Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Colonialism - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/3/1/3
Title:: National Archives of Ghana Certificate of Authentication – ADM 11/1106. Complaint against Mr. Balfuor District Commissioner of Axim. Letter of –
Scope & Content:: Certificate of Authentication with annexed reproductions of the document, a complaint written by Quamina Apree to the Governor of Gold Coast Colony, including typewritten and handwritten letters. Extent and format of original material: File, 9 pages. Condition: Good. It uses Latin script with...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: 23 Nov 1883-18 Jul 1975
Extent:: 18 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/3/1/6
Title:: National Archives of Ghana certificate of Authentication – ADM 11/1106. Letters to and from the Colonial Secretary relating to the death of Chief Quamin Apooley and asking that the flag presented by the Government may be handed to his successor Quacoe Prah
Scope & Content:: Certificate of Authentication, reproduction of handwritten letters, two typewritten pages (Extracts from Axim Native Affairs: probably a trascription). Letters have the stamp "National Archive of Ghana" on the back. Ghana Certificates and letters are bound by the original binding with sealing wa...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: 6 Jan 1885-18 Jul 1975
Extent:: 42 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/3/1/9
Title:: National Archives of Ghana Certificate of Authentication. Letter from A. Woodburn-Heron to Colonial Secretary
Scope & Content:: Certificate of Authentication, reproduction of handwritten letter. Reproductions have the stamp "National Archive of Ghana" on the back. All pages are bound by the original binding with sealing wax. Extent and format of original material: File, 4 pages (1 original, 2 copies, 1 white page). Con...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: 21 Nov 1988-7 Jul 1975
Extent:: 8 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/3/1/10
Title:: National Archives of Ghana Certificate of Authentication ADM 11/1106 – Letter from the District Commissioner, Axim to the Colonial Secretary Accra
Scope & Content:: Certificate of Authentication, reproduction of handwritten letter. 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. Extent and format of original material: File, 4 pages (1 original,...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: 10 Dec 1988-7 Jul 1975
Extent:: 8 TIFF images

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/3/4
Title:: Lower Axim Traditional Area Affairs
Scope & Content:: The series includes documents and letters concerning land, stool affairs, family affairs, legal cases. Extent and format of original material: 32 files It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters. This collection contains the following 32 files: EAP722/3/4/1: The election of Kweku Att...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: 1888-2013
Extent:: 407 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP722/3/4/1
Title:: The election of Kweku Attah
Scope & Content:: Letter from the Colonial Secretary to the Chief of Axim about the election of Kweku Attah. The file includes also three copies of the letter. Extent and format of original material: File, 4 pages. Condition: Attachment of tape, brownish. It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Nzima
Date Range:: 3 Dec 1888
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP766/2
Title:: Abdul Qadir Rind Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:: Mr. Abdul Qadir Rind (1963-) is the owner of Jam Durrak Kitab Jah (Jam Durrak Private Library) in Dhadar Town where his manuscript collection is housed. He received the bulk of the manuscripts, along with other antiques such as native muskets and swords, from his paternal grandfather as family h...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 1 file containing 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP782/1
Title:: Sierra Leone Public Archives: Records of Colonial Governors, Police and Court Officials in Freetown and Neighbouring Villages
Scope & Content:: This project focused on preserving rare archival sources in the Sierra Leone Public Archives through digital photography, and builds on the digitisation programme undertaken through the earlier project EAP443. The focus of digitisation was on sources from the nineteenth century relating to the p...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1818-1901
Extent:: 42743 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP782/1/1
Title:: Court for the Easy and Speedy Recovery of Small Debts
Scope & Content:: The volumes in this series relate to legal processes for the recovery of petty debts in the Colony. The records of cases include statements by the plaintiff and witnesses. The entries for each case vary in length, but sometimes include information on the circumstances leading to the debt. Exten...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1838-1878
Extent:: 2702 TIFF images

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