Includes staff lists for Northern Nigeria, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968; maps of North East Nigeria, c1950s-1970s; annual report of the Northern Nigerian Survey, 1956-57; laws of Northern Nigeria, chapter 129, survey, 1963. Memoirs: The Geographical Labourers of Arewa: remembering the Northern Nigerian Survey (introduction and illustrations, edited by Malcolm Anderson, 2004); Nigerian Gypsies [by Joan Butler, 2008]; Where My Caravan Has Rested [by Nora Hunter, 1990].
Northern Nigeria: staff lists and memoirs
This material is held atInstitute of Commonwealth Studies Library, University of London
- Reference
- GB 101 ICS179
- Dates of Creation
- c1950-c2008
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 box
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Malcolm Anderson was appointed as a land surveyor with the Government of Northern Nigeria in 1957. He retired from the service when Surveyor-General of Borno State in 1977 and served as Chief Land Surveyor to the Milton Keynes Development Corporation until 1992.
Access Information
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