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The J.H. Kwabena Nketia Archive at the University of Ghana- Legon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2020

Abstract:

This report is on the J.H. Kwabena Nketia Archive at the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra. In the light of growing destruction of public archives in Ghana, mainly due to chieftaincy and land litigation but also because of the lack of a proper maintenance culture, this report will suggest that other, non-conventional archives, such as the J.H. Kwabena Nketia Archive should be explored by historians and researchers. This report highlights the contribution of J.H. Kwabena Nketia who sought to preserve information that is crucial at a time when the world seems to be abandoning most of the most important and significant aspects of Africa’s cultural and artistic history.

Résumé:

Ce texte est un rapport est sur les archives de J.H. Kwabena Nketia situées à l’Université du Ghana, Legon, Accra. À la lumière de la destruction croissante des archives publiques au Ghana, principalement en raison des litiges fonciers et de chefferie, mais aussi en raison de l’absence d’une culture de la maintenance appropriée, le présent rapport suggère que d’autres archives non conventionnelles, telles que les archives de J.H. Kwabena Nketia devraient être exploitées par des historiens et des chercheurs. Ce rapport met en évidence la contribution de J.H. Kwabena Nketia à la préservation d’informations cruciales à un moment où le monde semble abandonner la plupart des aspects les plus importants et les plus significatifs de l’histoire culturelle et artistique de l’Afrique.

Type
Archival Reports
Copyright
© African Studies Association 2020

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