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A guide to the post independence ministerial records in the National Archives of Ghana, 1920-1988

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Harry Akussah
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Intellectual access to archival sources in the National Archives of Ghana in recent times has been the focus of many prominent historians and academics both local and foreign. Many researchers (Gareth Austin, 1986; Adam Jones, 1987) have documented the inadequacy of search tools, the lack of physical control, and the deteriorating valuable sources in this Archive which was one of the pioneering institutions in Africa. Out of desperation some have even prepared summary guides to some of the holdings they have used or are familiar with (Gareth Austin, 1986)

Though the archival tradition in Ghana spans a period of five decades, there is no comprehensive guide to the total holdings of the Archives. This inadequacy has for a long time eclipsed the real value of the contents of the Archives.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 64 , 1994 , pp. 11 - 21
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Copyright © African Research & Documentation 1994

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