Arewa House Special Library
The Arewa House library started in a modest form in the year 1970 with the appointment of Professor Smith as the first Director of History of Northern Nigeria Project. Between 1970 and 1984, Professor Smith had traveled far and wide to procure historical works, theses, dissertations and other forms of materials that have bearing on the history of Northern Nigeria.
Today Arewa House Library has expanded in scope and collection in view of the new dynamics of the society. The Collections in the library are divided as follows:
- Thesis and Dissertations.
- Conference Papers.
- Books and other reference materials Catalogues
- Abstract Services
- New Arrivals
- Professor Smith’s Collection.
- Professor Lavers’ Collection.
- Ambassador Mustapha Zubair Collections
- Dr. Garba Asiwaju Collections
- World Bank Public Information Center
- Late Dr Mahmud M Tukur
The main objective of bringing together these collections was to provide facilities for advanced historical studies in the field of Northern Nigeria history, its peoples and cultural heritage, with particular reference to the evolution of the institutions of Nigerian society.
| DAYS | OPENING HOURS | CLOSING HOURS |
| Mondays - Fridays | 08:00AM | 06:00PM |
| Saturdays | 09:00AM | 02:00PM |
PHD THESIS COLLECTIONS
| wdt_ID | S/no. | AUTHOUR | TITLE | YEAR | CLASS MARK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | O. Tinuoye | Ends and means of reducing inequality of educational opportunity in Nigeria | 1.975 | 3LB 2803.2N685T593 |
| 2 | 2 | R. Carey | Church sponsored education and national development in Nigeria | 1.970 | 3LC 331.N685C275 |
| 3 | 3 | G. Ochiagha | A history of education in eastern Nigeria | 1.965 | 3LA 1631.016 |
| 4 | 4 | H. Emeruwa | Education in Igbo land for the development of an effective Igbo culture oriented | 1.970 | 3LA 1634.E13E53 |
| 5 | 5 | U. Okeke | Students personnel services in Nigerian universities: evaluation and proposal | 1.971 | 3LA 1633.U56 |
| 6 | 6 | F. Oke | A functional analysis of higher education in Nigeria | 1.972 | 3LA 1633.041 |
| 7 | 7 | P. Mohome | A study of social change in sub-Saharan Africa, An analytic review of selected social | 1.963 | 3DT 15.6.M698 |
| 8 | 8 | H. Bergsma | A history of the deployment of higher school certificate program in Northern Nigeria | 1.969 | 3LA 1633.B499 |
| 9 | 9 | A. Ogunsola | An historical study of the impact of education ordinances on education in Nigeria | 1.970 | 3LA 1631N874.035 |
| 10 | 10 | E. Evans | A study of higher education in Nigeria and its relationship to national goals | 1.962 | 3LA 1633.E92 |
| S/no. | AUTHOUR | TITLE | YEAR | CLASS MARK |
Prof Abdullahi Smith: The Scholar who founded the History Dept at ABU Zaria.
Prof Abdullahi Smith was a renowned scholar and Professor of History who founded the History Department at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and supervised many pioneer Ph.D. theses, including those of Sa’ad Abubakar, Yusufu Bala Usman, Kyari Tijani, Mahmud Modibbo Tukur and many others. He was also the Pioneer Director of the Arewa House Centre for Documentation and Historical Research in Kaduna.
Birth, Education and Career
Abdullahi Smith was born Henry Fredrick Charles Smith on 5th May 1920 at Somerset, England. After Army service in India during the Second World War, he went to the University of Cambridge for his first degree. On completing his University education, he joined the education service in the Sudan.
In 1955 he was recruited by the Department of History, University College, Ibadan, where along with Professor K. O. Dike they developed the teaching of African History in the University from the scratch. He was a founding member of the Historical Society of Nigeria in 1955. He had served as its Honorary Secretary from 1956-1969.
In 1962 he moved over to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, to establish the Department of History. He developed the Zaria School of History, which became well known in Nigeria. In 1970-1980 he moved over to Kaduna to establish the Centre for Documentation and Historical Studies, popularly known as Arewa House, ABU, Kaduna
He had supervised 19 Ph.D. and 3 MA Theses in the period 1960-1980; indeed he supervised the first Ph.D. thesis of Ahmadu Bello University by Saad Abubakar in 1970. He converted to Islam when he was the Director of Arewa House. He died in 1984. The lecture theatre at the faculty of art, Ahmadu Bello University is named after him.
Prof. Abdullahi Smith Collection
| wdt_ID | S/NO | TITLE | AUTHOR | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Africa Religions in Western Scholarship | Okot P. Bitek | 1.970 |
| 2 | 2 | La Religioneria Magic Song Hay | Jean Rouch | 1.960 |
| 3 | 3 | The Religions of The Oppressed | Vittorio,Lanternan | 1.963 |
| 4 | 4 | Patterns In Comparative Religion | Mircea,Eliade | 1.958 |
| 5 | 5 | Political Thought in Medieval Islam | Erwin,J Rosenthal | 1.958 |
| 6 | 6 | The Encyclopedia of Islam | E.J.Brill | 1.960 |
| 7 | 7 | The Encyclopedia of Islam | E.J Brill | 1.971 |
| 8 | 8 | Islamic Religious Studies for School and Colleges | Ismail,A.B Balogun | 1.976 |
| 9 | 9 | Islam the Straight Path | Kenneth,W.Morgan | 1.958 |
| 10 | 10 | I am a Muslim | Sheikh, A Najaa | 1.973 |
| S/NO | TITLE | AUTHOR | YEAR |
World Bank Collection
| wdt_ID | NO | AUTHOR NAME | TITLE | PUBLICATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.001 | Godwin W. Smith John T Cuddington | International Dept and Development Countries | 1.985 |
| 2 | W.002 | Harvey F. Ludwing | Environmental Technology in Developing Countries | 1.988 |
| 3 | W.003 | International | Energy Statistics and Balances for non OECD Countries | 1.995 |
| 4 | W.004 | International Energy Agency | Energy Prices and Taxes | 1.995 |
| 5 | W.005 | International Energy Agency | Energy Policies of IEA Countries | 1.995 |
| 6 | W.006 | International Energy Agency | Quarterly Oil Statistics and Energy Balances | 1.995 |
| 7 | W.007 | International Energy Agency | Coal Intermation 1994 | 1.995 |
| 8 | W.008 | International Energy Agency | Gas Intermation 1994 | 1.995 |
| 9 | W.009 | Kevin Cleaver | Conservation of West and Central | 1.992 |
| 10 | W.010 | World Bank | Environmental Assessment Sources Bank | 1.996 |
| NO | AUTHOR NAME | TITLE | PUBLICATION |
Library Catalogue
| wdt_ID | ACC. NO. | AUTHOR | TITLE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gwam, L. C. | A Hand list of foreign official Publications in the National Archives Ibadan | |
| 2 | 2 | Adedipe, G. A. K. | A special list of records on interstate affairs in the Nigerian Secretariat Record group | |
| 3 | 3 | Onvoha, Kate | A special list of records on land cases in the Oyo provincial record group | |
| 4 | 4 | Gwam, L. C. | An inventory of the administrative record assembled from the colony province | |
| 5 | 5 | Akinfemiwa, A. | A special list of records on the subject of public works from Nigerian secretariat | |
| 6 | 6 | Gwam, L. C. | An inventory of the administrative records assembled from Benin province | |
| 7 | 7 | Oddo, Kate | A special list of records on veterinary and the fish Industry in N.S.R.G. | |
| 8 | 8 | Akinfemiwa, A. | A special list of records on the subject roads and bridges from N.S.R.G | |
| 9 | 9 | Gwam, L. C. | A special list of records on the subject of education (Records series 26) | |
| 10 | 10 | “ “ | A preliminary inventory of Archives of Nigerian Secretariat Lagos | |
| ACC. NO. | AUTHOR | TITLE | YEAR |
Ambassador Mustapha Zubairu Collection
| wdt_ID | S/ No | Author(s) | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Taylor | with clough | 1981 |
| 2 | 2 | Steven Friedman | Teform revisited | 1988 |
| 3 | 3 | Arthur doucy and francis monheim | Les revolution algeriennes | 1971 |
| 4 | 4 | M.M. ahsan | The children’s book of islan part 2 | 1979 |
| 5 | 5 | R. Kassinga | Fact paper on southern Africa | 1981 |
| 6 | 6 | Karl marx | Capital: A critique of political economy | 1957 |
| 7 | 7 | Prof . M. Crowder | Pula: Botswana journal of African studies | 1991 |
| 8 | 8 | Chinelo Amaka Chizea(Mrs) | 20 years of university education in Nigeria | |
| 9 | 9 | Knaart-bladsye met Bladwyer | Witwatersrand: Map station | |
| 10 | 10 | John Woodward | The illustrated encyclopedia of wildlife | |
| S/ No | Author(s) | Title | Year |
Asiwaju Garba Collection
| wdt_ID | S /NO | AUTHOR | TITTLE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Babibu A. Sani | Local and Urban Administration in Nigeria | 1992 |
| 2 | 2 | Arthritis and Rheumatism | The New illustrated Medical and health Encyclopedia Volume 1 | 1966 |
| 3 | 3 | Arthritis and Rheumatism | The New illustrated Medical and health Encyclopedia Volume 2 | 1966 |
| 4 | 4 | Arthritis and Rheumatism | The New illustrated Medical and health Encyclopedia Volume 3 | 1966 |
| 5 | 5 | Arthritis and Rheumatism | The New illustrated Medical and health Encyclopedia Volume 4 | 1966 |
| 6 | 6 | Arthritis and Rheumatism | The New illustrated Medical and health Encyclopedia Volume 5 | 1966 |
| 7 | 7 | Arthritis and Rheumatism | The New illustrated Medical and health Encyclopedia Volume 6 | 1966 |
| 8 | 8 | Arthritis and Rheumatism | The New illustrated Medical and health Encyclopedia Volume 7 | 1966 |
| 9 | 9 | Arthritis and Rheumatism | The New illustrated Medical and health Encyclopedia Volume 8 | 1966 |
| 10 | 10 | Arthritis and Rheumatism | The New illustrated Medical and health Encyclopedia Volume 9 | 1966 |
| S /NO | AUTHOR | TITTLE | YEAR |
Lavers Collection
| wdt_ID | S/NO | TITLE | AUTHOR | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Feudal Society Volume | Marc Block | 1.972 |
| 2 | 2 | Trees and woodland in the British Landscape | Oliver Rackham | 1.981 |
| 3 | 3 | Animal Kitabu | Jean –Pierre Haltet | 1.968 |
| 4 | 4 | Travel of Alexine | John Murray | 1.970 |
| 5 | 5 | The Archaelogy of Mesopotamia | Seton Lloyd | 1.978 |
| 6 | 6 | The Cambridge History of Islam | P.M. Holt | 1.977 |
| 7 | 7 | Shelter in Africa | Paul Oliver | 1.978 |
| 8 | 8 | Sarkin Katsina 1865-1944 | Alh Muhammadu Dikko | 1.951 |
| 9 | 9 | The Middle East and Africa | P.J Larkin | 1.969 |
| 10 | 10 | The Origin of the Nigeria Army:A History of the West Africa Frontier Force 1897-1914 | Sam C.Ukpabi | |
| S/NO | TITLE | AUTHOR | YEAR |