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Title
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1628 (2). Fols. 15-18: Transcribed proverbs and short poems in Yoruba and English translation. Proverbs and saying scattered throughout. Other possible poems in Yoruba on fols. 33, 37, 74. Extensive list of idioms on fols 57-61.
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Institution
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University of Oxford
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Collection Title
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Papers of Stanley Milburn
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Creator(s)
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Unknown (transcribed and/or typed by Milburn)
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Collector(s)
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Stanley Milburn
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Description/Scope and Content
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Papers on education, native customs, folklore, history and secret societies in Nigeria and Sierra Leone, including sketches, photographs, articles and notes; also transcripts of diaries of George Ross, Superintended of Maroons in Sierra Leone, 1800-01, and extracts from the diary of John Clarkson, R.N., 1791-92.
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Date
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1926-1950
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Location
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Bodleian Library (formerly Rhodes House Library)
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Identifier
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MS. Afr. s. 1628 (2)
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Language
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[? Yoruba] and English
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Extent
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1 item
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Collection Type
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archival collection
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Level of Processing
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Mixed Processing
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Type of Materials/Format
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paper-manuscripts
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Provenance
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Donated by Mrs E. Milburn
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Usage
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Medium (Occasional exhibit or research/educational use)
