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MS 380610
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| Summary: |
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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| Main author: |
Hayford; Joseph Ephraim Casely (1866-1930); lawyer and politician
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| Extent: |
1 file
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| Admin history: |
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]. |
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 A ... View more |
| Acquisition: |
Donated to SOAS on 9 February 1987. Copied for SOAS by permission of the donor.
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| Finding aids: |
This description constitutes the only finding aid at present.
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| Originals: |
Held with donor.
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| Related material: |
SOAS Ref: PP MS 35 (Cole, Dr Robert Benjamin Ageh Wellesley) |
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Archive
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| Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names: |
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GB/SOASNAF/P309
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Hayford; Joseph Ephraim Casely (1866-1930); lawyer and politician |
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GB/SOASNAF/C57
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Gold Coast; Legislative Council |
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