Ghana (nation)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1715 Collections and/or Records:
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Empire Day 1939. National Anthem, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/133
Scope and Contents
135 x 85 mm. Sepia.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Empire Day display, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/140
Scope and Contents
85 x 60 mm.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Empire Day Sports. The Umpires. Mr. Bernasko (Senior Master, Trade School) and Mr. Mayne (Chief Clerk, D.C.'s Office), 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/142
Scope and Contents
85 x 60 mm.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Engineering School (Exterior), 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448H/44
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A collection of photographs taken by the Ministry of Information West African Photographic Service, giving a comprehensive record of the varied aspects of the College's work. These pictures have been extensively reproduced in books and articles. As Dr. R.W. Stopford is shown as Principal, a post he held from 1941 to 1945, they must date from this period. The Library has three different groups of photographs drawn from this series, two of which form this collection:(A) 55, 260 x...
Dates:
1945
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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English and Dutch forts at Akkra, 1817 - 1866
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 343/22
Scope and Contents
An undated print of an engraving by J. Basire in two parts, 'Plate 180, No. 103, Vol. 2, p. 388'. The top section shows the 'North prospect of the English and Dutch forts at Akkra, 1727'. Below this are nine drawings of different animals.
Dates:
1817 - 1866
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Commonwealth engravings
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Entrance, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/100
Scope and Contents
Stored in negative album envelope number '49'.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Entrance to the Christiansborg Castle, 1947 - 1957
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448R/1
Scope and Contents
160x105mm. Gateway with soldiers lined up on left.
Dates:
1947 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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E.P. Constable John Duku, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/166
Scope and Contents
85 x 60 mm.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Erosion on roadside in north west Ashanti, 1938 - 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448V/50
Scope and Contents
The caption continues: 'Serious erosion is rather uncommon in the Gold Coast, and is seldom seen extensively in high forest. The vegetation here is open savannah forest, rainfall about 50" with one rainy season.'
Dates:
1938 - 1948
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[European and African spectators at return of soldiers from East African Campaign], 1918 - 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448L/20
Scope and Contents
195 x 150 mm. Sir Hugh Clifford is one of a group seated in the foreground.
Dates:
1918 - 1919
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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EvG 8-12 A Talense compound in the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/242
Scope and Contents
The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'In the foreground a grain store and in the background the huts'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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EvG 13-16 Children's art in Africa. Models made by Talense children from the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/241
Scope and Contents
Photograh by Margot Lubinski.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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EvG 24-24 At the museum of Achimota College, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/244
Scope and Contents
View of the interior of the museum, with students looking at the display cases. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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EvG 53-2 Wood carvings by art and craft students in training at Achimota College, Accra, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/237
Scope and Contents
Showing carvings of elephants and musicians. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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EvG 53-8 Puppett [sic] show made entirely by students of Achimota College, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/240
Scope and Contents
Showing a female student watching a puppet show in progress at Achimota.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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EvG 62-24 Art students at work at Achimota College, Gold Coast Colony [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/235
Scope and Contents
Showing students painting a mural. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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EvG 62-29 Modelling of a mask at Achimota College Accra, Gold Coast Colony [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/239
Scope and Contents
Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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EvG 71-7 Ceramic Research and pottery at Achimota College, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/236
Scope and Contents
The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'An apprentice stacking watercolours and lids in drying shed'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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EvG Tile stackers at work at Achimota College, Gold Coast Colony [i.e. Ghana], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/238
Scope and Contents
The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'The Department of Ceramic Research has been particularly successful and the ceramic products have been put on a commercial footing'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ewe children, Keta district, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/34
Scope and Contents
The negative envelope is numbered '15'.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ewe children, Keta district, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/35
Scope and Contents
The negative envelope is numbered '15'.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ewe children, Keta district, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/36
Scope and Contents
The negative envelope is numbered '15'.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ewe group. Keta district, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/31
Scope and Contents
The negative envelope is numbered '14'.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Ewe group. Keta district, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/32
Scope and Contents
The negative envelope is numbered '14'.
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ewe mother and child, Keta, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/33
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Collection of 197 negatives and 6 modern prints. The negatives measure 60 x 60 mm, save for 160-163 which are 35 mm. Apart from nos. 60-112 which are in a negative album, they are all in small envelopes with the subject written on by Mr Cansdale, some have also been numbered by Cansdale. The captions have been used as titles and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions...
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).