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

Year: 2024

Type: article

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 labor 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).

Source: History in Africa

DOI: 10.1017/hia.2024.8

Authors: Samuel Ntewusu, Stefano Bellucci, Samuel Andreas Admasie, Frederick Abraham

Institutions: University of Ghana, Leiden University, International Institute of Social History

Language: English

Topic: Digital and Traditional Archives Management

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,450