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...

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Archive & Special Collections MS 381242/03 Open

Order number: MS 381242
Date(s) of creation: 15 November 1955
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Beech; John (1926-2012); missionary

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prefix_number 03
title Letter from Rev John Beech to [Hezekiah] Beech and [Eliza] Beech
scb_date_creation 15 November 1955
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 1 sheet
author Beech; John (1926-2012); missionary
author_facet Beech; John (1926-2012); missionary
authorStr Beech; John (1926-2012); missionary
author_letter Beech; John (1926-2012); missionary
format Archive
description 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.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by SOAS, University of London
scb_use_restrictions Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist
language English
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hierarchy_sequence MS_381242.0003

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