Margaret Bax's research papers on the Brew family of the Cape Coast district of Ghana, c.1961-1969
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Shelfmark: MS. 6787/5
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Research papers comprising:
- Photographs of J. Hutton Brew, the house and grave of S.C. Brew and two aerial photographs of Anomabu Fort and the Brews' house, c.1965-1969.
- Photocopies, transcripts and notes comprising plans of Cape Coast Town in 1874; Gold Coast agricultural reports by E. Annan Brew, 1916-1920; plan of the Little Fort, Anomabu, 1962; papers from Omanhene of Abura Dunkwa,1879-1927; Governor Torrane to Committee, 4 Apr 1806; extract from The Merchant's and Mariner's African Guide. (1819); death certificate of James Hutton Brew, 1915; obituary of Ebenezer Annan Brew, 1932; Political Economy of British Western Africa; letter of resignation from S.C. Brew, 1879; plans of Brew property in Cape Coast, 1963; trade letter of Richard Brew, 1768; portrait of William Ansah; the Coast Estate of Richard Brew - examination of accounts by R.S.N. Bax, 1964; Brew family tree in 1908.
- Notes on interviews, 1961-1963, with Daniel Miles Abadoo, Omanhene of Anomab, Mrs F.C. Appiah-Robertson, P.J. Bartels, James Hutton Brew, Kwesi Brew, Mictor Collins & Victoria Brew, S.H.F. Brew, Mrs Ward Brew, A. Casely-Hayford, Chief of Mori & Cheif of Agya, J.E. Emingsang, Mrs Effi Hutchful., Dr J.W. de Graft Jonson, R. Mayhead, J.E. Mensah, Mr Nyelander, R.K. Quansah, Ernest Wood and Miss Yamoah.
Dates
- Creation: c.1961-1969
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 6787/5
Bibliography
West African trade and coast society: a family study by Margaret Priestley (Oxford University Press, 1969)
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