David Robinson collection on Western Sudan.

Materials gathered by David Robinson (History Dept. & African Studies Center, Michigan State University) while doing research in francophone West Africa and France on the Haal-Pulaar people, especially those in Futa Toro and along their paths of migration into Mali, with a focus on the movement orga...

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Other Authors: Robinson, David, 1938-
Language:English
French
Arabic
Published: <1960->
Subjects:
Tukulor (African people) > History > Sources.
Manuscripts, Arabic > Africa, West.
Oral history > Africa, French-speaking West.
Senegal > History > 19th century > Sources.
Africa, West > History > 19th century > Sources.
Mali > History > 19th century > Sources.
Sudan (Region) > History > Sources.
Genre:
Sources.
Online Access:
View the inventory of the collection
Local Note:
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Physical Description:14 boxes ; 25 x 43 x 33 cm
3 boxes ; 27 x 40 x 13 cm
Variant Title:
Western Sudan collection of David Robinson, 1960s-2000s [Other title]
David Robinson collection of field notes and manuscripts [Other title]
Robinson collection on the Western Sudan
Format: Kit
Incomplete Contents:
  • Correspondence indigène (Archives nationales du Sénégal) and other dossiers
  • Selected Arabic manuscripts from the Umarian library of Segu
  • Chronicles on the Western Sudan
  • Microfilm (ANS, Archives departementales, etc.)
  • Interviews: transcripts and tapes (Senegal & Mali)
  • Primary and secondary materials on the Western and Central Sudan
  • Sources of the African Past
  • Manuscripts, theses and other documents.