[The John Paden collection]. [1800-1900]

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[The John Paden collection]. [1800-1900]

Approximately 60% of the collection are original manuscripts, while the remainder are market or printed editions. Approximately 40% of the collection consists of copies of works from classical Muslim/Arabic literature and the remainder contains works written by Nigerian authors, predominantly market or printed editions. 60% Nigerian authors, 40% authors from other areas of the Muslim world, mainly North Africa and Egypt.

18 ft. (606 items) : ill.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6956480

Northwestern University

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Melville J. Herskovits library of African studies

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Paden, John N.

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