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A Short Report on the Ghana Railway Archive in Sekondi-Takoradi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2025

Samuel Ntewusu Open the ORCID record for Samuel Ntewusu [Opens in a new window] ,
Stefano Bellucci ,
Samuel Andreas Admasie  and
Frederick Abraham
Samuel Ntewusu*
Affiliation:
University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Stefano Bellucci
Affiliation:
Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands International Institute of Social History, the Netherlands
Samuel Andreas Admasie
Affiliation:
International Institute of Social History, the Netherlands Labour Movement’s Archives and Library, Sweden
Frederick Abraham
Affiliation:
Ghana Railway Company, Takoradi, Ghana
*
Corresponding author: Samuel Ntewusu; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

This short report discusses the resources to be found in the Railway Archive in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. This report is also the result of various exploratory missions, as part of a cooperative effort between the Ghana Railway Company, the Institute of African Studies of the University of Ghana, and the International Institute of Social History, the Netherlands. The archive under consideration is classified as an institutional archive which provides unique insights into the social and labour history of Ghana– then Gold Coast– with some connections to West Africa and Great Britain. The archives provide additional material to the resources in the national archives in Ghana, best known as the Public Records and Archives Administration Department (PRAAD).

Keywords

GhanaarchiveTakoradirailway
Type
Research Article
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History in Africa , First View , pp. 1 - 8
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of African Studies Association

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