GB 0102 MS 380610 - Hayford, Joseph Ephraim Casely

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GB 0102 MS 380610 (1918-1930) c1930, 1935 Collection (fonds) 1 file Unknown
The lawyer and politician Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford (1866-1930) was a member of the Legislative Council of the Gold Coast from 1916 and was prominent in maintaining pressure for self-government, through the National Congress of British West Africa. Publications include: Gold Coast Native Institutions: with thoughts upon a healthy imperial policy for the Gold Coast and Ashanti (1903); Ethiopia Unbound: studies in race emancipation (1911); Gold Coast Land Tenure and the Forest Bill: a review of the situation (1911); The Truth about the West African Land Question (1913); William Waddy Harris, the West African reformer: the man and his message (1915). See also West African Leadership ... Public speeches delivered by the Honourable J E Casely Hayford, etc, ed Magnus J Sampson [1951].

Acquired in 1987.

Papers relating to Joseph Ephraim Caseley Hayford, comprising photocopy of typescript, c1930, 'The Foundations of Self-Government: Historic Speeches by ... Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford (Leader of the West African Congress)', by an [anonymous] admirer, containing speeches delivered by Casely Hayford to the Gold Coast Legislative Council between 1918 and 1930, on subjects including the achievements of the Gold Coast Regiment, colonial administration, the peace treaty of 1919, and African civil service payments, with tributes of the Legislative Council to him following his death appended; and photocopy of a typescript account of his life, 1935.

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Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Sources: British Library OPAC; http://www.niica.on.ca/Ghana/indepen1.htm Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jun 2002 Africa Armed forces Biographies Colonial administration Colonial countries Colonial forces Ghana Gold Coast , Legislative Council Gold Coast Regiment Hayford , Joseph Ephraim Casely , 1866-1930 , Gold Coast lawyer and politician Internal politics International conflicts International instruments International law International relations Liberation movements Literary forms and genres Literature Military organizations National Council of British West Africa Organizations Parliament Political leadership Political movements Political systems Politicians Prose Self government State security War West Africa World War One (1914-1918) World wars (events) Wars (events)

Acquired in 1987.

Papers relating to Joseph Ephraim Caseley Hayford, comprising photocopy of typescript, c1930, 'The Foundations of Self-Government: Historic Speeches by ... Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford (Leader of the West African Congress)', by an [anonymous] admirer, containing speeches delivered by Casely Hayford to the Gold Coast Legislative Council between 1918 and 1930, on subjects including the achievements of the Gold Coast Regiment, colonial administration, the peace treaty of 1919, and African civil service payments, with tributes of the Legislative Council to him following his death appended; and photocopy of a typescript account of his life, 1935.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

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English

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• inglês