taken by James Morrison in 1973.
University of Ibadan main library

University of Ibadan main library

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.
University of Ibadan Staff Club

University of Ibadan Staff Club

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.
Cocoa House 1969 Ibadan

Cocoa House 1969 Ibadan

Item is a colour photograph of a tall narrow building surrounded by low buildings and trees in Ibadan, Nigeria. The photograph was taken by James Morrison in 1969.
View near Kwi hill

View near Kwi hill

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.
View of Ibadan

View of Ibadan

Item is a black and white photograph of roof tops in Ibadan Nigeria. The photograph was taken by James Morrison in 1969.

Correspondence related to the University of Ibadan, James Morrison and conferences

Files consists of a range of correspondence addressed to James Morrison while he lived in Nigeria and attended the University of Ibadan. The correspondence is predominantly handwritten, with a few typed pieces of correspondence regarding the Canadian Association of African Studies, and a conference at University of Toronto on the Future of the Sudan.

Correspondence related to the University of Ibadan and James Morrison

File contains a record of correspondence that detail James and Sheila Morrison's life in Nigeria from 1969 to 1975. The file consists of correspondence mainly concerning James Morrison's academic life at University of Ibadan. The correspondence includes applications for employment positions and articles, as well as personal letters. The file contains over 100 letters with different correspondents, including many from universities across Canada.

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.

Correspondence

Series consists of textual records of James Morrison's correspondence while attending and teaching at the University of Ibadan, and resumes and research notes.

Field work - jos plateau

Item consists of one 3M Scotch C-60 audio cassette tape recorded by James Morrison in 1972 in the Jos Plateau. The item contains a recording of a conversation with Pastor and Michael Hilse. The audio cassette has 30 minutes of listed content.

Mallam dandada

Item consists of one 3M highlander C.90 audio cassette tape recorded by James Morrison in 1973 in the Jos Plateau. The item contains the recording of an interview with Mallam Dandada in Hausa.

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.

Fang + bachit / gyel + 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 recordings from Fang, Bachit, Gyel, and Zawan villages. The cassette contains music including reed harp, and solo voice. The audio cassette has 35 minutes of listed content.

Dusu of Zabutt

Item consists of one Scotch dynarange C.90 audio cassette tape recorded by James Morrison in 1973 in the Jos Plateau. The item contains a recording of an interview in Birom and English on missionaries in a Zabutt village. The item has dictation by James Morrison of archival documents in Kaduna, Nigeria. The audio cassette has 45 minutes of listed content.

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.

Aburi, Wenchi Ghana

Item contains one bound diary from 1968 used by James Morrison in Ghana. The diary has an off-white 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.
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