Letter from Rev John Beech to [Hezekiah] Beech and [Eliza] Beech
Handwritten letter from Rev John Beech (Wesley College, Kumasi, Gold Coast) to his parents, Hezekiah Beech & Eliza Beech (Congleton, Cheshire, England). Subjects include: a visit of the former colonial administrator and evangelist Tony Wilmot (1915-1996) to the Kumasi College of Technology [late...
| Order number: |
MS 381242 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
15 November 1955 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Beech; John (1926-2012); missionary |
| Order number: |
MS 381242 |
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| Summary: |
Handwritten letter from Rev John Beech (Wesley College, Kumasi, Gold Coast) to his parents, Hezekiah Beech & Eliza Beech (Congleton, Cheshire, England). Subjects include: a visit of the former colonial administrator and evangelist Tony Wilmot (1915-1996) to the Kumasi College of Technology [later Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology]; Beech's educational missionary work; the climate in the Gold Coast [Ghana]; potential for riots in Kumasi over the Convention People's Party Government's attempt to pass anti-chieftaincy legislation; affection for Europeans in the Gold Coast and Beech's views on corruption amongst African politicians and professions. |
| Main author: | Beech; John (1926-2012); missionary |
| Extent: |
1 sheet |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by SOAS, University of London |
| User restrictions: | Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | Archive |