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Copyrighted images and texts are not to be reproduced, displayed, distributed, broadcast, or downloaded for other purposes without the expressed, written permission of the Center for Research Libraries. © Center for Research Libraries Scan Date: December 27, 2007 Identifier: m-n-000128 fl7, THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL ARCHIVES DIVISION Guide to The Microfilms of Regional and District Books 1973 PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, DAR ES SALAAMs,-TANZANA. Price: S&. 6152 MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL ARCHIVES DIVISION Guide to The Microfilms of Regional and District Books vn CONTENTS. Introduction ... .... ... ... ... History of Regional Administration .... ... District Books and their Subject Headings ... THE GUIDE: Arusha Region ... ... ... Coast Region ............... ... Dodoma Region .. ... ... ... Iringa Region ............... ... Kigoma ... ... ... ... ... Kilimanjaro Region .... .... .... ... Mara Region .... .... .... .... ... Mbeya Region ... ... ... ... Morogoro Region ... ... ... ... Mtwara Region ... ... Mwanza Region ... ... ... ... Ruvuma Region ... ... ... ... Shinyanga Region ... ... ... ... Singida Region ... ... ... ... Tabora Region .. ... ... ... Tanga Region ... ... ... ... West Lake Region ... ... ... ... APPENDIXES: 1-Alphabetical List of Tribes ... ... lI-Microfilms Conversion Table ... ... II-Microfilms---Contents of Reels .. IV-Microfilms-Index to Reels ...... PAGE iv 1 6 ... ... ... 11 ... .... ... 14 ... ... ... 17 .. ... ... 219 ... ... ... 20 ... ... ... 22 ... ... ... 23 ... ... ... 24 ... ... ... 28 ... ... ... 35 ... ... ... 39 ... ... ... 41 ... ... ... 42 . ... ... 46 . ... ... 44 ... ... ... 53 ... ... ... 54 ... ... ... 55 ... ... ... 56 INTRODUCTION This is an annotated guide to the microfilms of the Regional and District Books. It has been :prepared by Mr. M. H. NASSOR, Senior Assistant Archivist. The Provincial and District Books are some of the most valuable historical documents we possess and their preservation and availability for research has been a matter of national concern. Therefore soon after the establishment of the National Archives Services, it was proposed that these books should be collected from Regional and District Offices and deposited at the National Archives Headquarters in Dar es Salaam for reference and research. But a practical problem developed on this issue. Officials of the Regional Administration, particularly the newly appointed Administrative and Area Secretaries needed to study these books to acquaint themselves with their districts. There was a need to keep the books up to date as well. The books therefore had to remain at their respective Regional and District Offices. However, as the books were also in demand for research it was agreed that they could be copied and the archives Division use the copies for research use. There had been various attempts before to copy these books for academic use. Notable among these were the preparation of typed copies of sections dealing with anthropology from some thirty district books that were deposited with the National Museum. Makerere University College had done an extensive copying programme in late 1951 too. But all these attempts were partial. For comprehensive coverage it was therefore essential to start afresh. It was therefore decided to collect all the books in Dar es Salaam and microfilm them. They could then be returned to their Districts. A microfilming project was started in October, 1965. The scheme was financed by contributions from three academic institutions. Rhodes House Library, Syracuse University and the Centre for research Libraries in Indiana. These institutions agreed to purchase positive copies at a price which covered the cost of producing the primary negatives. All transport and administrative costs were met by the National Archives of Tanzania. The Technical Unit of the University Library, Dar es Salaam did the actual filming because the National Archives did not have a camera of its own. The Library also prepared positives for its own use and for the use of the National Archives Division. The Project was started by Mr. Joseph Karugila, Assistant Archivist in October, 1965. Mr. Karugila collected most of the books from their respective Districts and prepared them for microfilming When Mr. Karugila left in 1968 for training in West Germany, Mr. M. H. Nassor took over the Project. The actual filming at the University was done by Mr. John Kabengula. And Dr. R. Rejman former Director of the National Archives Division initiated the preparation of this Guide. Mr. Karugila had just joined the Archives Division and Mr. Kabcngula was new to the Technical Services Unit of the University College when he undertook this Project. Considering their limited experience at the time they are to be congratulated for the admirable results they have produced. Minor technical problems especially in microfilming did develop. Some early exposures are fuzzy, others are duplicated and some Fagcs are back to front but this was part of the pains of development and we apologize to our readers. As stated, these mistakes are minor and they do not warrant remicrofilming. The material is contained in twenty eight reels. Attempt has been made to microfilm all the district books of one region togethert bu this had not been possible for all the Districts. This was largely due to the fact that because of large distances it was quicker to collect some books of a particular district in a province than others, and in some cases books would be "lost" only to appear after all the other books of the particular region had been microfilmed. Although the District books are contained in twenty eight reels numbered serially the reels are kept and requisitioned by accession numbers at the National Archives Division. These accession numbers are preceeded by letters MF. (Microfilm) These numbers do not correspond to the reel number of the Microfilms as sent to overseas institutions. Accession numbers are used in the following guide. For the benefit of foreign institutions which hold the microfilms a conversion table is provided in this guide. The Guide is divided into four main sections. Section one deals briefly with the history of Regional administration in Tanzania; section two covers the introduction and subject development of the Regional and District books; section three is the main part of the guide. It is the annotated guide to the contents of each book, as microfilmed. Section four consists of appendixes which it is hoped will further facilitate the use of the microfilms. The microfilms described in the guide are available at a number of Universities overseas. Further positive copies can be requested from the Director, National Archives of Tanzania, P.O. BOX 2006, DAR ES SALAAM. I REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION By 1913 the German administration had divided Tanganyika into twenty two administrative units. These were Arusha, Moshi, Wilhelmstal and Kondoa-Irangi in the Northern Highlands; Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Pangani, Bagamoyo, Rufiji, Kilwa and Lindi in the coastal belt; Bukoba and Mwanza on the borderr of Lake Victoria; Morogoro, Dodoma, Tabora and Ujiji on the Central Railway Line; and Iringa, Langenburg, Bismarkburg, Mahenge and Songea in the South West. Each station was under a semi-military Commissioner known as Bezirksamtmann. Under him were Liwalis, village Headmen and Jumbes. In certain areas, Like Unyamwezi, Usukuma, Kilimanjaro and Usambara, hereditary chiefs ruled under the Bezirksamtmann. After the defeat of the Germans and the establishment of the British administration, the first Governor, Sir Horace Archer Byatt maintained the twenty two German administrative units. But a special Masai reserve was created, and the administrative units of Wilhelmstal, Langenburg and Bismarkburg were renamed Usambara, Rungwe and Ufipa respectively. All the units were known as districts. Each of the twenty two districts had one or more administrative stations known as sub-districts and classed as A, B or C according to administrative importance. Byatt appointed administrative officers for each district. There were nine districts more important than others and the officers in charge of them were styled Senior Commissioners. Others were District officers or District Political officers. A district officer was in charge of the whole district. He had other officers to assist him but they were merely his assistants whether posted to the headquarters of the district or to the sub-districts. All district officers were directly responsible to the Governor. Below the district officer and his European assistants there was to all intents and purposes no change in the organization of the administration.