Barabaig Murders: Wilson Report and other

This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 102 MS 380732/01
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1952
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file

Scope and Content

Official file produced by Tanganyika [Tanzania] local government, ref 4/7A. Consists of material relating to an enquiry by G M Wilson and Lee of murders committed by the Barabaig peoples of Arusha in 1952. Includes details of the sociological background of murder customs, an historical overview of administrative and police policy from the 1920s, statistical data relating to the murders in 1951-52, and oecological data including migration patterns.

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