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Ghana (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1719 Collections and/or Records:

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Kormantin Fort, with fishing village, Abadsi, Gold Coast, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448L/76
Scope and Contents

(PC18).

Dates: 1924
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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Kormantin Fort, with fishing village, Abadsi, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Gold Coast/18
Scope and Contents

The caption on the reverse reads: 'Kormantin Fort with Fishing Village, Abadsi, Gold Coast. Kormantin Fort was built by the British in 1555 at the invitation of the local chief. At this time the Portuguese had the bulk of the trade on the Guinea Coast and frequent collisions occurred between the adventurous merchants of the two nations'.

Dates: 1924
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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Krobo Hills infra red, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448V/67
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Many images of woodland and logging scenes. The original numbering of the images has been followed.

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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Kumasi Durbar ?12 December 1946, 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448D/8
Scope and Contents

175x118mm. Showing an African entourage, probably at the 1946 Durbar, with a European seated in the foreground. A group of servants hold ceremonial umbrellas above the chief African figures. The central figure in the group appears to be Sir Nana Osei Agyeman Prempeh II (1892-1970), Asnatehene from 1935-70, although he is not specifically identified.

Dates: 1946
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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Kumasi Market. Smoked game meat, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/50
Scope and Contents

The annotation on the negative envelope reads 'Selling at 2-3 time fresh meat'. The negative envelope is numbered '28'.

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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Kumasi train, Obuasi, 1938 - 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/57
Scope and Contents

143 x 90 mm., sepia.

Dates: 1938 - 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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Kusasi chief and elders, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/72
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '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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Kusasi compound, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/96
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '45'.

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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Kusasi girl, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/73
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '16'.

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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Kusasi girl, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/74
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '17'.

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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Kusasi girl, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/75
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '18'.

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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Kusasi girl, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/76
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '19'.

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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Kusasi girl, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/77
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '20'.

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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Kusasi market scene, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/78
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '21'.

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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Kusasi market scene, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/79
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '22'.

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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Kusasi musician; calabash, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/86
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '30'.

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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Kusasi musician; fiddle, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/84
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '28'.

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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Kusasi musician; flute, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/83
Scope and Contents

It appears that this is incorrectly captioned as the image is of a group of musicians. Stored in negative album envelope number '27'.

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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[Kusasi musician; flute player], 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/87
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '31'.

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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Kusasi musician; guitar, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/85
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '29'.

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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Kusasi woman and pipe, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/88
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '32'.

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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Kusasi woman smoking pipe, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/71
Scope and Contents

Stored in negative album envelope number '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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Kwabina Yebuah, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/169
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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Kwame Nkrumah, 1947 - 1957

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448R/9
Scope and Contents

42x60mm. Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972) became leader of Government Business in 1951, a title altered to Prime Minister in 1952. He led his country to independence in 1957 and was elected President in 1960. He was overthrown by a coup in 1966 and died in exile.

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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L. Hesse to Glover, 1873-10-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/6/55
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Dates: 1873-10-27
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).