Yao court cases and customs-notes
MSS Afr. s. 1998 Box 16
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Description
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Title
Yao court cases and customs-notes
Shelfmark
MSS Afr. s. 1998 Box 16
Summary
Comprises:
"Rajabu: Texts and Case Histories". Notes in the vernacular, ?on court cases (manuscript), c. 1949
"Texts". Notes on court cases among the Yao, in the vernacular, and in English (manuscript), c. 1944-7
Notes on customs and court cases among the Yao, in the vernacular and in English, with related working papers and notes (mostly manuscript), c. 1947-9
Date
c. 1944-9
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Papers of Dr. James Clyde Mitchell
Field notes and working papers on research among the Yao people in Nyasaland
Yao court cases and customs-notes
