Repositories

  • Contact Information

    • Name:

      Manhyia Archives, Institute of African Studies

    • Postal Address:

      P.O. Box AS 477
      Kumasi
      Ghana

    • Location:

      Manhyia Palace Complex

    • Telephone:

      233-33971

    • Director:

      Mr. Thomas K. Aning

    • Year founded:

      1964

  • Collections

    • Type of repository:

      Archive

    • Types of source material:

      Government records
      Manuscripts
      Oral histories
      Personal papers

    • Size:

      not yet measured

    • Holdings:

      The Manhyia Archives which is administered by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, is responsible for the preservation of records of the Kumasi Tranditional Council (Asantehene's Secretariat) and its predecessors. It also preserves the records of the Ashanti Confederacy/Asanteman Council. The holdings include Court records of the Kumasihene, Asantehene and the Kumasi Clan Chiefs' Native Courts. The dates range from 1926 to 1980.

    • Receiving new material?

      No

    • Languages:

      English

  • Access Conditions

    • Finding tools:

      Accession lists or registers
      Inventories

    • Copier available?:

      No

  • Repository publications: