Finding Aid for the David P. Gamble papers LSC.1997

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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections

Title: David P. Gamble papers

Creator: Gamble, David P.

Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1997

Physical Description: 68 Linear Feet (54 record cartons, 32 document boxes, 3 flat boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1920-2007

Abstract: Anthropologist David P. Gamble was born in 1920 in Northern Ireland and passed away in California in 2011 after a long career of research and teaching. The collection contains a variety of material related to Gamble's more than six decades of work on The Gambia and its peoples. Copies of the anthropologist's publications on Gambian history, economics, languages, and cultures are included, along with many of the notes, maps, illustrations, primary sources, and secondary sources from which he generated these studies. Gamble's output was wide-ranging, but of special note are his contributions to the bibliography of The Gambia; the ethno-linguistic study of Wolof, Mandinka, and Fula; and the early history of the Gambia River region.

Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Language of Material: Materials are primarily in English and French; some materials in Wolof, Mandinka, Fula, and Jola.

Restrictions on Access

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Collection acquired from David P. Gamble and Linda K. Salmon between 2011 and 2012.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], David P. Gamble Papers (Collection 1997). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Processing Information

Processed by Jesse D. Ruskin in 2013 in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Jillian Cuellar. Collection has been partially processed. Series 1 to 6 have been processed to the file level, with books and photo clippings processed to the box level. Series 7 to 12 have not been processed, but general content of each box has been indicated.

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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9970019423606533

Biography/History

David P. Gamble was born in 1920 in Northern Ireland and passed away in California in 2011 after a long career of anthropological research and teaching. Completing his undergraduate studies at University College, London in 1941, Gamble spent several years assisting with archaeological and physical studies of highland communities in Northern Ireland. After a brief stint in the Royal Engineers, he joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1944 in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), taking up posts in Tarkwa, Axim, and Sekondi. At that time, Gamble's academic supervisor Daryll Forde, who was then Director of the International African Institute, began conceiving a series of studies, later known as the Ethnographic Survey of Africa, which aimed to fill wide gaps in ethnographic knowledge of the continent. The Gambia was viewed as a site in need of research. Gamble's other mentor, economic anthropologist Raymond Firth, also conducted a survey of what was then British West Africa and came to the same conclusion. At Forde's and Firth's urging, Gamble conducted field research among Mandinka, Wolof, Jola, and Fula communities in The Gambia between 1946 and 1958, initially with the support of a Colonial Research Fellowship and later as a Research Officer under The Gambia Government. With a dissertation on the socioeconomic conditions of the Mandinka village Kerewan, Gamble earned his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of London in 1958. The anthropologist returned to The Gambia for research numerous times between 1963 and 1986. Published in 1967, Gamble's The Wolof of Senegambia, Together with Notes on the Lebu and the Serer became a valuable addition to Forde's Ethnographic Survey. Among many other publications, Gamble produced a 52-volume series of studies on Gambian history, society, and culture, titled Gambian Studies (1977-2007). In 1999, as a culmination of his work on early Gambian history, Gamble edited a scholarly edition of The Discovery of River Gambra (1623) by Richard Jobson.

Gamble began his academic career with teaching and research appointments at the University of Edinburgh (1959-1963), San Francisco State College (1963-1965), Queen's University Belfast (1965-1966), and Njala University College in Sierra Leone (1966-1967). In 1967, he became Associate Professor of Anthropology at San Francisco State University, from which he retired as a tenured Professor in 1986. He remained Professor Emeritus there until his death in 2011.

Scope and Content

The collection contains original and secondary material related to Gamble's more than six decades of research on The Gambia and its peoples. This includes original notes, illustrations, maps, photographs, and correspondence produced during the anthropologist's extensive fieldwork among Mandinka, Wolof, Jola, and Fula communities in The Gambia. Copies of the anthropologist's publications on Gambian history, economics, languages, and cultures are included, along with many of the primary and secondary sources, including newspapers, photocopies of documents, books and periodicals, and government reports, from which he generated these studies. At the heart of Gamble's corpus of published work is his monumental 52-volume Gambian Studies series, a complete set of which is held in the collection. Gambian Studies is comprised of bibliographies of The Gambia; dictionaries and grammars of Wolof, Mandinka, and Fula languages; collections of folktales, stories, and proverbs; studies of historical sources; and general ethnographies of the country's people.

Gamble's research is topically wide-ranging and methodologically diverse, reflecting the influence of his mentors and his own eclectic expertise. Geographically, his work focuses on The Gambia, but extends to Senegal and Sierra Leone. Topics and issues covered include trade, agriculture, land tenure, law and legal systems, folklore, material culture, verbal and visual culture, language, life-cycle ceremonies, music, and the colonial encounter. Methods included mapping, census-taking, field observation, photography, sound recording, analysis of historical documents, and interviews. Gamble treated research projects iteratively, revisiting ideas and sources numerous times over the course of his career. Date ranges of accumulated research material can therefore be quite wide within a single subject area. Gamble's publications are, in many cases, present in both final and draft manuscript forms.

Organization and Arrangement

This collection has been arranged in twelve series by subject matter and type of material.

Series 1: Personal materials, 1920-2000
Series 2: Wolof research materials, 1920-2007
Series 3: Mandinka research materials, 1940-2006
Series 4: The Gambia research materials, 1920-2007
Series 5: Senegambian music, 1975-2004
Series 6: Photographs, 1920-2007
Subseries 6.1: Photo prints and negatives
Subseries 6.2: Photo clippings
Series 7: Fula research materials, 1920-2007
Series 8: Jola, Lebu, Serer, and Serahuli research materials, 1920-2007
Series 9: Sierra Leone / Temne research materials, 1920-2007
Series 10: Gambian Studies Series, 1976-2007
Series 11: Gambian newspapers and periodicals, ca. 1960-2004
Series 12: Books and theses, 1920-2007
Subseries 12.1: Theses, 1967-1994
Subseries 12.2: Books, 1920-2007

Related Material

Gamble's sound recordings and slide photographs, as well as his original collection indexes, are held in the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive: David P. Gamble Collection (2011.08). Selected volumes of Gamble's Gambian Studies series are available for download through St. Mary's College of Maryland: http://www.smcm.edu/gambia/david_gamble.html .

Series 1: Personal materials 1920-2000

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of materials related to Gamble's early life, academic training, and teaching career. It includes his birth certificate, early family photographs, school and university certificates and diplomas, and references from his academic mentors. A variety of life history materials and documentation used in the writing of Gamble's 2002 autobiography, Gambian Research: the Anthropological Life of David P. Gamble, form a core part of this series. Representing his early academic training and his lifelong personal interest, Gamble's finished and unfinished research on the peoples of Northern Ireland is included here.

Organization and Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

box 48, folder 3

Addresses and personal inventory undated

box 48, folder 4

Birth certificate 1920

box 48, folder 5

British passports 1939-1989

box 48, folder 6

"Daily Life of a District Commissioner's Clerk" 1944-1945

box 48, folder 7

Dance certificates 1964-1965

box 48, folder 8

Family photographs 1920s

box 48, folder 9

Immigration documents 1963-1984

box 48, folder 10

Inserts for Gamble dissertation 1958

box 48, folder 11

International drivers licenses ca. 1955-1962

box 48, folder 12

Life history material (1 of 3) ca. 2000

box 48, folder 13

Life history material (2 of 3) ca. 2000

box 48, folder 14

Life history material (3 of 3) ca. 2000

box 48, folder 15

Life history material: "supporting documents" ca. 2000

box 48, folder 16

Miscellaneous undated

box 48, folder 17

Northern Ireland articles, notes, certificates ca. 1940 - 1970

box 88, folder 5

Northern Ireland map undated

box 49

Name files and correspondence undated

box 48, folder 18

Photocopies of articles by or about Gamble (1 of 2) undated

box 48, folder 19

Photocopies of articles by or about Gamble (2 of 2) undated

box 48, folder 20

Post-tenure review, San Francisco State University 1984

box 48, folder 21

Retirement and SFSU miscellanea 1986

box 48, folder 22

School certificates 1938

box 48, folder 23

School and university exams and references ca. 1941-1942

box 86

Secondary and emeritus certificates, address book, manuscript of dissertation 1936-1986

box 87

University diplomas 1941-1958

Series 2: Wolof research materials 1920-2007

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of materials related to Gamble's study of Wolof society, culture, language, and history. It includes notes from Gamble's fieldwork in Wolof areas, books and periodicals, annotated photocopies of primary and secondary sources, as well as maps, illustrations, and diagrams generated in the course of research. Gamble's research on the Wolof is extensive and includes the early history of Goree Island (Senegal), Wolof folktales and proverbs, and Wolof language and linguistic history. These materials are the foundation of Gamble's publications on the Wolof, including The Wolof of Senegambia, Together with Notes on the Lebu and the Serer (1957); and Gambian Studies volumes 10A, 10B, 22, 25, 26, 27, 37, and 50, which include his Wolof-English dictionaries and grammars. Series includes materials in English, French, and Wolof.

Organization and Arrangement

This series follows original order, as listed in Gamble's collection index.

box 17

Books, periodicals, dictionaries (1 of 5) undated

box 18

Books, periodicals, dictionaries (2 of 5) undated

box 19

Books, periodicals, dictionaries (3 of 5) undated

box 23

Books, periodicals, dictionaries (4 of 5) undated

box 24

Books, periodicals, dictionaries (5 of 5) undated

box 22, folder 1

Goree: Manuscript, Gambian Studies 50 1990-1992

box 22, folder 2

Goree: Articles and photocopies (1 of 3) 1990-1992

box 22, folder 3

Goree: Articles and photocopies (2 of 3) 1990

box 22, folder 4

Goree: Articles and photocopies (3 of 3) 1990-1992

box 22, folder 5

Goree: Manuscript, James Island by Winifred Galloway 1990-1992

box 22, folder 6

Goree: Manuscript on John Hill by Pat Wilson 1990-1992

box 22, folder 7

Goree: Notes, timeline, correspondence 1999

box 26, folder 1

Goree: Photocopy of John Hill's diary and Wolof grammar (1 of 2) 1990-1992

box 26, folder 2

Goree: Photocopy of John Hill's diary and Wolof grammar (2 of 2) 1990-1992

box 26, folder 3

Goree: Maps and plans 1990-1992

box 26, folder 4

Goree: Photographs, postcards 1990-1992

box 26, folder 5

Goree: Correspondence with Pat Wilson and Akbar Muhammed 1973-1975

box 26, folder 6

Goree: Typescript of John Hill's diary 1990-1992

box 26, folder 7

Goree: Transcript of Hill's Wolof grammar as read by Hassan Njie 1990-1992

box 26, folder 8

Goree: Notes from Pat Wilson and George Brooks 1991

box 26, folder 9

Errata to Wolof dictionary undated

box 26, folder 10

Early manuscripts of Wolof-English Dictionary 1958, 1979

box 26, folder 11

Manuscript of Wolof-English Dictionary (Gambian Studies 23) 1990-1991

box 26, folder 12

Working copy, Wolof-English Dictionary (Gambian Studies 23) 1993

box 27, folder 1

Typescript of "the Baha'i Faith" 1957

box 27, folder 2

Manuscript of Elementary Wolof Grammar" 1958

box 27, folder 3

Photocopies of Wolof books by Hannah Kilham and Rev. James Fieldhouse (19th century) 1990-1992

box 27, folder 4

Index cards of Wolof "borrowed words" undated

box 27, folder 5

Language material from old books 1990-1992

box 27, folder 6

Photocopy of G. Mollien's Vocabulary de la langue lolofe [Wolof] (19th century) 1990-1992

box 27, folder 7

Excerpts of Wolof vocabulary by Geoffroy de Villeneuve (18th century), with notes 1990-1992

box 27, folder 8

Photocopies of Goldberry and Corry vocabularies (19th century) 1990-1992

box 27, folder 9

17th century Wolof: photocopies and notes 1990-1992

box 27, folder 10

Old [Wolof] words 1990-1992

box 27, folder 11

Photocopies, notes, and typescript of "Barbot's Vocabularies" (17th century), and correspondence with P.E.H. Hair 1990-1992

box 27, folder 12

Photocopy of Omarka's "Wolof Phonology and Morphology" 1994

box 27, folder 13

Grammar and syntax: French sources (Diagne, Malherbe, Kobes, Njie) (1 of 2) 1990

box 27, folder 14

Grammar and syntax: French sources (Diagne, Malherbe, Kobes, Njie) (2 of 2) 1990-1992

box 28, folder 1

Borrowings from Fula, Mandinka 1970s, 1990-1992

box 28, folder 2

Stories and vocabulary (typescripts) 1972, 1990-1992

box 28, folder 3

Wolof and Serer language 1974, 1990-1992

box 28, folder 4

Photocopies of articles on Wolof (Senegal) 1990-1992

box 28, folder 5

New vocabulary 1990-1992

box 28, folder 6

Photocopies of Gambian Wolof articles 1990-1992

box 28, folder 7

Vocabulary: French and Senegalese sources 1990-1992

box 28, folder 8

"Odds and ends" including correspondence with Harold Torrence and Tijan Sallah 1990-1992, 2004

box 28, folder 9

Photocopies of material by Judith T. Irvine 1990-1992

box 28, folder 10

Banjul Wolof vocabulary: Reuben Lusack and Ida Ward material 1990-1992

box 28, folder 11

Up-river Wolof, including "Wolof Songs" by Keba Kadi Njai 1990-1992

box 28, folder 12

Orthography 1990-1992

box 29, folder 1

Duplicates of Wolof-English Dictionary and Elementary Grammar 1958

box 29, folder 2

Elementary Wolof Grammar (duplicate) 1958

box 29, folder 3

Extracts from David Ames' field notes (history, childbirth/naming, marriage, funeral) 1970-1984

box 29, folder 4

Typescript of La Sénégambie by M. Jules Remy (circa 19th century) 1970-1984

box 29, folder 5

Documentary material pre-1800 1974-1984

box 29, folder 6

Lisa Barlow and Gamble's transcription of Wolof tapes 1970s, 1990-1992

box 29, folder 7

Senegambia Bibliography (including Serer and Lebu) undated

box 29, folder 8

Walter Pichl's material with typescript translated by Gamble and annotation of vocabulary undated

box 29, folder 9

Quotations from and references to Wolof scholarship undated

box 30, folder 1

Field notes: census, Upper Saalum 1974-1980

box 30, folder 2

Field notes (Gamble, with notes by David Ames and Hassan Njai): childbirth, housing, trading, 1946 aerial photos 1974-1980

box 30, folder 3

Documentary material 1800-1850 1974-1984

box 30, folder 4

Documentary material 1851-1900 1974-1984

box 30, folder 5

Documentary material 1901-1939 1974-1984

box 31, folder 1

Documentary material 1940-1949 (book extracts and photocopies) 1977-1984

box 31, folder 2

Documentary material 1950-1959 1977-1984

box 31, folder 3

Articles 1960-1965 1977-1985

box 31, folder 4

Articles 1966-1969 (1 of 2) 1980-1985

box 31, folder 5

Articles 1966-1969 (2 of 2) 1980-1985

box 33, folder 1

Articles 1970-1979 (1 of 3) 1980-1985

box 33, folder 2

Articles 1970-1979 (2 of 3) 1980

box 33, folder 3

Articles 1970-1979 (3 of 3) 1980-1985

box 33, folder 4

Articles 1980s (1 of 3) 1985

box 33, folder 5

Articles 1980s (2 of 3) 1985

box 33, folder 6

Articles 1980s (3 of 3) 1985

box 33, folder 7

Articles 1990s-2000s 2003

box 38, folder 1

Field notes on Njau/Upper Saalum (1 of 3) 1947-1965

box 38, folder 2

Field notes on Njau/Upper Saalum (2 of 3) 1947-1965

box 38, folder 3

Field notes on Njau/Upper Saalum (3 of 3) 1947-1965

box 38, folder 4

Correspondence regarding Family of Man article from Charles R. Fowkes, ed. 1975

box 38, folder 5

Corrections of survey for Wolof of Senegambia revision 1957-1967

box 38, folder 6

Field notes from Hassan Njie (1968) 1974-1984

box 38, folder 7

Field notes on child rearing by Hassan Njie 1984-1985

box 38, folder 8

Chapter on Wolof, notes and comments for Gambian Studies 17 1984-1985

box 38, folder 9

Women: articles and excerpts including Grandmaison book and clippings from Amina 1984-1985

box 38, folder 10

Unpublished material (Cottingham, Charles, Ames) 1984

box 38, folder 11

Dress and jewelry 1984-1985

box 38, folder 12

Naming ceremony: notes/background material 1984-1989

box 38, folder 13

Senegambia: 1990s documentary material (1 of 3) 1990-1999

box 38, folder 14

Senegambia: 1990s documentary material (2 of 3) 1990-1999

box 38, folder 15

Senegambia: 1990s documentary material (3 of 3) 1990-1999

box 39, folder 1

Maps and diagrams (1 of 4) circa 1947-1976

box 39, folder 2

Maps and diagrams (2 of 4) circa 1947-1976

box 39, folder 3

Maps and diagrams (3 of 4) circa 1947-1976

box 88, folder 1

Maps and diagrams (Njau) (4 of 4) 1947-1948

box 39, folder 4

References circa 1980s

box 39, folder 5

Extracts from books (1 of 2) circa 1980s

box 39, folder 6

Extracts from books (2 of 2) circa 1980s

box 39, folder 7

"Residue" including typescript notes on Gambian Studies 17 (1985) by B.K. Sagnia undated

box 39, folder 8

Islam and Mouride/Muridiyya Brotherhood (1 of 2) circa 2003

box 39, folder 9

Islam and Mouride/Muridiyya Brotherhood (2 of 2) circa 2003

box 39, folder 10

References on Ndiadiane Ndiaye (aka Njaja Njie) circa 1990s

box 39, folder 11

Unpublished material by Samba Diop: "Historical Genealogies..." circa 1990s

box 39, folder 12

Unpublished thesis by Samba Dip and CV and letter of recommendation by Gamble 1991

box 39, folder 13

Summary of Wolof folktales for Kasteloot's book 1987-1989

box 39, folder 14

Folktales (photocopies, notes, and extracts) (1 of 2) 1987-1989

box 39, folder 15

Folktales (photocopies, notes, and extracts) (2 of 2) 1987-1989

box 39, folder 16

Folktales and comparative material (Linda Salmon) (1 of 2) 1987-1989

box 41, folder 1

Folktales and comparative material (Linda Salmon) (2 of 2) 1987-1989

box 41, folder 2

Legends, manuscript and correspondence by Bonnie L. Wright 1983

box 41, folder 3

Stories: "general notes/new material" 1990s

box 41, folder 4

Stories: supplementary material 1983

box 41, folder 5

Gambia High School stories 1963

box 41, folder 6

Gambian stories (non-Wolof school children) 1963

box 41, folder 7

Proverbs (notes, photocopies, extracts) (1 of 2) circa 1988-1990s

box 41, folder 8

Proverbs (notes, photocopies, extracts) (2 of 2) circa 1988-1990s

box 41, folder 9

Birago Diop (articles) undated

box 41, folder 10

Riddles undated

box 41, folder 11

Photocopy of Diaeli by Andre Demaison (1931) circa 1986-1987

box 41, folder 12

Folktales, comparative material (1 of 2) circa 1986-1987

box 41, folder 13

Folktales, comparative material (2 of 2) circa 1986-1987

box 41, folder 14

Judith Bettelheim material on fanal and jonkonnu circa 1987-1989

box 41, folder 15

Photocopies, notes, illustrations from books circa 1987-1989

box 41, folder 16

Photographs, photocopies, postcards circa 1987-1989

box 41, folder 17

Photo prints by Linda Salmon 1974-1984

box 41, folder 18

Small photo prints by David Gamble 1987

box 41, folder 19

Photo prints by David Gamble 1986

box 41, folder 20

Small photo prints by David Gamble 1972

box 48, folder 1

Autobiographies, stories circa 1986-1989

box 48, folder 2

Manuscript of Verbal and Visual Expressions of Wolof Culture ( Gambian Studies 22) 1988-1989

box 88, folder 2

Newspapers and extracts circa 1982

Series 3: Mandinka research materials 1940-2006

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of materials related to Gamble's study of Mandinka society, culture, language, and history. It includes notes from Gamble's fieldwork in Mandinka areas, books and periodicals, annotated photocopies of primary and secondary sources, as well as maps, illustrations, and diagrams generated in the course of research. Gamble's dissertation, "An Analysis of the Economic Conditions and Underlying Factors in a Gambian Mandinka Community," (1958) and his earlier publications for the Research Department of the Colonial Office are based on extended stays in the villages of Kerewan and Keneba during the late 1940s and early 1950s. His research in Mandinka country was largely sociological, economic, and linguistic, focused on the collection and analysis of census data, the observation and documentation of land use and agricultural practices, and the mapping of each village's physical layout and kinship structures, as well as on the compilation of Mandinka vocabulary and grammar. Later work turned to the study of Mandinka folklore and ceremonies. Gamble's colonial-era publications and later writings on the Mandinka ( Gambian Studies volumes 2-9, 20-21, 34, and 49) are included in the collection. Series includes materials in English, French, and Mandinka.

Organization and Arrangement

This series follows original order, as listed in Gamble's collection index.

box 32

Mandinka books (may also contain Serahuli and Wolof) undated

box 34

Mandinka dictionaries and grammars undated

box 81, folder 6

Kerewan: rainfall, agricultural techniques and activities, field notes 1940s-1950s

box 81, folder 7

Kerewan: correspondence/crop yields 1950s

box 81, folder 8

Kerewan: agriculture 1946-1963

box 81, folder 9

Kerewan: miscellaneous notes on agriculture circa 1948

box 81, folder 10

Kerewan: census 1956-1957

box 81, folder 11

Kerewan: diary, marriage cases circa 1948-1951

box 81, folder 12

Kerewan: plans, maps, diagrams circa 1948

box 81, folder 13

Kerewan: residual material from thesis circa 1946-1958

box 81, folder 14

Kerewan: old notes, draft reports circa 1946-1947

box 81, folder 15

Kerewan: hungry season, new rice areas 1956-1957

box 81, folder 16

Kerewan: land utilization 1966

box 81, folder 17

Kerewan: notes from short visits 1956-1958

box 81, folder 18

Kerewan: census data and analysis of sociological data circa 1947-1950

box 81, folder 19

Kerewan: Kabilo (age set) structure circa 1948

box 82, folder 1

Kerewan: economics- general, agriculture 1946-1956

box 82, folder 2

Kerewan: people away circa 1946-1956

box 82, folder 3

Kerewan: marriage/divorce circa 1948-1949

box 82, folder 4

Kerewan: furnishing/equipment of houses circa 1946-1956

box 82, folder 5

Kerewan: peoples' roles at ceremonies circa 1948-1949

box 82, folder 6

Kerewan: notes on development circa 1946-1956

box 82, folder 7

Kerewan: comments/review/correspondence regarding economic studies circa 1949-1959

box 82, folder 8

Kerewan: data on trade/agriculture from provincial reports 1930s-1940s

box 82, folder 9

Keneba: census of 1951 (1 of 2) 1951

box 82, folder 10

Keneba: census of 1951 (2 of 2) 1951

box 82, folder 11

Keneba: working groups 1950-1951

box 82, folder 12

Keneba: notes on food 1950-1952

box 82, folder 13

Keneba: census analysis, infant mortality, activities 1950-1952

box 82, folder 14

Keneba and Kiang: Miscellaneous circa 1963-1966

box 82, folder 15

Keneba: 1970 visit 1970

box 82, folder 16

Photocopy, Socioeconomic Impact of Tourism 1978

box 82, folder 17

Mali, Pakoa, from Schaeffer 1980s

box 82, folder 18

Extracts from books, classified by topic circa 2000

box 82, folder 19

Manuscript, Gambian Studies 49 (Mandinka agriculture) 2006

box 83, folder 1

Notes on early sources: general (1 of 3) 1955-1972

box 83, folder 2

Notes on early sources: general (2 of 3) 1955-1972

box 83, folder 3

Notes on early sources: general (3 of 3) 1955-1972

box 83, folder 4

Notes on early sources: economic aspect 1955-1972

box 83, folder 5

Notes on early sources: arts and crafts 1955-1972

box 83, folder 6

Notes on early sources: ceremonies 1955-1972

box 83, folder 7

Notes on early sources: "Islam and paganism" (1 of 2) 1950s

box 83, folder 8

Notes on early sources: "Islam and paganism" (2 of 2) 1950s

box 83, folder 9

Field notes 1946-1951

box 83, folder 10

Bibliography (Mandinka and Malinke), working copy circa 1966

box 83, folder 11

Articles and photocopies (including Malinke items) (1 of 3) circa 1989

box 84, folder 1

Articles and photocopies (including Malinke items) (2 of 3) circa 1989

box 84, folder 2

Articles and photocopies (including Malinke items) (3 of 3) circa 1989

box 84, folder 3

Card index of Mandinka words from King and Rowlands circa 1987

box 84, folder 4

Transcripts of Mandinka stories (1 of 2) circa 1988

box 84, folder 5

Transcripts of Mandinka stories (2 of 2) circa 1988

box 84, folder 6

Lists of words from old books circa 1987

box 84, folder 7

Vocabulary lists, including French sources circa 1987

box 84, folder 8

Typescript copy of MacBrair's Grammar of the Mandingo (1837) circa 1984

box 84, folder 9

Typescript copy of Hopkinson's Dictionary 1911 circa 1987

box 84, folder 10

Word lists from various sources (1 of 2) circa 1984

box 84, folder 11

Word lists from various sources (2 of 2) circa 1984

box 84, folder 12

Typescript copy of O'Halloran's dictionary of 1948 circa 1984

box 84, folder 13

Word lists circa 1984

box 85, folder 1

Copies of Kibaro (1 of 2) 1950-1956

box 85, folder 2

Copies of Kibaro (2 of 2) 1950-1956

box 85, folder 3

Stories, songs, proverbs, idioms 1948-1955

box 85, folder 4

Typescript, intro and corrections to Dictionary 1955

box 85, folder 5

Extracts from Monteil, Khassonke (1915) circa 1970

box 85, folder 6

Manuscript and correspondence regarding Medical Mandinka 1954-1958

box 85, folder 7

Peace Corps Dictionary 1995

box 85, folder 8

Peace Corps Grammar 1995

box 85, folder 9

Fajara Children's Centre Phrasebook circa 1995

box 85, folder 10

Photocopies, articles on Mandinka language circa 1987

box 85, folder 11

Working notes (1 of 3) circa 1949-1993

box 85, folder 12

Working notes (2 of 3) circa 1949-1993

box 85, folder 13

Working notes (3 of 3) circa 1949-1993

box 85, folder 14

Corrections to "Notes on Mandinka" and offprint of article 1949-1950

box 87

Mandinka Narratives from Kibaro 1976

box 40

Mandinka legends and folktales, may include "Brer rabbit" undated

box 88, folder 3

Maps and diagrams (Kerewan) 1948-1957

Series 4: The Gambia research materials 1920-2007

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of materials related to Gamble's general research on The Gambia. It includes field notes and data related to Gamble's broad sociological surveys of the country's regions, as well as summaries and transcripts of primary sources consulted, including local "native" court records and district reports. This series is also comprised of notes on local and regional histories, as well as preparatory materials for Gamble's (1999) scholarly edition of Richard Jobson's The Discovery of River Gambra 1623. Professional correspondence regarding work in The Gambia and materials assembled for Gamble's anthropological exhibitions at San Francisco State University's Treganza Museum are also featured. Since there is some overlap between Gamble's general work on The Gambia and his ethnicity-based studies, some of the items in this series may be relevant to Mandinka, Wolof, and Fula research as well.

Organization and Arrangement

This series follows original order, as listed in Gamble's collection index.

box 73, folder 1

Progress reports, letters to Professor [Daryll] Forde (First three tours of Gambia) 1946-1956

box 73, folder 2

Motor bike log 1947-1958

box 73, folder 3

1979 sabbatical (U.K. and Gambia) 1979

box 73, folder 4

Photocopies of articles on President's Award and Duke of Edinburgh's Scheme 1977-2000

box 73, folder 5

Birmingham Conference: papers, diaries, correspondence 1989

box 73, folder 6

Manding Conference (London) 1972

box 73, folder 7

Article for Encyclopedia of Africa, South of the Sahara 1998

box 73, folder 8

Guidelines for Collier's Encyclopedia 1982

box 73, folder 9

Britannica entries (offprints) and typescript of "Early Man" by Gamble 1959-1977

box 89, folder 1

Treganza: Original manuscript, Gambian Items in the Adan E. Treganza Anthropology Museum (booklet) 1977

box 89, folder 2

Treganza: unbound copy, Gambian Items in the Adan E. Treganza Anthropology Museum (booklet) 1977

box 89, folder 3

Treganza: inventory and correspondence regarding gifts to Treganza Museum 1977-1979

box 89, folder 4

Treganza: text, map, and publicity for Treganza Museum exhibit 1999

box 89, folder 5

Treganza: illustrations for Treganza Museum publications 1977-1986

box 89, folder 6

Treganza: manuscript, "Memories of the Gambia" exhibit 1986

box 73, folder 10

Treganza: Gambian Items in the Adan E. Treganza Anthropology Museum (booklet) 1977

box 73, folder 11

Treganza: museum exhibit 1986

box 73, folder 12

Eastword Publication manuscript and correspondence 1996

box 73, folder 13

Gambian Studies photos (ceremonials) 1947-1949

box 73, folder 14

Reviews of Clio bibliography 1988-1991

box 73, folder 15

Clio bibliography circa 1988

box 73, folder 16

Reviews and minor articles 1953-1954, 1961, 1963

box 73, folder 17

References to Gamble's photographs undated

box 73, folder 18

List of photographic collections in London libraries circa 1979

box 73, folder 19

Manuscript of Bibliography of the Gambia 1958

box 73, folder 20

Typescript of article on wrestling circa 1976

box 73, folder 21

Material on "The Last Unicorn" myth circa 1997

box 73, folder 22

Old copies Notes Africaines (1 of 2) 1946-1973

box 73, folder 23

Old copies Notes Africaines (2 of 2) 1946-1973

box 74, folder 1

Manuscript, "Socio-Economic Survey" 1949

box 74, folder 2

Manuscript, "Socio-Economic Survey" (corrected copy) 1950

box 74, folder 3

Manuscript, Economic Conditions in Two Mandinka Villages 1955

box 74, folder 4

Correspondence 1946-1959

box 74, folder 5

Correspondence 1964-1970

box 74, folder 6

Correspondence 1971-1978

box 74, folder 7

Correspondence 1980-1989

box 74, folder 8

Correspondence 1990-1995

box 74, folder 9

Correspondence with Peter Weil 1967-1983

box 74, folder 10

Correspondence with Matthew Hill and Emil A. Magel 1977

box 74, folder 11

Correspondence with Hassan Njie 1976-1994

box 74, folder 12

Undated correspondence and lists of contacts/students undated

box 74, folder 13

Gambia trip (1984) diaries, notes, finances 1984

box 74, folder 14

Gambia trip (1986-1987) diaries, notes and addresses 1986-1987

box 74, folder 15

Notes and diaries from sabbatical trip 1979

box 74, folder 16

Visit diaries and material from Peter Weil, correspondence 1972

box 74, folder 17

Travel diaries 1963-1970

box 74, folder 18

Official visitors circa 1970s

box 75, folder 1

Manuscript, Gambian Studies #45 2004

box 75, folder 2

Manuscript, Gambian Studies #46 2004

box 75, folder 3

Manuscript, Gambian Studies #47 2005

box 75, folder 4

Manuscript, Bibliography of the Gambia 1967

box 75, folder 5

From Peace Corps- PRIST 1973

box 75, folder 6

Notes from C.D. [Daryll] Forde 1945

box 75, folder 7

Manekunda and Basse (Mandinka): census 1960-1971

box 75, folder 8

Old notes on Manekunda and Basse 1952-1954

box 75, folder 9

Early trade (notes on 16th-19th c. sources) undated

box 75, folder 10

Land/land tenure (including court records) (1 of 2) 1940s-1950s

box 75, folder 11

Land/land tenure (including court records) (2 of 2) 1940s-1950s

box 75, folder 12

Reports on Jenyer (Mandinka village)/Field Working Party 1949-1954

box 75, folder 13

Jenyer (Mandinka village): general and court cases (1 of 2) 1949-1950

box 75, folder 14

Jenyer (Mandinka village): general and court cases (2 of 2) 1949-1950

box 75, folder 15

List of Native court records seen circa 1954

box 76, folder 1

Jenyer (Mandinka Village) ceremonies 1949-1950

box 76, folder 2

Local history: Kaabu, Bundu, Bambuk, Khasso (notes from 18th and 19th century sources) 1955-1989

box 76, folder 3

Local history: Upper River Division (1 of 2) circa 1940s-1950s

box 76, folder 4

Local history: Upper River Division (2 of 2) circa 1940s-1950s

box 76, folder 5

Local history: Central Division circa 1940s-1950s

box 76, folder 6

Articles and notes on McCarthy/Janjanbure Isalnd circa 1980s

box 76, folder 7

Local history: McCarthy Island Division circa 1940s-1950s

box 76, folder 8

Local history: Wester Division circa 1940s-1950s

box 76, folder 9

Prehistory, stone circles, monuments 1947-1972

box 76, folder 10

Fula/Wolof/Mandinka cross-translations undated

box 76, folder 11

Rainfall circa 1940s

box 76, folder 12

Bibliography, urbanization 1966

box 76, folder 13

Minor ethnic groups (notes on early sources) 18th-20th century

box 76, folder 14

Memos regarding land and chieftainship 1932-1948

box 76, folder 15

Infant mortality 1946-1952

box 76, folder 16

Housing survey 1954

box 76, folder 17

Slaves/slavery (notes on 17th-20th c. sources) undated

box 77, folder 1

Political organization circa 1955

box 77, folder 2

General/cross references circa 1960

box 77, folder 3

Trade, agriculture, cattle (1 of 2) circa 1951

box 77, folder 4

Trade, agriculture, cattle (2 of 2) circa 1951

box 77, folder 5

Food circa 1974

box 77, folder 6

Notes, manuscript, Bibliography of the Gambia circa 1985

box 77, folder 7

Stanford/Berkeley conference paper 1984-1985

box 77, folder 8

Photocopies of courses (18th-20th c.) (1 of 2) undated

box 77, folder 9

Photocopies of courses (18th-20th c.) (2 of 2) undated

box 77, folder 10

Index cards: People and historical characters (1 of 2) undated

box 77, folder 11

Index cards: People and historical characters (2 of 2) undated

box 77, folder 12

Old notes, arts and craft circa 1996

box 77, folder 13

Index to Our Grandmother's Drums by Mark Hudson circa 1990

box 77, folder 14

The Chono circa 1973

box 78, folder 1

Ocean traffic, river vessels, navigation circa 1988

box 78, folder 2

Dates undated

box 78, folder 3

People 1946-circa 1985

box 78, folder 4

Trees, food plants circa 2001

box 78, folder 5

General including old forts undated

box 78, folder 6

"Tribal names" undated

box 78, folder 7

Economics 1940s-1950s

box 78, folder 8

Census of school children in Bathurst high schools 1946

box 78, folder 9

Native courts and political organizations circa 1940s-1950s

box 78, folder 10

Lecture notes: changes in cult groups 1975

box 78, folder 11

Notes on law (regarding Oxford file) circa 1940s-1950s

box 78, folder 12

Kombo field notes (1 of 3) circa 1946-1956

box 78, folder 13

Kombo field notes (2 of 3) circa 1946-1956

box 78, folder 14

Kombo field notes (3 of 3) circa 1946-1956

box 78, folder 15

Kombo: notes on 19th-20th century sources circa 1940s-1950s

box 78, folder 16

Miscellaneous circa 1963-1986

box 78, folder 17

Transcription, speech by Kukoi Samba Sanyaug undated

box 78, folder 18

Manuscript, Gambian Studies 51 (Kombo Districts) 2006

box 78, folder 19

Jobson book project: photocopy of G.Roure book 1956

box 78, folder 20

Jobson book project: photocopy A.R. Dupuy book 1971

box 78, folder 21

Jobson book project: earlier edition of Golden Trade 1968

box 78, folder 22

Jobson book project: photocopies, Jobson-related circa 1999

box 79, folder 1

Jobson book project: photocopies from various books circa 1990s

box 79, folder 2

Jobson book project: photocopy Teixeira da Mota book 1972

box 79, folder 3

Jobson book project: journeys by river circa 1990s

box 79, folder 4

Jobson book project: River Gambia and its parts circa 1990s

box 79, folder 5

Jobson book project: various correspondence 1995

box 79, folder 6

Jobson book project: correspondence with P.E.H. Hair 1994-1997

box 79, folder 7

Jobson book project: correspondence with Public Record Office/British Library 1996-1997

box 79, folder 8

Jobson book project: maps for text 1990s

box 79, folder 9

Jobson book project: diagrams and old photos 1990s

box 79, folder 10

Jobson book project: illustrations for text 1990s

box 79, folder 11

Jobson book project: photographs 1990s

box 79, folder 12

Jobson book project: notes and correspondence 1990s

box 79, folder 13

Jobson book project: place names, notes 1990s

box 79, folder 14

Jobson book project: photocopy of Jobson's petition 1990s

box 79, folder 15

Jobson book project: photocopy 1932 edition of The Golden Trade 1990s

box 79, folder 16

Jobson book project: photocopy Purchas' Voyages 1990s

box 79, folder 17

Jobson book project: typos 1990s

box 79, folder 18

Jobson book project: George Thompson and Jobson in Gambian histories 1990s

box 79, folder 19

Jobson book project: revised text, typescript 1990s

box 79, folder 20

Jobson book project: miscellaneous 1990s

box 88, folder 4

Gambia tourism poster undated

box 47

Gambia district reports undated

box 89, folder 7

General: photocopies of Journal of Royal Anthropological Institute 1960-1964

Series 5: Senegambian music research materials 1975-2004

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of materials related to Gamble's research into Gambian, Senegalese, and Malian music. Gamble pursued this study on behalf of a colleague, Susan Carpendale, who was interested in exploring the connections between African and African-American music. The series includes annotated photocopies of secondary sources, original notes on sound recordings and written sources, and related correspondence. The "griot" (praise singing) traditions of Sudanic West Africa are emphasized.

Organization and Arrangement

This series follows original order, as listed in Gamble's collection index.

box 79, folder 21

For Susan Carpendale circa 1993

box 79, folder 22

Baaba Maal circa 1995

box 79, folder 23

Musical instruments 1990s

box 79, folder 24

Material from internet, correspondence 1990s

box 79, folder 25

Mark and Susan Pevar: notes on recordings and correspondence 1976-1978

box 80, folder 1

Barbara Hoffman thesis 1990

box 80, folder 2

Griots (1 of 3) circa 2002

box 80, folder 3

Griots (2 of 3) circa 2002

box 80, folder 4

Griots (3 of 3) circa 2002

box 80, folder 5

Mali (1 of 2) circa 1993

box 80, folder 6

Mali (2 of 2) circa 1993

box 80, folder 7

Tukulor Weavers' songs circa 1990

box 80, folder 8

Pekaan, epic song of the Subalbe (Senegal) 1978-1982

box 80, folder 9

Fuuta Tooro (Fulbe/Fulani) 1975-1985

box 80, folder 10

Samba Gelajjo Jeegi 1990s

box 80, folder 11

Mythical poems of herders (photocopy) 1986

box 80, folder 12

Africanisms/"survivals" (photocopies) 1990s

box 80, folder 13

Africa general (photocopies) 1990s

box 81, folder 1

"Working notes: music on records" 1990s

box 81, folder 2

"Creole" music (photocopies) 1990s

box 81, folder 3

Folklore: Black American 1990s

box 81, folder 4

African diaspora 2000-2004

box 81, folder 5

Miscellaneous articles circa 1993

Series 6: Photography 1920-2007

Scope and Content

This series is divided into two subseries: one comprised of original photographic prints and negatives generated during Gamble's work in Senegambia and Sierra Leone, and one consisting of photographs clipped from newspapers and periodicals. Gamble's research photography documents daily activities, material culture, dress and hair, musical instruments, land use and agricultural techniques, and housing and architecture among Wolof, Mandinka, Fula, and Jola peoples. Biographical photos and mounted photos used in exhibits at San Francisco State College are also included. The second subseries contains news clippings relevant to Gamble's research.

Organization and Arrangement

The first subseries is arranged chronologically. The second subseries has not been processed.

Subseries 6.1: Photo Prints and Negatives 1920-2000

box 9, folder 1

Misc. DPG Lifetime Photos 1920-2004

box 9, folder 2

Photography Research 1920-1967

box 9, folder 3

Black and White Photos of early Gambia Documentation 1940's

box 9, folder 4

Mandinka Ethnic Group in South Bank, Black and White and Negatives 1940-1950

box 9, folder 5

Documentation of Kerewan, Gambia, Black and White Photos and negatives (1 of 2) 1940s and 1950s

box 9, folder 6

Documentation of Kerewan, Gambia, Black and White Photos and negatives (2 of 2) 1940s and 1950s

box 9, folder 7

Travelling and Transport in the Gambia, BW photos and negatives 1940s- 1950s

box 9, folder 8

Documentation of Mandinka Ethnic Group BW Photos and Negatives 1940s- 1950s

box 9, folder 9

Wolof Ethnic Group BW Photos and Negatives (1 of 2) 1940s- 1950s

box 9, folder 10

Wolof Ethnic Group BW Photos and Negatives (2 of 2) 1940s- 1950s

box 9, folder 11

Housing in Kebeba, Gambia 1946-1953

box 9, folder 12

Documentation of Musical Instruments 1946-1972

box 14, folder 1

River Craft Canoes 1946-1972

box 14, folder 2

Lists of Photos contained in bibliographies 1946-1990

box 14, folder 3

Gambia Research and Documentation-Black and White Photos 1946-1979

box 14, folder 4

Blacksmith Documentation in Kaiaf, Gambia 1947

box 14, folder 5

Jola Ethnic Group Housing and Agriculture Black and White Photos 1947-1953

box 14, folder 6

Groundnut Farming in Keneba, Gambia 1947-1953

box 14, folder 7

Agriculture Documentation 1947-1979

box 14, folder 8

Rice Farming 1947-1979

box 14, folder 9

Pictures of Jola Ethnic Group 1947-1963

box 14, folder 10

SFSU Exhibition Maps and Photo Explanations 1947-1985

box 14, folder 11

Gamble Exhibition SFSU Cardboard Photos (1 of 3) 1947-1985

box 14, folder 12

Gamble Exhibition Cardboard Photos (2 of 3) 1947-1985

box 14, folder 13

Gamble Exhibition Cardboard Photos (3 of 3) 1947-1985

box 15, folder 1

Gamble Exhibition SFSU Cardboard Prints (1 of 4) 1947-1985

box 15, folder 2

Gamble Exhibition Cardboard Photos (2 of 4) 1947-1985

box 15, folder 3

Gamble Exhibition Cardboard Photos (3 of 4) 1947-1985

box 15, folder 4

Gamble Exhibition Cardboard Photos (4 of 4) 1947-1985

box 15, folder 5

Basketry Photography 1947-1986

box 15, folder 6

Millet Farming in Kerewan, Gambia 1948-1953

box 15, folder 7

Army Worm Effects in Gambia 1948-1950

box 15, folder 8

Scenery in Kerewan, Gambia, Black and White Photos 1948-1953

box 15, folder 9

DPG and his motorcycle 1950

box 15, folder 10

Rice Farming in Gambia B/W Photos and negatives 1950s

box 15, folder 11

Black and White Millet Farming Photos and negatives 1950s

box 15, folder 12

Mandinka Ethnic Group in Keneba, Gambia BW and negatives 1950s

box 16, folder 1

Negatives of Gambia Maps 1950-1960

box 16, folder 2

Groundnut Farming in Gambia, BW photos and negatives 1950s

box 16, folder 3

Documentation of Jola Ethnic Group, BW Photos and negatives 1950s

box 16, folder 4

Documentation of the Gambia, Black and White and negatives 1950s

box 16, folder 5

Fula/Fulbe Ethnic Group BW Photos and negatives (1 of 2) 1950s

box 16, folder 6

Fula/Fulbe Ethnic Group BW Photos and negatives (2 of 2) 1950s

box 16, folder 7

Photo Research and descriptions by DPG 1950-1980

box 16, folder 8

Photos taken in Keneba, Gambia 1951

box 16, folder 9

Negatives of DPG on motorcycle 1953

box 16, folder 10

Agriculture in Keneba, Gambia 1953

box 16, folder 11

Serahuli Ethnic Group, Black and White Negatives 1953

box 20, folder 1

Photos of Fula Ethnic Group 1953-1978

box 20, folder 2

BW photo of Fula circumcision ceremony drummers 1954

box 20, folder 3

Mandinka Ethnic Group Costumes 1954

box 20, folder 4

Wolof Jewelry 1957

box 20, folder 5

Sierra Leone Visit Documentation 1960s and 1970s

box 20, folder 6

Photos taken in Sambakunda, Gambia 1963-1972

box 20, folder 7

Farm Work for Women in Gambia 1963-1972

box 20, folder 8

Photos of Wolof Ethnic Group 1963-1987

box 20, folder 9

Mandinka Women 1963-1972

box 20, folder 10

Color Prints of Gambian Daily Life Documentation 1963-1986

box 20, folder 11

Photos of Misc Arts and Crafts in Gambia 1965-1978

box 20, folder 12

Photos of Banjul,Gambia (small) 1965-1984

box 20, folder 13

Gambian Postcard Lists 1966-1974

box 20, folder 14

Display Materials "The Gambia and America" 1966-1979

box 20, folder 15

Wolof Tools 1970

box 20, folder 16

Gamble Exhibition Photo Labels (1 of 2) 1970-1980

box 20, folder 17

Gamble Exhibition Photo Labels (2 of 2) 1960-1970

box 20, folder 18

"Roots" and Alex Haley 1972-1988

box 21, folder 1

"Kumpo" Masquerade in Gambia 1974

box 21, folder 2

Photos taken by Linda Salmon 1974

box 21, folder 3

Negatives of "Memories of Gambia" Exhibit 1974

box 21, folder 4

Upper River Gambian Documentation 1974-1979

box 21, folder 5

Misc. Linda Salmon Portraits 1974-2000

box 21, folder 6

Photos taken at Bakau Beach 1979

box 21, folder 7

Correspondence regarding Basket Photography 1979-2005

box 21, folder 8

Gambia Tourism Poster 1980s

box 21, folder 9

"Gamble's Gambia" Photo Exhibit Ephemera and Correspondence 1980-2000

box 21, folder 10

Photos of Banjul, Gambia (large) 1986

box 21, folder 11

Photos Taken by Marc Pevar 1986

box 21, folder 12

"Memories of Gambia" Exhibit Slides 1986

box 21, folder 13

"Memories of Gambia" Exhibit Color Photos 1986

box 21, folder 14

Images from "Senegal Behind Glass" Book 1994

box 21, folder 15

Summary of Photographs from SFSU Exhibition 1999

Subseries 6.2: Photo clippings undated

box 10

Picture files: news photo clippings (1 of 4) undated

box 11

Picture files: news photo clippings (2 of 4) undated

box 12

Picture files: news photo clippings (3 of 4) undated

box 13

Picture files: news photo clippings (4 of 4) undated

Series 7: Fula research materials 1920-2007

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of material related to Gamble's study of Fula language and culture. It includes original field notes and bibliographies, Fula educational lesson books, and secondary articles related to the Fula language, as well as Fula grammars, dictionaries, and translations. Working drafts of Gamble's own Fula-English dictionary are included. There is some material related to Fula as an ethnic group. Series materials are in English, French, and Fula.

Organization and Arrangement

This series has not been processed.

box 44

Fula language and grammar 1950s-1980s

Scope and Content

Several folders of original DG field notes & bibliographies, Fula educational lesson books, some secondary articles related mostly to the Fula language, Fula grammar, Fula dictionaries, and translations. Some materials related to Fula as ethnic group. Materials in English, French, and Fula.

box 45

Books and research materials undated

Scope and Content

Books and index cards.

Series 8: Lebu, Serer, Jola, and Serahuli research materials 1920-2007

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of original field notes, bibliographies, census data, and linguistic documentation, as well as secondary sources related to Gamble's study among Jola, Lebu, Serer, and Serahuli ethnic communities in The Gambia.

Organization and Arrangement

This series has not been processed.

box 85, folder 15

Serahuli: general: offprints and extracts, notes on early sources (1 of 2) 1980s

box 85, folder 16

Serahuli: general: offprints and extracts, notes on early sources (2 of 2) 1980s

box 85, folder 17

Serahuli: census 1953-1954

box 85, folder 18

Serahuli: field notes circa 1953

box 85, folder 19

Serahuli: bibliography circa 1966

box 36

Lebu and Serer research materials undated

box 37

Jola research material undated

Series 9: Sierra Leone/Temne research materials

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of materials related to Gamble's research in and about Sierra Leone, and his work on a UNICEF project, "Develop Sierra Leone." It includes original field notes, questionnaires, and correspondence, as well as offprints and other secondary material related to Temne language and geography. The series also consists of photographic prints and negatives taken in Lunsar and other areas of Sierra Leone.

Organization and Arrangement

This series has not been processed.

box 50

Research materials, may include photographs (1 of 4) undated

box 51

Research materials, may include photographs (2 of 4) undated

box 52

Research materials, may include photographs (3 of 4) undated

box 53

Research materials, may include photographs (4 of 4) undated

box 40

Stories and folktales, may include "Brer rabbit" undated

Series 10: Gambian Studies Series 1976-2007

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of bound copies of Gamble's monumental 52-volume self-published book series, Gambian Studies. It includes bibliographies of The Gambia; dictionaries and grammars of Wolof, Mandinka, and Fula languages; collections of folktales, stories, and proverbs; studies of historical sources; and general ethnographies of the country's people.

Organization and Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically, by volume number.

box 61

Gambian Studies (Volumes 1-16) 1976-2007

box 62

Gambian Studies (Volumes 17-28) 1976-2007

box 63

Gambian Studies (Volumes 29-39) 1976-2007

box 64

Gambian Studies (Volumes 40-52) 1976-2007

Series 11: Gambian newspapers and periodicals circa 1960-2004

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of newspapers and periodicals published in The Gambia between 1960 and 2004. Publications include Daily Observer, Weekend Observer, Gambian News Bulletin, and West Africa, among others.

Organization and Arrangement

This series has not been processed.

box 68

Daily Observer 1993

box 69

Daily Observer 1997-1998

box 70

Daily Observer and Weekend Observer 1997

box 4

Gambian News Bulletin (1 of 2) circa 1962-1987

box 5

Gambian News Bulletin (2 of 2) circa 1962-1987

box 6

Gambian News Bulletin and West Africa circa 1962-1987

box 7

Gambian newspapers, various (1 of 6) circa 1960-2004

box 8

Gambian newspapers, various (2 of 6) circa 1960-2004

box 35

Gambian newspapers, various (3 of 6) circa 1960-2004

box 65

Gambian newspapers, various (4 of 6) circa 1960-2004

box 66

Gambian newspapers, various (5 of 6) circa 1960-2004

box 67

Gambian newspapers, various (6 of 6) circa 1960-2004

box 71

Weekend Observer 1996-1997

Series 12: Books and Theses 1920-2007

Scope and Content

This series is divided into two subseries: the first is comprised of theses collected by Gamble in the course of his research and the second consists of miscellaneous books not originally associated with other series.

Organization and Arrangement

This series has not been processed.

Subseries 12.1: Theses 1967-1994

box 1

Theses (1 of 3) 1967-1994

box 2

Theses (2 of 3) 1967-1994

box 3

Theses (3 of 3) 1967-1994

Subseries 12.2: Books 1920-2007

box 56

African research and documentation undated

box 42

Early histories (1 of 2) undated

box 43

Early histories (2 of 2) undated

box 55

Gambia and natural sciences undated

box 58

Gambian authors; Temne, French, and English sources undated

box 57

Gen African history, Goree, Wolof undated

box 46

Language and culture undated

box 60

Miscellaneous books undated

box 59

Senegal, oral traditions undated

box 25

Wolof, Mandinka, personal copies of books authored by Gamble undated