Table 1
Archival sources.
| No. | Source |
|---|---|
| 1 | District Forestry Offices, Bolgatanga, Bawku and Navrongo Districts, Upper East Region |
| Miscellaneous documents and files. | |
| 2 | Regional Forest Office, Bolgatanga, Upper East Region |
| Miscellaneous documents and files. | |
| 3 | Catholic Missions, Navrongo and Bolgatanga, Upper East Region |
| Diaries de la Mission de Notre Dame de Sept Douleurs, Navarro 1906–1921 (Tome I) and 1921–1949 (Tome II) and Diaries of the Sacred Heart Parish, Bolgatanga, 1925–1931 (Vol. 1) and 1932–1939 (Vol. 2). | |
| 4 | Public Records Administration and Archives Department, Tamale |
| See list A below. | |
| 5 | Resource Management Support Centre, Forestry Commission, Kumasi |
| Miscellaneous documents and files. | |
| 6 | Forestry Commission, Accra |
| Miscellaneous documents and files. | |
| 7 | National Archives of Ghana, Accra |
| See list B below. | |
| 8 | Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon. |
| Miscellaneous documents and journals such as Farm and Forest | |
| 9 | Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House, University of Oxford, Oxford. See list C below. |
| 10 | Plant Sciences Library (formery Oxford Forestry Institute Library), University of Oxford, Oxford. See list D below. |
| 11 | Special Collections, Edinburgh University Library, Edinburgh |
| See list E below. |
A:
Public Records and Archives Administration Department (PRAAD), Tamale (NRG).
| Reference No. | Title |
|---|---|
| NRG 3/12/1 | Forestry Gambaga, 1933–1953 |
| NRG 8/1/6 | Land and Native Rights Ordinance |
| NRG 8/1/22 | Land disputes |
| NRG 8/1/85 | Land tenure in the Protectorate |
| NRG 8/1/113 | Land planning and soil conservation, 1953–1960 |
| NRG 8/1/258 | Land and water surveys, Northern and Upper Regions, 1962–1967 |
| NRG 8/2/15 | Chiefs – Zuarungu District, 1928 |
| NRG 8/2/74 | Zuarungu District Native Affairs, 1935–1940 |
| NRG 8/2/138 | FraFra Native Affairs, 1958–1966 |
| NRG 8/2/209 | Cattle in FraFra (dowry system), 1950 |
| NRG 8/2/214 | The Kusasis. A brief history (Syme, J.K.G., D.C.), 1959 |
| NRG 8/3/8 | Annual Report of the Northern Province of the Northern Territories, 1926 |
| NRG 8/3/17 | Annual Report of the Northern Province of the Northern Territories, 1929–1930 |
| NRG 8/3/31 | Annual Report of the Northern Province of the Northern Territories, 1930–1931 |
| NRG 8/3/32 | Annual Report Navrongo District, 1930 |
| NRG 8/3/37 | Annual Report Zuarungu District, 1930–1931 |
| NRG 8/3/41 | Annual Report Zuarungu, 1931–1932 |
| NRG 8/3/67 | Annual Report Navrongo, 1937–1938 |
| NRG 8/3/72 | Annual Report Forestry, 1938–1939 |
| NRG 8/3/74 | Annual Report Agriculture, 1938–1939 |
| NRG 8/3/75 | Annual Report Navrongo, 1938–1939 |
| NRG 8/3/82 | Annual Report of the Northern Province of the Northern Territories, 1938–1939 |
| NRG 8/3/86 | Report on agricultural investigations, North Mamprusi, 1938–1939 |
| NRG 8/3/92 | Annual Report of the Northern Province of the Northern Territories, 1939–1940 |
| NRG 8/3/103 | Annual Report of the Northern Province of the Northern Territories, 1940–1941 |
| NRG 8/3/113 | Annual Report Forestry, 1940–1941 |
| NRG 8/3/117 | Annual Report Forestry, 1941–1942 |
| NRG 8/3/126 | Annual Report Forestry, 1944 |
| NRG 8/3/135 | Quarterly Reports (Forestry Division) |
| NRG 8/3/138 | Annual Report Forestry, 1946 |
| NRG 8/3/143 | Annual Report, Northern Territories, 1946–1947 |
| NRG 8/3/159 | Annual Report Forestry, 1948 |
| NRG 8/3/175 | Annual Reports Forestry, 1950–1968 |
| NRG 8/3/221 | Quarterly Reports (Forestry Division) |
| NRG 8/3/222 | Annual Report, Northern Territories 1955–1956 |
| NRG 8/3/235 | Report on Forest Reserves (Settlement), Northern Region 1961–1964 |
| NRG 8/3/302 | Report on the local government elections, 1952–1958 |
| NRG 8/3/303 | Report to the Government of Ghana on the prospects of development of the forest industry (Gallant, Y.N.N.) |
| NRG 8/4/3 | Navrongo-Zuarungu Informal Diary, 1919 |
| NRG 8/4/10 | Zuarungu Informal Diary, 1920 |
| NRG 8/4/26 | Zuarungu Informal Diary, 1927–1928 |
| NRG 8/4/82 | Navrongo Informal Diary, 1938–1939 |
| NRG 8/4/88 | Zuarungu Informal Diary, 1938–1939 |
| NRG 8/4/98 | Navrongo Informal Diary, 1940–1947 |
| NRG 8/4/101 | Zuarungu Informal Diary, 1943–1947 |
| NRG 8/6/104 | Forestry Department Policy, 1945–1950 |
| NRG 8/6/106 | Forestry Department, 1947–1957 |
| NRG 8/6/113 | Forestry Department, 1951–1972 |
| NRG 8/11/2 | Shea butter industry, 1928–1932 |
| NRG 8/11/4 | Forest Policy in the Protectorate, 1937–1944 |
| NRG 8/11/7 | Native Administration Forest Reserves, 1940–1950 |
| NRG 8/11/8 | Grant of permit to cut forest produce under Section 47 of the Minerals Ordinance, 1940–1943 |
| NRG 8/11/10 | Forestry Native Authorities, 1942–1948 |
| NRG 8/11/12 | Northern Territories Forest Reserves, 1944–1958 |
| NRG 8/11/21 | Forest Reserves, 1948–1953 |
| NRG 8/11/26 | Forest policy – Ten Year Development Plan, 1948–1957 |
| NRG 8/11/38 | Forest Reserves Commissioners Court |
| NRG 8/11/49 | Red Volta West Forest Reserve, 1953–1955 |
| NRG 8/17/1 | Mines and labour, 1909–1910 |
| NRG 8/17/2 | Labour, 1930–1937 |
| NRG 8/22/5 | Northern Territories Constituion |
| NRG 8/28/77 | FraFra Local Council |
| NRG 8/28/87 | Local government policy, 1961–1967 |
| NRG 8/28/124 | Local government policy, 1967–1974 |
| NRG 8/28/132 | Ministry of Local Government, 1977–1980 |
| NRG 8/34/1 | Census 1931 including mandated area |
| NRG 8/34/2 | Census 1948 |
| NRG 8/34/3 | Census 1960 |
| NRG 8/34/4 | Census 1970 |
| NRG 8/62/1 | Governor’s Confidential Diary 1928 |
| NRG 9/1/3; 4; 8; 10 and 11 | Bolgatanga Township: Records from the Regional Co-ordinating Council, Bolgatanga, 1956–1971 |
| NRG 9/4/14 | Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, 1960–1968 including the Frafra Land Planning Area |
| NRG 9/6/24 | Tallensi Local Council, Minutes of Meetings, 1965–1966 |
| NRG 9/6/28 | Bolgatanga Local Council, 1963–1966 |
| NRG 9/6/40 | Bongo/Nabdam Local Council, Minutes of Meetings |
| NRG 9/11/8 | Forest Reserves policy |
| NRG 9/14/5 | Judicial – Kusasi courts |
| NRG 9/14/6 | Judicial – FraFra courts |
B:
National Archives of Ghana, Accra (NAG).
| Reference | Title |
|---|---|
| ADM 5671/1 | Regional Office Records (formerly Chief Commissioner), Northern Territories, 1898–1900 |
| ADM 56/1/24 | Regional Office Records, Northern Territories, 1905–1907 |
| ADM 56/1/34 | Meeting between H.E. the Governor and Chiefs in the Northern Territories, 1903 |
| ADM 56/1/38 | Proposed establishment of a post in Fra-Fra, 1905–1906 |
| ADM 56/1/44 | Anglo-French Boundary Commission, 1904 |
| ADM 56/1/47 | Rubber plants – research of Northern Territories, 1905–1912 |
| ADM 56/1/55 | Medallions for Native Chiefs, 1907–1918 |
| ADM 56/1/64 | Cattle raising in the Northern Territories, 1907–1920 |
| ADM 56/1/74 | Agricultural station, Northern Territories, 1909–1919 |
| ADM 56/1/78 | Cotton cultivation, Northern Territories, 1908–1912 |
| ADM 56/1/79 | Col. A.E. Watherston’s address on trade possibilities in the NTs, October 1908 |
| ADM 56/1/80 | Elephants – destruction and suggesting remedies |
| ADM 56/1/84 | Native labour, Northern Territories, 1909–1920 |
| ADM 56/1/113 | Land tenure, Northern Province, 1911–1928 |
| ADM 56/1/128 | Report on food supply in Fra Fra, 1911 |
| ADM 56/1/131 | Trade in the NTs |
| ADM 56/1/150 | Fire and occurrences inquiry, 1913–1928 |
| ADM 56/1/152 | Shea butter nuts, 1912–1927 |
| ADM 56/1/153 | Report on tour of inspection by the Director of Agriculture, 1912–1913 |
| ADM 56/1/159 | Official diaries, North-Eastern Province, 1913–1914 |
| ADM 56/1/170 | Half-yearly returns of the wild animals killed in the Northern Territories by government officials |
| ADM 56/1/193 | Zuarungu District Native Affairs, 1914–1915 |
| ADM 56/1/217 | Kapok industry, 1915–1945 |
| ADM 56/1/230 | Zuarungu District Native Affairs, 1918–1925 |
| ADM 56/1/242 | Salt trade, Northern Territories via Volta |
| ADM 56/1/250 | Cotton cultivation, Northern Territories |
| ADM 56/1/254 | Forestry, 1920–1928. N.C. McCleod’s Report, 22 May 1922 |
| ADM 56/1/270 | Informal diary, Navarro-Ziagu District, 1922–1923 |
| ADM 56/1/280 | Forestry, 1921–1930 |
| ADM 56/1/282 | Kola traffic, 1921–1934 |
| ADM 56/1/305 | Government schools, Northern Territories. Governor’s memo, February 1925 |
| ADM 56/1/313 | Agricultural and forestry development, Northern Territories, 1922–1931 |
| ADM 56/1/359 | CCNT Whittall Memorandum re shea nuts, 22 September 1923 |
| ADM 56/1/375 | Land tenure, 1924–1931 |
| ADM 56/1/383 | Mines, labour recruitment, 1925–1927 |
| ADM 56/1/385 | Proposed Game Reserve, 1925–1927 |
| ADM 56/1/402 | Anglo-French boundary between Black Volta and the Sisila Rivers and between the Red and White Volta Rivers, 1925–1937 |
| ADM 1/2/231 | Despatches from Governor to Secretary of State, 25 May 1937–1925 June 1937 |
| ADM 4/1/164 | The formal acquisiton of the Northern Territories, formerly Ashanti Hinterland in September 1901. The Northern Territories order in Council, 1901, 26 September 1901 |
| ADM 4/1/166 | Order showing the detailed boundaries of the Gold Coast consisting of the Colony, Ashanti and the Northern Territories, 22 October 1906 |
| ADM 4/1/168 | Further re-definition of the boundaries of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast |
| ADM 60/4/1 to 15 incl. | Gambaga District Office Records, 1912–1949 |
| ADM 60/4/16 | Reserve Settlement Commissioners’ Record Books, 1951–1952 |
| ADM 63/5/1 to 11 incl. | Navrongo District Office Records, 1908–1956 |
| ADM 63/5/1 | District Record Book, 1908–1952 |
| ADM 63/5/2 | District Record Book, 1909–1918 |
| ADM 63/5/3 | Informal diary, 1913–1920 |
| ADM 63/5/6 | Informal diary, 1930–33 |
| ADM 63/5/9 | Informal diary, 1948–1951 |
| ADM 63/5/10 | Informal diary, 1952–56 |
| ADM 68/4/3 | Record book for North Mamprusi District, 1922 (Cardinall, A.W.) |
| ADM 68/5/1 to 5 incl. | Zuarungu District Office Records, w/e October 1913 |
| ADM 68/5/1 | Informal diary, 1913–1920 |
| ADM 68/5/2 | Informal Official Diary, 1913–1915 |
| ADM 68/5/3 | Standing Order Book, 1915–1931 |
| ADM 68/5/4 | District Record Book, 1922–1929 |
| ADM 68/5/5 | District Record Book, 1935–1952 |
C:
Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House, Oxford.
| Reference | Title |
|---|---|
| MSS. Brit.Emp.s.311 (9) and (11) | Misc. forestry memoranda 1911–1921 (Chipp, Thomas Ford) |
| MSS.Brit.Emp.s.333 | Correspondence, notebooks, articles etc as Conservator of Forests in India, in Trinidad and in the Gold Coast (Moor, Herbert William) |
| s.333 (1) | Indexed diary of references to forestry and forestry terms |
| s.333 (2) | Notes ‘Early voyages to West Africa’ |
| s.333 (3) | Working Plans, 2 July 1913 |
| s.333 (4) | Afram Reserve proposals; Erosion; Vegetational Types and Plant Distribution; Reports (General); WPs/experiments etc; Forest influences |
| s.333 (5) | Private papers inc. India c. 1914–1917; Trinidad c. 1917–1921 and Gold Coast c. 1921–1939 |
| s.333 (69 | Articles |
| MSS. Brit.Emp.s. 459 | Travel diaries of the history of the colonial forestry service, 1928–1971(Swabey, Christopher) |
| MSS.Brit.Emp. s.476 (27) | Memorandum on service in agriculture (Lynn, Charles William) |
| MSS.Brit.Emp. s.476 (31) | Memorandum on service as a botanist in the Gold Coast (Posnette, Adrian F.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.141, ff.27–41 | Depopulation in the Sissili area; a study in rural decay; onchocerciasis in the Volta River District (Hughes, M.H.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.454 | Memorandum to the Colonial Secretary regarding the introduction of direct taxation into the Northern territories of the Gold Coast, 1934 (Jones, William John A.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.593 | Diaries, reports, correspondence etc of service in the Gold Coast and Ashanti, 1922–1957 (Duncan-Johnstone, A.C.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.610 | Reminiscences as a member of the trading firm of Swanzy in the Gold Coast from 1902 (Martin, Harry) |
| MSS.Afr.s.626 | An essay upon the Dagomba people. Language groups in the NTs. Native law and custom in the NTs (Blair, H.A.) |
| MSS.Afr. s.652 (1) and (2) | Labour migration in Africa: a memo. Gonja Development Corporation, Damongo. Report December 1950–June 1951 (Burden, G.N.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.840 | Gold Coast. Report of working party on timber concessions, 1950Report of enquiry into the proposal to set up three DCs in place of the Mamprusi DC, 1955 (Dennis, P.W.C.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.943 | Handing over notes, Gonja District, 1956. Informal diaries as Assistant D.C., 1943–1947 and Government Agent, 1954 (Anderson, J.C.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.2317 | Official diary, GA, Gonja District (Anderson, J.C.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.1122 | Papers etc chiefly concerning material 1953–1958 for a book on agriculture and land use in Ghana (Beattie, A.G.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.1126 | Misc. reports as DC, Gold Coast inc. Bawku, 1954 (Peters, W.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.1207 | Informal District Diaries, D.C., Mamprusi, Gold Coast, 1930–1947 (Amherst, H.W.) |
| MSS.Afr.s.1956 | Photographs of the Gold Coast as timber merchant 1880–1890, 2 vols. (Elliot, J.B.) |
| MSS. Afr.s.1957 | Biographical notes on the family and especially Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg |
| 722.13.s.21 | Confidential minutes by the Governor, Alan Burns, 1942 |
D:
Plant Sciences Library (formerly Oxford Forestry Institute Library), University of Oxford.
| Reference | Title |
|---|---|
| Fleury Catalogue of World Forestry Literature, 1934–1951. | Statement presented to the British Empire Forestry Conference, 1920 (N.C. McLeod) |
| EFC Reel 1 | |
| EFC Reel 2 | Statement presented to the British Empire Forestry Conference, 1923 (L.A. King-Church) |
| EFC Reel 3 | Statement presented to the British Empire Forestry Conference, 1928 (Gent) |
| RS/Br.Isles/Gen.Conf.Reports | Reports for British Empire Forestry Conferences, 1923 |
| RS/Br.Isles/Gen.Conf.Reports, Statements Vol. I (i) | Statement presented to the British Commonwealth Forestry Conference in Canada, 1952 |
| W.Africa/General | Report by F.A. Stockdale on his visit to Nigeria, Gold Coast, and Sierra Leone, October 1935 to February 1936 |
| W.Africa/General | Report on timber production in the Gold Coast and the possibilities of its development, 1939 (W.F. Chipp) |
| 667 | Foggie, A. 1949. Forest reservation in the Gold Coast. Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 40(1): 677–688 |
E:
Special Collections, Edinburgh University Library.
| Reference | Title |
|---|---|
| EUML S.B. 91 (6674) Dup. | Joseph Dupuis 1824. Journal of a residence in Ashantee: comprising notes and researches relative to the Gold Coast and the interior of Western Africa, chiefly collected from Arabic manuscripts and information communicated by the Moslems of Guinea; to which is prefixed an account of the origin and causes of the present war. H. Colburn, London. |
| Gen 2093/1 | Stebbing Collection |
| 1. | Notes on the Côte d’Ivoire, 12–16 February 1934 (Exploitation) |
| 2. | Notes on Nigerian Forests and AdministrationTour in Southern Nigeria, 8–21 March 1934 |
| 3. | Notes on a journey from Maradi to Reggan, in connection with the disappearance of the savanna forests, 27 March 1934General notes on administration, forest policy and organisation in the West African Colonies including conversations with Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor, Gold Coast Colony, 5–7 March 1934 |
| 4. | Notes on Southern Nigerian Forests, administration etc, 2nd tour to South-East, Sapoba plantations and exploitation, 13–19 March 1934 |
| 5. | Tour in Northern Nigeria on the way north |
| 6. | Nigeria inc. present organisation of Nigerian Forest Service (and that of other colonies) |
| 7. | Ivory Coast, 30–31 January–24 February 1934 |
Figure 1
Protectorate of the Northern Territories, Ashanti Colony and Gold Coast Colony.
Source: Chipp, 1922