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EAP722/5/2
- Record Id:
- 036-003707690
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003707653
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108797993.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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 collection contains the following 54 files:
EAP722/5/2/1: Genealogical records of the Royal Family of Upper Axim, Late 19th century-Early 21st centuryEAP722/5/2/2: History of Fort St. Anthony and The Pouring of Libation, Late 19th century-Early 21st centuryEAP722/5/2/3: List of Chiefs and Staff who served under the Upper Town Axim Stool, Late 19th century-Early 21st centuryEAP722/5/2/4: Ancient Monument Axim, Late 19th century-Early 21st centuryEAP722/5/2/5: Extract from the Akan Traditions of Origin, Custom, by Eva L.R. Meyerowitz, Late 19th century-Early 21st centuryEAP722/5/2/6: Quamina Awani, Chief of Ekuro Stool, Late 19th century-Early 21st centuryEAP722/5/2/7: Settlement of chieftaincy disputes and opinions gathered from the grassroots, Late 19th century-Early 21st centuryEAP722/5/2/8: Default Judgment, Late 19th century-Early 21st centuryEAP722/5/2/9: Kodwo Abrokwa, Chief of Upper Axim, 2 Mar 1891-1925EAP722/5/2/10: Circulars and letters of District Commissioner of Axim, 20 Sep 1922-11 Aug 1925EAP722/5/2/11: Upper Axim State Affairs, Omanhene Neba Kwaw II, 20 Mar 1925-16 Mar 1976EAP722/5/2/12: Kundum celebration, 1939-2006EAP722/5/2/13: Brawire Stool Affairs, 10 Sep 1952-2005EAP722/5/2/14: State Emblems of the Gold Coast Upper and Lower Axim, 1954EAP722/5/2/15: Plan showing proposed Omanhene's Palace, 30 Jun 1956EAP722/5/2/16: Upper Axim Traditional Council. Meetings, 29 Jul 1969-7 Mar 2005EAP722/5/2/17: Lists of town and villages under the Traditional Council, Axim, 12 May 1970-14 May 1992EAP722/5/2/18: Petition from the four Paramount Chiefs of Axim District to the Regional Chief Executive through the President of Western Region House of Chiefs, 8 Jun 1970EAP722/5/2/19: Enstoolment forms and Report under section 51 (1) of the Chieftaincy Act 1971 (Act 370), 9 Nov 1973-25 Jan 1994EAP722/5/2/20: Nsein Traditional Area Affairs, 17 Mar 1975-23 Sep 2002EAP722/5/2/21: Upper Axim Traditional Area. Ezhoile Royal Family protest against the election and installation of Queenmother, 1 Aug 1975-27 Sep 2000EAP722/5/2/22: Anthony Ekow Kofi Alibah appointed as Regent of Upper Axim Traditional Area, 15 Jan 1976-Apr 1976EAP722/5/2/23: Arbitration case involving the Queenmother, 4 May 1977EAP722/5/2/24: The Registrar - Upper Axim Traditional Area and Regional Registrar letters, Apr 1978-9 Sep 2005EAP722/5/2/25: Handing over of Nana Neba Kwaw II's personal effects and stool regalia, 13 Aug 1979-17 Jul 1985EAP722/5/2/26: Upper Axim Traditional Area, Stool, occupied by Nana Neba Kwaw II, Omanhene of Upper Axim, 29 Nov 1979-11 May 1980EAP722/5/2/27: Upper Axim Stool Affairs, 4 Jun 1980-10 Sep 2007EAP722/5/2/28: Report on settlement of differences within the Upper Axim Royal Family held at the Nzema District Council, 9 Jan 1981EAP722/5/2/29: Filling of vacancies in the Paramount Stool of Upper Axim, 13 Feb 1981-22 Nov 1981EAP722/5/2/30: Opanin Kojo Asabil, 1 Jun 1982-22 Mar 1993EAP722/5/2/31: Adukron affairs, 22 Aug 1983-27 Jul 1992EAP722/5/2/32: Queenmother's death and burials, 19 Oct 1983EAP722/5/2/33: Final funeral rites for the Omanhene Nana Neba Kwaw II and the late Queenmoter Yaba Kwaba, Upper Axim Traditional Area, 18 Dec 1983-29 Sep 1986EAP722/5/2/34: Upper Axim Traditional Council Stool dispute, 20 Feb 1984-6 Nov 1991EAP722/5/2/35: Repairs of Ancestral Stool and Legacies, 9 Mar 1984-5 Jun 1985EAP722/5/2/36: Funeral rites and burials, 22 Mar 1984-2003EAP722/5/2/37: Outdooring of Upper Axim Omanhene, 30 May 1984-19 Dec 1984EAP722/5/2/38: Removal of Upper Axim Traditional Council Registrar, 16 Aug 1984-5 Jun 1985EAP722/5/2/39: Resolution adopted by Upper Axim Traditional Council at an emergency general meeting held on Thursday, 16th August 1984, 16 Aug 1984EAP722/5/2/40: Correspondence of Awulae Neba Kwaw III, 19 Dec 1984-2008EAP722/5/2/41: Curricula vitae of some Upper Town Chiefs, Jan 1985EAP722/5/2/42: Obituaries and funeral announcements, 1985-2004EAP722/5/2/43: Nana Kwaine Garmin III of Brawire, Matters about the rule of Acting President, 7 Oct 1986EAP722/5/2/44: Ayisakro affairs, 11 Feb 1987-13 Jul 1992EAP722/5/2/45: The Upper Axim State and the Post of Acting President of the Traditional Area and Council, 13 Feb 1987EAP722/5/2/46: The gong-gong case, 20 Jan 1989-1 Oct 2001EAP722/5/2/47: Upper Axim Paramount Stool Affairs, 10 Jul 1989-2004EAP722/5/2/48: Agreement between Lower Axim Traditional Area and Nana Kwame Sanwu II's Ntwea Family of Anianu, of funeral matters, Nov 1989EAP722/5/2/49: Gazetting of Upper Axim Omanhene Awulae Kwaw III, 26 Sep 1991-2 May 2002EAP722/5/2/50: Hon. Kojo Armah M.P. for Evalue, Settlement of outstanding matters. Lower and Upper Axim, 2 Jul 1998-10 Jul 1999EAP722/5/2/51: Installation of Chiefs at Upper Axim Alobobo, 26 Nov 1998EAP722/5/2/52: National House of Chiefs Affairs, 30 Jul 1999-25 Feb 2009EAP722/5/2/53: Wassa Fiase Traditional Council Resolution on Benso Stool Affairs, 18 May 2000EAP722/5/2/54: Lists of Paramount Stools, Western Region, 12 Jul 2001. - Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Safeguarding Nzema history
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003707653
036-003707690 - Is part of:
- EAP722/5 : Upper Axim Traditional Council Archive
EAP722/5/2 : Upper Axim Traditional Area Affairs - Contains:
- EAP722/5/2/1 : Genealogical records of the Royal Family of Upper Axim
EAP722/5/2/2 : History of Fort St. Anthony and The Pouring of Libation
EAP722/5/2/3 : List of Chiefs and Staff who served under the Upper Town Axim Stool
EAP722/5/2/4 : Ancient Monument Axim
EAP722/5/2/5 : Extract from the Akan Traditions of Origin, Custom, by Eva L.R. Meyerowitz
EAP722/5/2/6 : Quamina Awani, Chief of Ekuro Stool
EAP722/5/2/7 : Settlement of chieftaincy disputes and opinions gathered from the grassroots
EAP722/5/2/8 : Default Judgment
EAP722/5/2/9 : Kodwo Abrokwa, Chief of Upper Axim
EAP722/5/2/10 : Circulars and letters of District Commissioner of Axim
EAP722/5/2/11 : Upper Axim State Affairs, Omanhene Neba Kwaw II
EAP722/5/2/12 : Kundum celebration
EAP722/5/2/13 : Brawire Stool Affairs
EAP722/5/2/14 : State Emblems of the Gold Coast Upper and Lower Axim
EAP722/5/2/15 : Plan showing proposed Omanhene's Palace
EAP722/5/2/16 : Upper Axim Traditional Council. Meetings
EAP722/5/2/17 : Lists of town and villages under the Traditional Council, Axim
EAP722/5/2/18 : Petition from the four Paramount Chiefs of Axim District to the Regional Chief Executive through the President of Western Region…
EAP722/5/2/19 : Enstoolment forms and Report under section 51 (1) of the Chieftaincy Act 1971 (Act 370)
EAP722/5/2/20 : Nsein Traditional Area Affairs
EAP722/5/2/21 : Upper Axim Traditional Area. Ezhoile Royal Family protest against the election and installation of Queenmother
EAP722/5/2/22 : Anthony Ekow Kofi Alibah appointed as Regent of Upper Axim Traditional Area
EAP722/5/2/23 : Arbitration case involving the Queenmother
EAP722/5/2/24 : The Registrar - Upper Axim Traditional Area and Regional Registrar letters
EAP722/5/2/25 : Handing over of Nana Neba Kwaw II's personal effects and stool regalia
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- 032-003707653[0002]/036-003707690
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- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 2040 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- English
Nzima - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 2040
- Date Range:
- Late 19th century-Early 21st century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Ghana
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
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- Former External References:
- UATC_3
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at the Palace of the Paramount Chief of the Upper Axim Traditional Area, in Axim, Ghana.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)