Heritage Materials

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These materials consist primarily of the African, Furley and Folio collections which are being kept at the Africana section of the Balme Library, University of Ghana. Furley and Folio were Dutch writers in the colonial period in the history of Ghana

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The collection includes documentary materials relating to the history of Ghana, old books, maps, engravings, pamphlets and manuscripts but most of all archival material. Some portions of the Furley collection contains essays on the local history, customs histories and constitutions of the various tribes of the Gold Coast which was later published in two slim volumes by Welman on Ahanta and Peki

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Furley presented his enormous collection of documentary materials of various kinds to the library of the University College of the Gold Coast. After his death, his widow added to this collection some materials which Furley had collected in the last years of his life

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    Child Training in Assienimpong a village in Ashanti.
    (Institute of Education, University College of the Gold Coast., 1954) Agyepong, E.A.
    This essay is the result of my research on child training in a village in Ashanti. It deals mainly with the development of the child from birth to later adolescent years.
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    Child Training at Apaah.
    (Institute of Education, University College of the Gold Coast., 1955) Debrah, G.C.
    This investigation about child training in Apaah has been successfully carried out through the personal interviews I had with many informants of various ages. Nearly all my informants were people who matter in the community in which they live so far as their culture and tradition are concerned, by the virtue of their age, position and experience.
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    Child Training among the Shai People of Kordiaber
    (Institute of Education, University College of the Gold Coast, Achimota., 1953) Doku, C.W.
    The people of Kordiaber are Shai and belong to the Mla division of the Shai tribe. They are Adangme speaking people and their dialect bears close resemblance to that of the Krobos.
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    Child Training in Gblede an Ewe Village in British Trust Togoland
    (Institute of Education, University College of the Gold Coast, Achimota., 1953) Mortty, G.G.
    This study was conducted to investigate child training in Gblede village. It is an attempt to provide a comprehensive aspect of life (centring around “The child”) of the people of Gblede in northern Eweland, which incidentally is in the southern section of the land described politically as Togoland.
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    Story of Child Development and Training
    (Institute of Education, University College of the Gold Coast., 1953) Bertha
    The thesis opens with a full description of the surrounding in which the story is told. At the outset is the introduction to tribal history and customs as regards puberty, so that the scene is adequately set for arrival of Kofi, the child who is to be the centre of the story.
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    Child Training at Apirede – Akuapim
    (Institute of Education, University College of the Gold Coast, 1956) Koranteng, F.
    This essay ‘Child Training’ in Apirede is the result of an investigation conducted by me as part of ‘Educational Psychology’ at the Institute of Education.
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    Child Training at Nsakye Village (A Village at Aburi District)
    (Institute of Education, University College of the Gold Coast, Achimota., 1956) Agyako, H.C.
    This essay is the result of investigations carried out at Nsakye on the subject Child Training. To help the reader to gain an insight into the culture of the people of the village, I have given in the introduction to this essay brief historical, political, geographical and economic backgrounds of the village.
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    The Home Education of Children in the Denkyera Tribe
    (Institute of Education, University College of the Gold Coast, 1952-05-23) Mensah, A.K.
    In order to give a vivid description of the home education of children in the Denkyera tribe, I cannot do better than to begin with a background knowledge of the Denkyera people, with special reference to their economic and social lives. Denkyera is one of the tribes of historic importance in the Gold Coast.
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    Child Training in Dawu (Akuapim District)
    (Institute of Education, University College of the Gold Coast., 1951) Larbi, B.
    Dawu is a village in Akuapim District of the Gold Coast Colony. It is situated on the mountain range at the eastern end of the District and is the tenth town counting from Aburi. The village was settled by the Kyerepongs who are one of the three tribes driven south by the Bantu race. It seems to be properly placed for it receives a cool north easterly wind and land breeze in the afternoons. Because of the mountains there is heavy dew drops in the morning.
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    Six Case Studies of Children in Two Sections of Navrongo Town.
    (Institute of Education, University College of Ghana., 1957) Kaba, A.R.A.
    This type of case study is a psychological term which means the study of the individual’s development history from birth to the age at which he is being studied.