Jos Division General, 1955–1966
This archive contains historical records relating to Jos Division between 1955 and 1966, preserved as part of the British Library’s Endangered Archives Programme. The material forms part of the project Recovering the Endangered Archives of the Benue Valley, Central Nigeria and belongs to a larger collection of colonial and ethnographic documents, transcripts, annual reports and photographs.
The record is catalogued as “Jos Division General [1955–66]” and is part of the collection covering annual reports for the former Benue, Plateau and Bauchi Provinces, together with photographs. The material is available as digitised TIFF images, allowing researchers to consult historical records concerning Jos Division during an important period in Nigeria’s late colonial and early post-colonial history.
The original material is held by Benue State University, while the digitised material is accessible through the British Library’s Endangered Archives Programme. The collection provides valuable primary-source material for researchers studying the administrative history, development and changing political and social landscape of Jos and the surrounding region.
Archive Reference: EAP532/1/13/3
British Library Record ID: 040-002879953
Title: Jos Division General [1955–66]
Date: 1955–1966
Format: TIFF images
Record Type: File
Collection: Endangered Archives Programme
Project: Recovering the Endangered Archives of the Benue Valley, Central Nigeria
Original material: Benue State University
Language: English
Access: Research purposes