ASANTEHENE’S PRIVATE SECRETARY’S OFFICE RECORDS (MAG 2)

Reference Code

Record Class Title

Period

Page

MAG2/1/1-63

MAG2/2/1-14

MAG2/2/2/1-10

MAG2/2/3/1-7

MAG2/2/3/1-2

MAG2/4/1-10

MAG2/5/1-5

General Records

Personal Letters of Nana Prempeh I

Personal Letter of Nana Osei Agyeman Prempeh II

Personal Letter of Nana Opoku Ware II

Personal Files of Asantehene

Correspondence of Otumfuo’s Children and

Relatives

Visits and Appointments

1943-1998

1904-1930

1930-1958

1971-1981

1950-1979

1950-1970

1953-1980

4-8

9-10

11-13

14-15

17-18

19-20

ASANTEHENE’S TREASURY RECORDS (MAG4)

Reference Code

Records Class Title

Period

Page

MAG4/1/1-35

MAG4/2/1-4

MAG4/3/1-17

MAG4/4/1-27

MAG4/5/1-9

MAG4/6/1-2

MAG4/7/1-6

MAG4/8/1-7

MAG4/9/1-4

MAG4/10/1-4

MAG4/11/1-3

MAG4/12/1-6

MAG4/13/1-4

MAG4/14/1-3

MAG4/15/1-2

General Records

Tributes (Cocoa and Quarry)

Matters relating to Organisations and Institutions

Treasuries

Personal Records

Water Supplies and Water Wells

Matters Relating to Courts

Matters Relating to Education

Ashanti National Funds

Rent and Leases

Concessions

Financial Matters

Estimates

Reports

Minutes of Meetings

1943-1969

1942-1960

1943-1958

1943-1956

1945-1959

1946-1955

1945-1948

1945-1956

1945-1957

1943-1958

1946-1957

1949-1958

1945-1958

1948-1957

1948-1953

21-23

25-26

27-29

ASANTEHENE’S COURT CHIEF REGISTRAR’S OFFICE RECORDS (MAG7)

Reference Code

Records Class Title

Period

Page

MAG7/1/1-39

MAG7/2/1-39

MAG7/3/1-3

MAG7/4/1-3

MAG7/5/1-6

MAG7/6/1-5

General Records

Native and Area Courts Matters

Judgments and Ruling from West African Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Gold Coast (copies)

Court Returns

Records of Kumasi Municipal Court Chief Registrar

Personal Files

1947-1963

1944-1957

1947-1951

1948-1954

1960-1963

1947-1961

41-43

44-46

Manhyia Archives

List of Records

2 MAG 2

RECORD GROUP NO…………………………………………..CODE………………….

ASANTEHENE’S PRIVE SECRETARY RECORDS

RECORD GROUP TITLE………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………….

1 2/1

RECORD CLASS NO…………………………………………….CODE………………

GENERAL RECORDS

RECORD CLASS TITLE………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………..

RECORD SUB CLASS NO………………………………CODE………………………..

RECORD SUB CLASS TITLE…………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………….

DATE …………………

ACCESS………………

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG2/1/1 Transport – Asantehene’s Rolls Royce

Car (0079) 1 1943-70

“ 2 Concessions – General Correspondence

(0006) 1 1946-59

“ 3 Legislative Assembly Paper (0023) 1 1946-54

“ 4 Arrivals and departures (0041) 1 1947-53

“ 5 Notes at Interviews (0034) 1 1947-54

“ 6 Petitions – General (0029) 1 1947-61

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/1/7 Industries (0044) 1 1947-53

“ 8 Kumasi Division Council minutes

(0064) ! 1948-58

“ 9 Engagements (0054) 1 1948-66

“ 10 Company (Shares) 0053 1 1948-58

” 11 Interviews (0057) 1 1948-53

“ 12 Disturbances in the Gold Coast (0049) 1 1948

“ 13 Obituary (0060) 1 1949-71

“ 14 Gold Coast Amateur Sports (0073) 1 1950-52

“ 15 Asante Kotoko Society (0077) 1 1950-71

“ 16 Convention Peoples Party (0082) 1 1951-64

“ 17 District and Local Councils (0095) 1 1951-64

“ 18 Gold Coast Territorial Council meeting 1 1950

“ 19 Minutes From Conf. Council 1 1951

“ 20 Secretary (0052/vol III) 1 1951-71

“ 21 Kumasi Motor and Transport Union,

Committee on 1 1951-52

“ 22 Honour and Greetings 1 1951-70

“ 23 Associations (0012/vol II) 1 1951-55

“ 24 Coronation Celebration (0093) 1 1952-

“ 25 Ashanti Cathedral (Anglican)

contd sheet

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(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/1/26 Endorsement Fund 1 1952-84

“ 27 Alienation of Lands 1 1952

“ 28 U.S.A. Information Service (0090) 1 1952

“ 29 Ashanti Turf Club (0092) 1 1952-72

“ 30 Opoku Ware Secondary School 1 1955-66

“ 31 Asanteman Council 1 1955-69

“ 32 Prempeh College – Chairman (0076/vol

vol. II) – Chairm. 1 1956-60

“ 33 Asantehene’s leave (0097) 1 1958-60

“ 34 Otumfuo Agyemang Prempeh II

- Invitation – State House 1 1959

“ 35 Ashanti House of Chiefs (0097) 1 195960

“ 36 Education – General 1 1968-71

“ 37 Petitions 1 1968-76

“ 38 Ghana Press Releases 1 1970-73

“ 39 Congratulatory messages 1 1970

“ 40 Condolence – Telegrams 1 1970

“ 41 Congratulation Messages to

Otumfuo Opoku Ware II 1 1970

“ 42 Schools and Higher Institutions AO/10 1 1972-74

“ 43 Agriculture – Land for 1 1971

“ 44 High commissioner for Pakistan sending

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/1/44 two pamphlets – India confess Designs

to Undo Pakistan and “ Indian inter-

ference in Pakistans Internal Affairs”

to Otumfuo Opoku Ware II 1 1971

“ 45 Bank Statements 1 1971

“ 46 Anglican News Letter Diocese of

Kumasi 1 1971-73

“ 47 Purchases Bill AO/8 1 1972-79

“ 48 Invitations 1 1972-73

“ 49 Asantehene’s Palace building Fund

(AO/26) 1 1973-77

“ 50 National House of Chiefs 1 1973-77

“ 51 Embassies and High Commissioners

(AO/3) 1 1973-77

“ 52 Appeal for Funds / Complaints 3 1973-79

“ 53 Societies/ Organisations and Clubs (AO/19) 2 1973-76

“ 54 Bank Shares/AO/29/vol.2) 1 1973-78

“ 55 Ashanti Stool lands A/C. (0245) 1 1974-78

“ 56 Purchase of headgear and other gold

regalia that were taken by the British

expedition to Kumasi in 1874 by

Otumfuo Opoku Ware II 1 1974

“ 57 Asantehene’s Economic advisory

committee 1 1974-75

“ 58 Return of Golden Stool regalia centenary &

celebration (AO/33/vol.1) 1 1974-78

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(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/1/59 Asantehene’s Durbar Committee 1 1975

“ 60 General letters (AO/11/vols. 3,4 & 6) 3 1976-89

“ 61 Memorandum on the proposed Union

Government submitted by the Catholic

Bishops Conference of Ghana 1 1977

“ 62 Petition for probe into the sale of corn by

Nana Yaw Gyima II – Sekyedumasehene

addressed to His Excellency the Regional 1 1977

Commissioner by Kwaku Nkruma

Acheampong with Gen. I.K.Acheampong’s

Comments to Otumfuo, Asantehene.

“ 63 Speeches/Press Releases (PS/40/vol. 1) 1 1979-80

2 MAG 2

RECORD GROUP NO……………………………………………CODE………………...

ASANTEHENE’S PRIVATE SECRETARY’S

RECORD GROUP TITLE…………………………………………………………………

OFFICE RECORDS

………………………………………………………………..

2 MAG 2/2

RECORD CLASS NO……………………………………………….CODE……………...

PERSONAL LETTERS OF KUMASIHENE/

RECORD CLASS TITLE…………………………………………………………………..

ASANTEHENE

…………………………………………………………………..

2/1 MAG 2/2/1

RECORD SUB CLASS NO………………………………………..CODE……………….

PERSONAL LETTERS OF NANA PREMPEH I

RECORD SUB CLASS TITLE……………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………..

DATE……………….

ACCESS…………….

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/2/1/1 Nana Prempeh I’s (Asantehene)

personal letters. 1 1904-29

“ 2 Correspondene of Nana Prempeh I,

England and Abroad including Nana

Prempeh’s letters to Prince Albert A.

Ossoo Ansa dated 3/06/24 informing

him about his official departure for

the Seychelles Island to the Gold Coast 1 1924-30

“ 3 Nana Prempeh’s correspondence with

the Kumasi Public Health Board

including correspondence on the

construction of the Queenmother’s

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(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/2/1/3 house at Manhyia 1 1925-31

“ 4 Correspondence between European

Building Inspector, Town Engineers

Office, Kumasi Public Health Board

to Nana Edward Prempeh, Kumasihene 1 1927

“ 5 Nana Prempeh I, transactions with the

Bank of British West Africa Limited 1 1927-29

“ 6 Kumasihene’s correspondence with the

District Commissioner, Kumasi 1 1927-29

“ 7 Kumasihene’s Correspondence 1 1927-29

“ 8 Correspondence of Kumasihene

Nana Agyemang Prempeh I 1 1928

“ 9 Kumasihene’s correspondence 1 1928

“ 10 Nana Prempeh I personal correspondence 1 1929-30

“ 11 England and Abroad correspondence 1 1929-39

“ 12 Confidential letter from Nana Prempeh I,

Kumasihene to chief commissioner of

Ashanti, H.S. Newlands Esq. informing

him how he settled the case between him

and the withdrawal and cancellation of 1 1930

the society

“ 13 Nana Prempeh I letter of query to the

secretary to Chief Commissioner for the

attitude he(the secretary showed to him 1 1930

when he visited the chief commissioner’s

office and the reply from the secretary

dated 31/7/30

“ 14 Personal letters 1 1930

2 MAG 2

RECORD GROUP NO……………………………………………CODE………………...

ASANTEHENE’S PRIVATE SECRETARY’S OFFICE

RECORD GROUP TITLE………………………………………………………………….

RECORDS

…………………………………………………………………

2 MAG 2/2

RECORD CLASS NO……………………………………………..CODE………………..

PERSONAL LETTERS OF KUMASIHENE/

RECORD CLASS TITLE………………………………………………………………….

ASANTEHENE

………………………………………………………………….

2/2 MAG 2/2/2

RECORD SUB CLASS NO……………………………………….CODE………………..

PERSONAL LETTER OF NANA OSEI AGYEMANG

RECORD SUB CLASS TITLE…………………………………………………………….

PREMPEH II

……………………………………………………………..

DATE………………..

ACCESS………………

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/2/2/1 Otumfuo’s correspondence with

Medical Officers (No. 26/30 & 41/32) 7 1930-38

“ 2 Personal Letters 1 1930-31

“ 3 Private Letters (No. 1/32) 1 1932

“ 4 Personal Letters (11/31) 1 1932

“ 5 Nana Agyemang Prempeh II correspondence 1 1932 *

“ 6 Asantehene’s Letters (46/32) 1 1932-33

“ 7 Prince Albert Arthur Ossoo Ansa

(Owusu – Ansah) of Ashanti letter to

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(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/2/2/7 H.M. Prempeh II Asantehene. (1/37) 1 1937

“ 8 Asantehene’s correspondence with

friends 1 1935

“ 9 Letters for Otumfuo’s Perusal 1 1936*

“ 10 Private Letters 1 1933

“ 11 England and Abroad 1 1934-35

“ 12 Mr. P.H. Henniker Heaten of

Cheltenham, U.K. letter to Nana

Agyemang Prempeh II commenting

on an article that appeared in the

Times which was written by

Lt. Col. Claude Beddington on the

Silver Stool of Ashanti 1 1935

“ 13 Nana Osei Agyemang Prempeh II,

personal correspondence 1 1935-38

“ 14 Nana Osei Agyemang Prempeh II,

personal letters 1 1935-38

“ 15 Otumfuo Nana Sir Agyemang

Prempeh II correspondence 1 1937-50

“ 16 Otumfuo Nana Sir Agyemang

Prempeh II – Personal letters 1 1935-39

“ 17 Dr. J.B. Danquahs correspondence

with Otumfuo Osei Agyemang

Prempeh II, Asantehene on certain

Paragraphs in the transcripts of

Osei Tutu (Oda, Kudwom) 1 1944

“ 18 Asantehene’s personal letters 1 1942-52

“ 19 Otumfuo’s Correspondence 1 1942

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(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/2/2/20 Asantehene informing the District

Commissioner, Kumasi on the Death

of Nana Adjoa Sentuo the sister of

late Asantehemaa and Nana Agyeman

Prempeh I 1 1946

“ 21 Private letters of the Asantehene

(Tour to West Province, Colony (2004) 1 1946

“ 22 Asantehene’s Personal Letters (0035/

vol. 1&II 2 1946-49

“ 23 Otumfuo’s personal letters 1 1948-54

“ 24 A letter from Kwame Nkruma, Prime

Minister to Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyemang

Prempeh, II, K.B.E Asantehene on

receipt of joint reply of Asanteman

Council and National Liberation

Movement (Letter No. 2621178/49

of 21/12/54 ) 1 1954-55

“ 25 Otumfuo’s personal letters (Nana Osei

Agyemang Prempeh and Opoku Ware II 1 1955-71

“ 26 Asantehene’s personal letters (vol. vii) 1 1956-58

“ 27 Otumfuo Osei Agyemang Prempeh

II – Personal Letters 1 1957

“ 28 Otumfuo Osei Agyemang Prempeh II,

correspondence on Otumfuo’s wards 1 1957-62

“ 29 Correspondence between Nana Osei

Agyemang Prempeh II, Kumasihene and

Reverend Father Evans Jr. 1 1923

2 MAG 2

RECORD GROUP NO………………………………………..CODE…………………….

ASANTEHENE’S PRIVATE SECRETARY RECORDS

RECORD GROUP TITLE…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

2 MAG 2

RECORD CLASS NO………………………………………….CODE…………………...

PERSONAL LETTERS OF KUMASIHENE/

RECORD CLASS TITLE…………………………………………………………………..

ASANTEHENE

…………………………………………………………………..

2/3 2/2/3

RECORD SUB CLASS NO………………………………………CODE……………….

PERSONAL LETTERS OF NANA OPOKU

RECORD SUB CLASS TITLE……………………………………………………………

WARE II

……………………………………………………………..

DATE………………..

ACCESS………………

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/2/3/1 Asantehene’s personal letters (0012/vol.v) 1 1971-71

“ 2 Otumfuo’s letter of appreciation after

His 1974 Eurpean Tour 1 1974

“ 3 Otumfuo Opoku Ware’s personal letters 1 1976-78

“ 4 Otumfuo Opoku Ware II’s Correspondence

with the Public 1 1979-80

“ 5 Otumfuo Opoku Ware II’s personal

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(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/2/3/5 correspondence 1 1980-81

“ 6 Otumfuo Opoku Ware II’s letter of

appreciation to friends after his tour

in 1980 1 1980

“ 7 Otumfuo Opoku Ware’s personal letters 1 1981

2 MAG 2

RECORD GROUP NO…………………………………………….CODE………………..

ASANTEHENE’S PRIVATE SECRETARY’S

RECORD GROUP TITLE…………………………………………………………………

RECORDS

…………………………………………………………………

3 MAG 2/3

RECORD CLASS NO………………………………………………CODE………………

PERSONAL FILES OF ASANTEHENE

RECORD CLASS TITLE………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………..

RECORD SUB CLASS NO…………………………………………CODE……………..

RECORD SUB CLASS TITLE……………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………

DATE ……………….

ACCESS……………….

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/2/3/1 Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyemang Prempeh II’s 1 1950-71

Personal file (Lodge Papers)

“ 2 Otumfuo Opoku Ware II’s personal files

(AO/27 vol. 3,7,8) 4 1973-79

2 MAG 2

RECORD GROUP NO……………………………………………CODE………………..

ASANTEHENE’S PRIVATE SECRETARY’S

RECORD GROUP TITLE…………………………………………………………………

OFFICE RECORDS

………………………………………………………………….

4 MAG 2/4

RECORD CLASS NO………………………………………………CODE………………

CORRESPONDENCE OF OTUMFUO’S CHILDREN

RECORD CLASS TITLE ………………………………………………………………….

AND RELATIVES

…………………………………………………………………

RECORD SUB CLASS NO…………………………………………CODE……………..

RECORD SUB CLASS TITLE…………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………….

DATE ……………..

ACCESS…………….

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/4/1 George O Prempeh (0087) 1 1950-57

“ 2 Master A.H. Osei Tutu College expenses etc. 1 1951-52

‘ 3 Repatriation of Mrs. King Relative of

James Prempeh 1 1952

“ 4 Affidavit of Sir Osei Agyemang Prempeh II

Asantehene to Registrar of Birth on Dates of

Birth of his children 1 1953

“ 5 Margaret Prempeh 1 1958

“ 6 Prempeh (Lovelace) and Arnold 1 1963-70

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/4/7 Prempeh Eva 1 1963-67

“ 8 Prempeh James 1 1964-66

“ 9 Flora Prempeh 1 1964-69

“ 10 Prempeh Gladys 1 1966

2 MAG 2

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ASANTEHENE’S PRIVATE SECRETARY’S

RECORD GROUP TITLE………………………………………………………………….

RECORDS

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5 MAG 2/5

RECORD CLASS NO……………………………………………CODE…………………

VISITS AND APPOINTMENTS

RECORD CLASS TITLE………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………..

RECORD SUB CLASS NO……………………………………….CODE………………..

RECORD SUB CLASS TITLE…………………………………………………………….

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/5/1 Asantehene’s visit to the U.K. (0094) 1 1953-63

“ 2 Otumfuo’s visit to the United Kingdom’

Denmark Holland, June 16 – Aug 15, 1972

(a) Official programme and correspondence 5 1972

personal correspondence
Press Reports
Business contacts etc.
Gifts and Souvenirs
Brochure, guides etc

“ 3 Otumfuo’s visit to Italy (AO/27/S.F.1) 1 1974-75

“ 4 Visits - General (AO/2/vol. 2,5,6 4 1973-78

REF CODE TITLE VOLS DATE REMARKS

(INCLUDING FORMER REF CODE)

MAG 2/5/5 Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, Asantehene’s

Visit to Upper Volta 1 1979-80