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A Calender of Kwame Nkrumah papers in the Documentation Centre of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, 1935-1948

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Harry Akussah
Harry Akussah*
Affiliation:
Department of Library and Archival Studies, University of Ghana, PO Box 60, Legan, Ghana
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The potential of private papers as primary sources for research cannot be overemphasised. Unlike other archives, private papers can give researchers closer contact with their subjects since such papers frequently reflect natural human prejudices and emotions.

The National Archives of Ghana (NAG), in accordance with article 5 of the Public Archives Ordinance No. 35 of 1955 in realising the immense value of private papers instituted a special programme in 1961 to systematically acquire and process papers relating to the Ghanaian president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah from all over the world. This laudable effort succeeded in enriching the stock of the Archives with Nkrumah's papers acquired from both the USA and Britain. In addition to papers there are his books and other documentary materials, which constitute his entire personal library during the period of his studies abroad.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 61 , 1993 , pp. 12 - 25
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Copyright © International African Institute 1993

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References

1. Public Archives Ordinance, 1955, ADM4, N.A.G.Google Scholar
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5. Letters of appointment written by the president of the Lincoln University of Kwame Nkrumah; SC21/1/78, N.A.G.Google Scholar