David C. Tambo Nigerian history collection, circa 1960s-1970s

Summary

Creators:

Tambo, David C.

Abstract:

Artifacts, correspondence, documents, maps, oral history interviews, photographs, research notes and outlines, writings, and other material relating to two trips to Nigeria by David C. Tambo, first as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bauchi, 1968-1970, and then doing dissertation fieldwork on Nigerian economic history, based in Vom, on the Jos Plateau, 1975-1976.

Extent:

20 linear feet (7 cartons, 3 document boxes, 104 audiocassettes)

Language:

Multiple languages

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], David C. Tambo Nigerian history collection, Bernath Mss 383. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes photographs, oral history transcripts, printed materials, and artifacts such as iron ore, slag, smelted iron, and furnace wall samples, most relating to time as Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria (1968-1970) and, later, doing dissertation fieldwork (1975-1976) also in Nigeria.

Acquisition information:

Donation by David C. Tambo, 2011-2013.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into the following series: I. Peace Corps, II. Dissertation Research.

Physical location:

The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Additional collection guides:

• Appendices A and B

Other descriptive data:

Appendix A: Bibliography. Printed sources, dissertations, theses, and unpublished papers – mainly relating to Jos Plateau and its inhabitants; neighboring areas including Bauchi emirate; ironworking in Nigeria, Africa and other parts of the world; mining and iron ore; forestry, deforestation, charcoal making; archaeology, archaeometallurgy and analysis of ore, slag, and smelted iron; economic history, trade and exchange, slavery, and slave trade; ethnography; geography; geology; historiography and oral history; linguistics. Archival/primary sources are listed separately. [For access, click the link under Supplemental Material].

Appendix B: National Archives of Nigeria: Kaduna (NAK) – List of Files Pertaining to the Jos Plateau and Its Peoples. Individual file listings, drawn from the following record groups: Arabic Manuscripts, Bauchi Native Authority, Bauchiprof [Bauchi Province], Josprof [Jos Province] First Collection, Josprof – Second Collection, Josprof – Third Collection, Josprof – Fourth Collection, Kadminagric [Kaduna, Ministry of Agriculture], Makprof [Makurdi Province]– First Collection, Makprof – Second Collection,Pankshin N.A. [Pankshin Native Authority] – First Collection, Secretariat Northern Provinces (SNP). [For access, click the link under Supplemental Material].

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Nigeria -- History
Artifacts (object genre)
Audiocassettes
Correspondence
Maps (documents)
Oral histories (literary works)
Photographs
Research notes
Writings (documents)

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], David C. Tambo Nigerian history collection, Bernath Mss 383. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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