Swahili manuscripts from the School of Oriental and African Studies
Contributors: University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies.
Publisher: Adam Matthew Publications
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Language: swa
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 45
Subjects: University of London. -- School of Oriental and African Studies.; Manuscripts, Swahili -- England -- London.; Swahili literature -- Manuscripts.; Africa -- History -- Sources.
Genres: Manuscripts.; Sources.
Other titles: Swahili manuscripts from SOAS
Description: Reproduces Swahili manuscripts from seven collections at the School of Oriental and African Studies in Britain. The manuscripts, dating from the 1790s to the 1970s and providing a record of a much older oral tradition, will be of interest to students of African culture and history, the Swahili language, the literature and thought of the people of East Africa, and relations between Arabic and African scholars.
Notes: Contents list at beginning each reel.

Documents in Swahili, introductory matter and contents listings in English.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The Taylor, Hichens and Werner collections (21 reels); title: pt. 2. The Knappert, Whiteley, Allen, Miscellaneous and Yahya Ali Omar Collections (24 reels).