Ghana Archives and Libraries

Offices to Contact
National Archives of Ghana 21 Castle Road Adjacent YWCA, Adabraka P.O.Box GP 3056 Accra, Ghana GA Address GH-GA-050-7200

Regional offices:

Manhyia Archives (formally Manhyia Records Office) Institute of African Studies P.O. Box AS 477, Asawase-Kumasi Ghana Telephone: +233 0322 398511/51 33971 Email: [mailto:manhyiaarchives@yahoo.com manhyiaarchives@yahoo.com] Website: Manhyia Archives


 * The mission of the Manhyia Archives is to provide efficient and reliable professional records and archives management services to promote democracy, human rights, justice, accountability, good governance, development, and the study of our history, culture, and national identity..

Public Records and Archives Administration Department (PRAAD) P.O. Box 3056 Castle Road Accra Ghana Email: [mailto:praad@4u.com.gh praad@4u.com.gh] Website: Public Records and Archives Administration Department Website #2: National Archives Ghana Search Room at PRAAD


 * The PRAAD building at Cape Coast holds a large body of documentary material including printed material, manuscripts, maps, drawings, and photographic collections. These are held in a large room in the archive building ideally designed as a repository. However, irregular power supply, poor functioning, and unsatisfactory maintenance of air conditioners as well as humidity and dust control problems have led to a deterioration in the physical conditions of the collections.

Regional Archive at Cape Coast, Ghana University of Cape Coast Website: Regional Archive at Cape Coast, Ghana
 * Online records from the Regional Archive at Cape Coast, Ghana: pre-colonial and colonial documents preservation project
 * This pilot project targets endangered archival collections in the Central administrative region of Ghana and will be undertaken in collaboration with the Central regional directorate of Ghana’s national archives - the Public Records and Archives Administration Department (PRAAD).

Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAAD) in Tamale, Northern Ghana
 * Preservation of endangered historical records in the Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAAD) in Tamale, Northern Ghana (EAP256)
 * Digitized archival records from Preservation of endangered historical records in the Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAAD) in Tamale, Northern Ghana (EAP256)
 * Located 400 miles north of the Atlantic coast in West Africa, Tamale was founded in early 1907 by the British as an administrative centre for the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast. British Direct Commissioners were stationed there, reporting to the governor in Accra on colonial and administrative matters. PRAAD's holdings in Tamale now include these reports, recording colonial disputes, administrative tasks, boundary discussions, court proceedings, land tenure and chieftancy affairs, as well as correspondence with the missionary church in the Northern Territories. The archives also contain historical manuscripts on diverse subjects including slavery and the history and culture of northern Ghana. The extent of the archives is quite large, containing over 30,000 boxes and approximately 2,100,000 individual records.

Libraries
Accra Central Library Osu Klottey Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 57 138 8401 Email: [mailto:abrahamyebuah@gmail.com abrahamyebuah@gmail.com] Website: Ghana Library Authority Facebook: Accra Central Library - Ghana Library Authority

Balme Library University of Ghana W.E.B. Dubois Rd Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 030 251 2407/024 938 1615 Email: [mailto:eaoagyei@gmail.com eaoagyei@gmail.com]

Ghana Institute of Journalism Library 32nd Gamel Abdul Nasser Rd. Osu P.O. Box GP 667, Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 302 228336 Email: [mailto:info@gij.edu.gh info@gij.edu.gh] Website: Ghana Institute of Journalism Library

Museums
National Museum of Ghana 2 Barnes Rd Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 30 222 1633 Email: [mailto:gmmb-acc@africaonline.com.gh gmmb-acc@africaonline.com.gh] Email #2: [mailto:gmmb.acc@gmail.com gmmb.acc@gmail.com] Website: National Museum of Ghana Website #2: National Museum of Ghana Website #3: National Museum of Ghana


 * If you yearn for a more comprehensive outlook on the ancient and modern history of Ghana, then the National Museum in Accra is the place to go. The National Museum of Ghana was established in 1957 and is the ultimate repository of knowledge on the various cultural elements of the people of Ghana, including their languages, chieftaincy systems, foods, dressing, and handicraft. The museum is divided into three primary sections: Ethnography, Archaeology, and Arts.

Record Offices

 * Ghana Births and Deaths Registry 2nd Liberia Road, Ministries Accra, Ghana E-mail: ing@bdr.gov.gh


 * Marriage Registration