'Education, W. Africa: Achimota', including correspondence and memoranda connected with Fraser's appointment to Achimota, 1922-1926
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-41) folder labelled 'Colonial Office', containing correspondence between the Colonial Office (Major R.D. Furze), J.H. Oldham, Sir Gordon Guggisberg, and Sir Herbert Read, about the appointment of a Principal to Achimota and culminating with the selection of Fraser. Dr J.E.K. Aggrey was appointed at the same time as a member of the Staff of the College, and fols. 29-30 give details of his qualifications, 20 May 1923-28 May 1924
- (fols. 42-56) folder labelled 'General Correspondence' containing correspondence with the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society (John E. Harris), J.H. Oldham, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lionel Curtis (Irish Office), and others. Criticisms of Fraser's appointment to Achimota are dealt with, 19 Aug 1924-26 Jun 1925
- (fols. 57-58) empty folder labelled 'General Guggisberg', n.d.
- (fols. 59-60) empty folder labelled 'F.R. Irvine', n.d.
- (fols. 61-182) folder labelled 'Rev. A.G. Fraser' containing correspondence between Fraser (writing from London, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and the Gold Coast (Ghana)), the Colonial Office (Major R.D. Furze), and J.H. Oldham. It includes two copies of a letter from Fraser dated 1 Feb 1924 (fols. 64-93) to Major Furze, accepting the appointment to Achimota, with six copies, some of which are annotated, of his conditions of acceptance, 12 Oct 1923-20 May 1926
- (fols. 183-202) folder labelled 'Memoranda - Achimota', 1922-23 Jun 1924
- (fols. 184-189) report of Educationists' Committee 1922 on Achimota College, n.d.
- (fols. 190-199) report by Guggisberg to the Colonial Office on the requirements of Achimota College, 30 Apr 1923
- (fol. 200) note by Aggrey headed 'Achimota', n.d.
- (fol. 201) cutting of a leader from The Times on Achimota, 23 Jun 1924.
Dates
- Creation: 1922-1926
Extent
202 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 283/4, folder 1
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk