Rescuing Zik's Library: Preserving the Nnamdi Azikiwe Papers

The personal papers of Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first president of Nigeria, are currently held in his personal library in his family's home in Nsukka, Nigeria and include a draft of his memoirs, state papers from his presidency (1960-1966), and political papers related to the Republic of Biafra. The collection also includes materials from Azikiwe's two presidential campaigns in 1979 and 1983 as well as rare books and newspapers. This project will digitize these materials, contributing an important set of primary materials to the study of both Nigeria and Biafra.