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Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Christianity Missionary work Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 202 Letter from Abdul al-Amawi (MS 47769i) Creator: Abdul al-Amawi ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: [n.d.] Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Islam Religious practice Uislamu Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 203 Letter from Majid al-Mandhiri (MS 47769b) Creator: Majid bin Ali bin Sa’id al-Mundhiri ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1889 AD (1307 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Arabic 204 Letter from Majid al-Mundhiri (MS 47769a) Creator: Majid bin Ali bin Sa’id al-Mundhari ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1889 AD (1307 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 205 Letter from Mbarak bin ‘Aqil (MS 47769e) Creator: bin ‘Aqil, Mbarak ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1893 AD (1311 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Traditional feast Celebrations Festivals Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 206 Letter from Muhammad bin Rashid bin Abd Allah (MS 47769j) Creator: Muhammad bin Rashid bin Abd Allah ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1895 AD (1313 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa English language -- Study and teaching Christianity Missionary work Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 207 Letter from Rashid bin Khamis bin Sa’d al-Mundhiri (MS 47769g) Creator: Rashid bin Khamis bin Sa’d al-Mundhiri ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1893 AD (1310 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Arabic 208 Letters (MS 47782a) Creator: Omar bin Bwana ( Author, Primary ) Mbaruk, bin Rashid bin Salim el Mazrui, Sheik of Mombasa, 1860-1895 ( contributor ) Sulayman bin Muhammad al-Shaqsi ( contributor ) Publication Date: 1885, 1895 AD (1302, 1312 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Christianity Missionary work Colonialism Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 209 Letters (MS 53489i) Creator: Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: circa 1890s AD (circa 1307 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili language Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: English 210 Letters from Ali bin Abd al-Rahman (MS 47769k) Creator: Ali bin Abd al-Rahman ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: [n.d.] Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 211 Letters from Arthur E. Robinson (MS 53824b) Creator: Robinson, Arthur E. ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1938 AD (1357 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Africa, East -- History East Africa -- History Afrika, Mashariki - Historia Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) 212 Letters from Burhan bin Abd al-Aziz al-Amawi and from Sulayman bin Burhan al-Amawy (MS 47769f) Creator: Burhan bin Abd al-Aziz al-Amawi ( Author, Primary ) Sulayman bin Burhan al-Amawi ( contributor ) Publication Date: 1888, 1889, 1895 AD (1304, 1306, 1312 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Christianity Religious poetry Missionary work Sikujua, Mwalimu Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Translation Language: Swahili 213 Letters from E. Abuga (PP MS 42. P/2) Creator: Abuga, E. ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1959-1963 AD (1379-1383 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Gusii language Gusii (African people) -- Culture Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Kisii County -- Eastern Africa -- Kisii Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 214 Letters from Mzee R Hemedi (PP MS 42. P/1) Creator: Buhriy, Hemedi bin Abdallah ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1950s AD (1369 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili language Iraqw Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Selous Mbuyu Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 215 Letters from Nasoro bin Salim al-Mundhiri and Mwidani bin Mwidadi (MS 47769l) Creator: Nasoro bin Salim al-Mundhiri, Mwidani bin Mwidadi ( Author, Primary ) Mwidani bin Mwidadi ( contributor ) Publication Date: 1888 AD (1305 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Land tenure Christianity Missionary work Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 216 Letters from Omar b. Na’man b. Muhammad BaShaykh (MS 47769d) Creator: Omar bin Na’man bin Muhammad BaShaykh ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1883 AD (1300 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Islam Religious practice Tropical illness Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Coast Province -- Eastern Africa -- Mtanganyiko District Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 217 Letters from Salim al-Mauly (PP MS 42. P/3-P/4) Creator: al-Mauly, Salim ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1950s-1960s AD (1369-1380 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Kiswahili mashairi al-Mauly Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Pemba North -- Eastern Africa -- Pemba Island Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 218 Letters from Slim bin Sa’id bin Slim al-Timami (MS 47769c) Creator: Slim bin Sa’id bin Slim al-Timami ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1892 AD (1310 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Swahili poetry Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili 219 Letters on Purgatori au Tohara (MS 380535b) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: 1938-1939 AD (circa 1357-1358 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Language policy Linguistics Inter-Territorial Language Committee Swahili language -- Government policy Inter-territorial Language (Swahili) Committee to the East African Dependencies Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Nairobi County -- Eastern Africa -- Nairobi Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Translation Language: English 220 Letters to Taylor (MS 47782b) Creator: Mwidani bin Mwidadi al-Jomvu ( Author, Primary ) Abdallah bin Muhammad bin Juma ( contributor ) bin Khamis, Hussain ( contributor ) Sikujua, Mwalimu ( contributor ) Sulayman bin Muhammad bin Rashid al-Shaqsi ( contributor ) Publication Date: circa 1880-1890 AD (circa 1297-1307 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East East Africa Christianity Missionary work Colonialism Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Letter Correspondence (LCTGM) Personal correspondence (LCGFT) Language: Swahili

201

Letter from Abd bin Nasor (MS 47769h)

Creator:: Abd bin Nasor ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1895 AD (1312 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; Christianity; Missionary work
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

202

Letter from Abdul al-Amawi (MS 47769i)

Creator:: Abdul al-Amawi ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: [n.d.]
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; Islam; Religious practice; Uislamu
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

203

Letter from Majid al-Mandhiri (MS 47769b)

Creator:: Majid bin Ali bin Sa’id al-Mundhiri ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1889 AD (1307 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Arabic

204

Letter from Majid al-Mundhiri (MS 47769a)

Creator:: Majid bin Ali bin Sa’id al-Mundhari ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1889 AD (1307 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

205

Letter from Mbarak bin ‘Aqil (MS 47769e)

Creator:: bin ‘Aqil, Mbarak ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1893 AD (1311 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; Traditional feast; Celebrations; Festivals
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

206

Letter from Muhammad bin Rashid bin Abd Allah (MS 47769j)

Creator:: Muhammad bin Rashid bin Abd Allah ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1895 AD (1313 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; English language -- Study and teaching; Christianity; Missionary work
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

207

Letter from Rashid bin Khamis bin Sa’d al-Mundhiri (MS 47769g)

Creator:: Rashid bin Khamis bin Sa’d al-Mundhiri ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1893 AD (1310 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Arabic

208

Letters (MS 47782a)

Creator:: Omar bin Bwana ( Author, Primary ); Mbaruk, bin Rashid bin Salim el Mazrui, Sheik of Mombasa, 1860-1895 ( contributor ); Sulayman bin Muhammad al-Shaqsi ( contributor )
Publication Date:: 1885, 1895 AD (1302, 1312 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; Christianity; Missionary work; Colonialism
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

209

Letters (MS 53489i)

Creator:: Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: circa 1890s AD (circa 1307 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili language; Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: English

210

Letters from Ali bin Abd al-Rahman (MS 47769k)

Creator:: Ali bin Abd al-Rahman ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: [n.d.]
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

211

Letters from Arthur E. Robinson (MS 53824b)

Creator:: Robinson, Arthur E. ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1938 AD (1357 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; Africa, East -- History; East Africa -- History; Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)

212

Letters from Burhan bin Abd al-Aziz al-Amawi and from Sulayman bin Burhan al-Amawy (MS 47769f)

Creator:: Burhan bin Abd al-Aziz al-Amawi ( Author, Primary ); Sulayman bin Burhan al-Amawi ( contributor )
Publication Date:: 1888, 1889, 1895 AD (1304, 1306, 1312 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Christianity; Religious poetry; Missionary work; Sikujua, Mwalimu
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT); Translation
Language:: Swahili

213

Letters from E. Abuga (PP MS 42. P/2)

Creator:: Abuga, E. ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1959-1963 AD (1379-1383 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Gusii language; Gusii (African people) -- Culture
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Kisii County -- Eastern Africa -- Kisii
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

214

Letters from Mzee R Hemedi (PP MS 42. P/1)

Creator:: Buhriy, Hemedi bin Abdallah ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1950s AD (1369 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili language; Iraqw
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Selous Mbuyu
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

215

Letters from Nasoro bin Salim al-Mundhiri and Mwidani bin Mwidadi (MS 47769l)

Creator:: Nasoro bin Salim al-Mundhiri, Mwidani bin Mwidadi ( Author, Primary ); Mwidani bin Mwidadi ( contributor )
Publication Date:: 1888 AD (1305 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; Land tenure; Christianity; Missionary work
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

216

Letters from Omar b. Na’man b. Muhammad BaShaykh (MS 47769d)

Creator:: Omar bin Na’man bin Muhammad BaShaykh ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1883 AD (1300 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; Islam; Religious practice; Tropical illness
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Coast Province -- Eastern Africa -- Mtanganyiko District
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

217

Letters from Salim al-Mauly (PP MS 42. P/3-P/4)

Creator:: al-Mauly, Salim ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1950s-1960s AD (1369-1380 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Kiswahili mashairi; al-Mauly
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Pemba North -- Eastern Africa -- Pemba Island
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

218

Letters from Slim bin Sa’id bin Slim al-Timami (MS 47769c)

Creator:: Slim bin Sa’id bin Slim al-Timami ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1892 AD (1310 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; Swahili poetry; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

219

Letters on Purgatori au Tohara (MS 380535b)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: 1938-1939 AD (circa 1357-1358 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Language policy; Linguistics; Inter-Territorial Language Committee; Swahili language -- Government policy; Inter-territorial Language (Swahili) Committee to the East African Dependencies
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Nairobi County -- Eastern Africa -- Nairobi
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT); Translation
Language:: English

220

Letters to Taylor (MS 47782b)

Creator:: Mwidani bin Mwidadi al-Jomvu ( Author, Primary ); Abdallah bin Muhammad bin Juma ( contributor ); bin Khamis, Hussain ( contributor ); Sikujua, Mwalimu ( contributor ); Sulayman bin Muhammad bin Rashid al-Shaqsi ( contributor )
Publication Date:: circa 1880-1890 AD (circa 1297-1307 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East; East Africa; Christianity; Missionary work; Colonialism
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Letter; Correspondence (LCTGM); Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:: Swahili

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