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Ghana since Independence Gold Coast 1939-1957 Gold Coast 1919-1939 Gold Coast 1874-1918 Gold Coast 1815-1874 On the Gold Coast : Portuguese .. Dutch .. British .. Danes .. Brandenburgers .. Swedes Ashanti Timeline : Gold Coast / Ghana Historical Atlas, British West Africa Page see also History of British West Africa Students' Paper : Lee, Yeonhwa, Comparative History of Education in West Africa : (British) Gold Coast / Ghana and (French) Cote d'Ivoire (2009) Students' Paper : Kim, Ji Yang, Demographic History of West Africa (2009) Students' Papers : Kim, Jiwan, The European View of West Africa and Colonialism as expressed in Historic Encyclopedias (2009) |
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| DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SITES . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles |
from CIA World Factbook;
BBC Country Profiles;
World Desk Reference;
Index Mundi,
Nations Encyclopedia Article : Ghana, from Wikipedia Country Profile : Ghana, from ISS G. MacDonald, The Gold Coast, past and present : a short description of the country and its people 1898, IA |
| on History |
from African Studies at UPenn;
from Africa South of the Sahara at Stanford;
from Library of Congress, Portals to the World;
from BUBL Category : Ghana, from Wikipedia |
| Links, on History |
Category : History of Ghana, from Wikipedia |
| Historical Dictionaries |
| Organizations |
Ghana Museums & Monuments Board Historical Society of Ghana West Africa Study Circle (Philatelist) |
| Timelines |
from timelines.ws; from
BBC News |
| Accounts of History |
from Wikipedia;
from Ghana Home Page G. Padmore, The Gold Coast Revolutio. The struggle of an African people from slavery to freedom, n.d. (c.1958) IA A.B. Ellis, A History of the Gold Coast of West Africa 1893, IA E.C. Martin, The English establishments on the Gold coast in the second half of the eighteenth century 1922, IA W.W. Claridge, A history of the Gold Coast and Ashanti from the earliest times to the commencement of the twentieth century 1915, IA |
| Politics |
Politics of Ghana, from Wikipedia;
Political Resources on the Net : Ghana;
For the Record : Ghana, from UN Human Rights System Governments on the WWW : Ghana |
| Military |
Wars of Ghana 1800-1999, from ACED Ghana, from Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth H.C. Clifford, The Gold Coast regiment in the east African campaign 1920, IA |
| Economy & Finances |
Entry Ghana, from Global History of Currencies, by Bryan Taylor;
Currency Boards and Dollarization by Kurt Schuler; click for Ghana Article Economy of Ghana, from Wikipedia Category : Economy of Ghana, from Wikipedia National Labour Law Profile : Ghana, from ILO Global Integrity : Ghana 2004, Ghana 2006 |
| Ethnography |
Category Languages of Ghana, from Wikipedia Languages of Ghana (79), from Ethnologue Migration Information Source : Ghana Ghana : Ashanti, Ewe, Mossi-Dagomba, from Minorities at Risk Art and Life in Africa : Ghana Migration, Globalisation & Poverty, has numerous pdf files on Ghana World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Ghana Hayford Casley, Gold Coast native institutions 1903, IA L.P. Bowler, Gold Coast palaver; life on the Gold Coast 1911, IA A.B. Ellis, The Tshi-speaking Peoples of the Gold Coast of West Africa 1887, IA A.W. Cardinall, The natives of the northern territories of the Gold Coast : their customs, religion and folklore 1920, IA |
| Religion |
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Ghana, from Kirken i Norge Category : Religion in Ghana, from Wikipedia |
| History of Regions |
Regions of Ghana, from www.statoids.com Districts of Ghana, from www.statoids.com |
| Local History |
List of Cities in Ghana, from Wikipedia History of Accra, of Kumasi, Elmina, from Wikipedia |
| Institutions |
Ghana,
Gold Coast, from Airline History |
| Biographies |
List of Ghanaians, from Wikipedia African Women Bibliographic Database Ghana Index, from Dictionary of African Christian Biographies |
| Others |
| DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SITES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon),
from Rulers (B. Schemmel),
from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated) Regnal Chronologies : Eastern Africa, scroll down for Akim, Akwamu, Asante, Bono, Dagomba, Denkyira |
| Lists of Ambassadors |
List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Ghana, from Wikipedia Previous French Ambassadors, from Ambafrance Article : United States Ambassador to Ghana Chinese Ambassadors to Ghana, from PRC MOFA |
| Lists of Consuls |
Political Graveyard : U.S. consular officials in Ghana |
| Population Figures |
from Population Statistics (Jan Lahmeyer) |
| Election Results |
from Psephos, since 2000;
from IFES Election Guide, since 2000;
from African Elections Database, since 1951 |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers | Official Gazettes |
| Hemerotheques |
| Selected Articles |
Ghana - a People, Life Jan. 18th 1960 pp.80-91, GB |
| Modern Newspapers |
Newspapers and News Media : Ghana, from ABYZ;
from Online Newspapers,
from World Newspapers (links) |
| Image Databanks |
Systematic Collections General |
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Systematic Collections Specialist |
| Accidental Collections |
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Universal Collections Items on Ghana |
License Plates, from Francoplaque, from
License Plates around the World Passport, from World Passports Airline Timetable Images : Ghana |
| Archival Deposits |
National Archives, UK |
| Constitutions, Laws |
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Ghana, from
ILO, 46 docs. since 1957 Ordinances of the settlements on the Gold Coast and of the Gold Coast Colony, in force April 7th, 1887 : with an appendix containing the rules, orders in council, and proclamations of practical utility, and an index 1887, IA Ordinances of the Gold Coast Colony in Force June, 1898 vol.1 1898, vol.2 1898, IA |
| Treaties |
| Document Surveys | British Library, Ghana Official Publications |
| Document Collections |
Truth Commissions : Ghana, from United States Institute of Peace |
| Historical Maps | responsible institutions |
Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS)
National Mapping Agencies in Africa Environmental Protection Authority, National Mapping Agencies in Africa Survey Department, National Mapping Agencies in Africa |
| Collections |
| collections : West Africa | Historical Map Archive : Historical Maps of West Africa |
| collections : Ghana |
Atlas of Ghana, from Wikimedia Commons Ghana Maps, PCL, UTexas Category : Old Maps of Ghana, Maps of the History of Ghana, from Wikimedia Commons David Rumsey Map Collection : Ghana |
| West Africa, Modern |
| West Africa, Contemporary |
d'Anville, Carte de la Cote de Guinee, 1729, Gallica H. Moll 1729 : West Africa, Urhobo Historical Society Imago Mundi, Carte de l'Afrique occidentale française, Vidal de la Blache c.1910 West Africa 1914, from Heritage History Humtec, AOF c. 1930s AOF 1936 Missions protestantes en A.O.F., 1950, Carte d'implantation des differentes societes de missions protestante, 1952, DEFAP Carte des fuseaux horaires de l'Afrique occidentale française 1912, Gallica Carte zootechnique de l'Afrique occidentale française 1906, Gallica Repartition approximative des peuplements naturels de caoutchouc (AOF) 1906, Gallica AOF 1936, Wikipedia Guinea (i.e. most of French West Africa) 1936, Probert Encyclopedia Carte de Soudan Occidental 1893, 1894, Gallica |
| Ghana, Modern |
Map : Brandenburg-Prussian Possessions in Africa, Traditionsverband Ghana-Togo 1914, Ghana-Togo 1914-1919, Ghana-Togo 1922, Ghana-Togo 1922-1978, by J. de Salas Vara del Rey |
| Gold Coast, contemporary |
britishempire.co.uk : Gold Coast Map 1896 Gold Coast 1922, 1932, Probert Encyclopedia Gold Coast 1946, Philatelic Database |
| Detail, Modern |
| Detail, Contemporary |
U.S. Army Map Service, West Africa 1:250,000, 1955-, PCL, UTexas Carte de l'Afrique a l'echelle de 1:2 000 000. 24. Segou Sikoro 1884, 24. Segou Sikoro 1892, 25. Sokoto 1884, 25. Sokoto 1898, 32. Koumassi 1883, 32. Koumassi 1892, 33. Benin 1883, 33. Benin 1900, Gallica Africa 1:2.000.000, U.S. Army Map Service, sheet 17 Lagos (1973), PCL, UTexas |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Articles Gold Coast,
Accra,
Elmina,
Ashanti,
Fanti,
Kumasi,
Sekondi,
Cape Coast,
from EB 1911 Article Goldküste, Akkra, Elmina, Aschanti, Fanti, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German Article Goldküste, Akkra, Aschanti, Fanti, from Brockhaus Konversationslexikon 1894-1896, in German |
| Religious |
| Economic |
The Gold Coast, Ashanti and the Northern Territories pp.342-343 in J. MacFarlane,
Economic geography, c. 1910, GB |
| Geographical |
| Historical |
| Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) |
| Institutions | Archives |
| Musea |
Museums in Ghana, from International Council of African Museums |
| Monuments |
| Libraries |
Ghana Library Board National Libraries of Africa : Ghana Libraries in Ghana, from LibDex |
| Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from
International Civic Heraldry National Anthem, from David's National Anthem Reference Page |
| Coins, Banknotes |
Banknotes of Ghana, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money,
from World Currency Museum Ghanaan coins from Collections of Coins, bilingual Russian and English page; from World Coin Gallery |
| Stamps |
Rare Gold Coast Stamps, from Sandafayre Stamp Gallery;
Stamps Gold Coast 1875-1928, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Bibliographies | general |
Search ISBN Database RHS Bibliography UK National Archive Online Library |
| on Ghana | survey of bibliographies |
University of Florida, Afriucana Bibliography Course, Ghana |
| bibliographic database |
AfricaBib : Africana Periodical Literature,
African Women,
Women Travelers, Explorers and Missionaries to Africa African Borderlands Research Network : Bibliography Ghana Library Board : Ghana National Library |
| general bibliographies |
pp.199-289 in D.M. McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1985 [G] Bibliography, from Library of Congress, Country Studies, Ghana Ghana Book Review : A Bibliography |
| annual bibliographies |
| specialist bibliographies |
Migration Bibliography Ghana J. Kenny, The Spread of Islam, Bibliography : Ghana A.B. Bodomo, Bibliography of Dagaare Studies CEFIKS, Akan Culturtal Symbols : A Bibliography Kwame Nkrumah Information and Resource Site : Bibliography R. Kuba and C. Lentz, The Dagara and their Neighbors (Burkina Faso and Ghana) from Electronic Journal of Africana Bibliography 2001 Food and Culture (a bibliography), by R.T. Dirks, click on Sub-Saharan Africa |
| serial publications |
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general bibliographies Ghana entries |
J. Gay, Bibliographie des ouvrages relatifs a l'Afrique et a l'Arabie : catalogue methodique de tous les ouvrages français et des principaux en langues etrangeres traitant de la geographie, de l'histoire, du commerce, des lettres et des arts de l'Afrique et de l'Arabie 1875, in French, Gallica Roots Institute, Bibliography of Published Primary Sources in African History (English Language) Ghana-Bibliographie, from Afrika-Handbuch, at Univ. of Vienna |
| booksellers |
| Online Libraries | general |
Google Books;
Internet Archives;
Gutenberg Library Online;
HathiTrust;
Gallica International Boundary Studies |
| on Ghana |
Aluka, African Online Digital Library (AODL),
African Digital Library (ADL) Biblioteca Digital, Memorias de Africa e do Oriente |
| Online Journals | full text online |
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Table of Contents Online |
| General Accounts |
Richard Burton, To the Gold Coast for Gold, 1883;
online book posted by authorama Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.29, pp.876-884 Article Western Africa : Ghana. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.29 |
| Specific Topics |
Hans Meyer, Die Eisenbahnen im Tropischen Afrika (The Railroads in Tropical Africa), Leipzig : Duncker & Humblot 1902, in German,
posted by DTBSWS, chapter Goldküste,
pp.29-32 |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1985 [G] Articles : Ashantiland pp.41-43, in : James Minahan, Nations without States, A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements, Westport CT : Greenwood 1996 [G] |
