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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Nzima Subject Customs and traditions

1. EAP722/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/3
Title:
Lower Axim Traditional Council Archive
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a heterogeneous corpus of records: documents regarding land rights and boundaries, lists of chiefs and acts, maps, court proceedings and judgements in civil, land and criminal remedies, as well as the financial administration of the Council. The documents span from the en...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Late 20th century
Extent:
2091 TIFF images

2. EAP722/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/3/1
Title:
Certificates of Authentication
Scope & Content:
The series includes Certificates of Authentication issued by PRAAD, with the annexed reproductions of documents. In some cases folders can include a second copy of the Certificate and annexed reproductions. Certificates are often used as exhibits in legal cases. Extent and format of original ma...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
1860-2006
Extent:
1156 TIFF images

3. EAP722/3/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/3/1/12
Title:
National Archives of Ghana Certificate of Authentication – ADM 11/1106. Correspondence between District Commissioner, Axim and Colonial Secretary, on presents made to the Native Chiefs during the celebration of the Kuntum custom
Scope & Content:
Certificate of Authentication, reproduction of handwritten documents. Reproductions have the stamp "The National Archive of Ghana." on the back. Ghana Certificate and reproductions are bound by the original binding with sealing wax. The dossier is indicated as “Exhibit 7” by a small ticket glued...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
24 Nov 1893-7 Jul 1975
Extent:
18 TIFF images

4. EAP722/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/4
Title:
Nsein Traditional Council Archive
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of 393 files and volumes of varying sizes arranged in five series. Newsletters, magazines, personal diaries and periodicals issued by the Ghana Government were gathered in Series 6, consisting in 5 archival boxes (see NTC list for details). Most of the materials are in ba...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Late 20th century
Extent:
10094 TIFF images

5. EAP722/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/4/1
Title:
Traditional Affairs
Scope & Content:
69 files. It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters. Access to some files in this collection is restricted. Consequently, the digital images for some files are not available on the EAP website. Please contact the EAP team to request access to those. This collection contains the foll...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
1860-2020
Extent:
5997 TIFF images

6. EAP722/4/1/55

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/4/1/55
Title:
Tributes and burials
Scope & Content:
File, 10 pages. It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
14 Mar 1997-5 Dec 2013
Extent:
10 TIFF images

7. EAP722/4/1/59

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/4/1/59
Title:
Kundum festival (Vol. III)
Scope & Content:
File, 141 pages and 1 Kundum Programme. It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
31 Aug 2001-1 Nov 2015
Extent:
158 TIFF images

8. EAP722/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/5
Title:
Upper Axim Traditional Council Archive
Scope & Content:
The collection consists in 298 files and volumes of varying sizes, sorted in 6 series. The collection includes a heterogeneous corpus of records: documents regarding land rights and boundaries, lists of chiefs and acts, maps, court proceedings and judgements in civil, land and criminal remedies...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 21st century
Extent:
3782 TIFF images

9. EAP722/5/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/5/2
Title:
Upper Axim Traditional Area Affairs
Scope & Content:
54 files. The series includes documents and correspondence concerning stool affairs (enstoolment, destoolment, disputes), family trees, list of chiefs, traditional ceremonies and festivals (Kundum festival, traditional funerals). It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters. This colle...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 21st century
Extent:
2040 TIFF images

10. EAP722/5/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP722/5/2/5
Title:
Extract from the Akan Traditions of Origin, Custom, by Eva L.R. Meyerowitz
Scope & Content:
File, 2 pages. Handwritten family trees, draft and notes concerning them. Condition: Good. It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Nzima
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 21st century
Extent:
2 TIFF images