The collection includes a heterogeneous corpus of records: documents regarding land rights and boundaries, lists of chiefs and acts, maps, court proceedings and judgements in civil, land and criminal remedies, as well as the financial administration of the Council. The documents span from the end of the 19th Century to the 2000s. The collection refers to the Eastern Nzema Traditional Area.
The entire collection is currently located in a dedicated room of the Omanhene's Palace in Atuabo. The Palace is the headquarters of the Eastern Nzema Traditional Council.
The collection has been kept by the Head of the Eastern Nzema Traditional Council, the Paramount Chief, since the time of its constitution.
The collection consists of 188 files and volumes of varying sizes, sorted in 4 series. It has already been the target of a preservation intervention implemented under the auspices of the EAP569 project, which provided decent preservation standards to provide the long-term durability of the documents.
It uses Latin script with Nzima phonetic characters.
Arrangement: Chronological order. Undated items and copies at the end of the files.
Access to some files in this collection is restricted. Consequently, the digital images for some files are not available on the EAP website. Please contact the EAP team to request access to those.
This collection contains the following 38 files.
- EAP722/2/1: Tribunal Eastern Nzema - Atuabo, 16 Mar 1939-9 Nov 1940 [Restricted access]
- EAP722/2/2: Tribunal Eastern Nzema - Atuabo, 1 May 1941-3 Aug 1944 [Restricted access]
- EAP722/2/3: Paramount Chief/Tufuhin Tribunal - Atuabo, 15 Jan 1942-20 Nov 1942 [Restricted access]
- EAP722/2/4: Native Court - Atuabo, 6 May 1943-28 Jun 1946 [Restricted access]
- EAP722/2/5: Native Court "B" Eastern Nzema - Atuabo, 4 Jul 1946-25 Feb 1948 [Restricted access]
- EAP722/2/6: Ellembele Native Court "D" and "C" - Eastern Nzema State, 11 Jan 1947-16 Nov 1950 [Restricted access]
- EAP722/2/7: Awiebo Stool: Native Court "C" Abeadzi State Council cases, 19 Sep 1955-6 Jul 1959 [Restricted access]
- EAP722/2/8: Native Court "B" Judicial Committee sittings, 2 Jul 1957-19 Feb 1976
- EAP722/2/9: Akropong stool affairs. Nana Kwesi II, Tufuhene and others vrs. Nana Kwaw Fabil III, Chief of Akropong., 17 Mar 1962-14 Mar 1986
- EAP722/2/10: Estate of R. J. B. Acquaye (deceased), 28 Jan 1965-24 Apr 1974
- EAP722/2/11: Krisan stool affairs, 29 May 1966-7 Dec 2006
- EAP722/2/12: Aiyinase stool affairs. Destoolment case between Ama Faduah - Queenmother and 11 others, and Nana Ertwi Kpanyinli V, Ohene of Aiyinase, 9 Feb 1967-17 Dec 1976
- EAP722/2/13: District Court Grade II - Atuabo, 24 May 1967-1 May 1969
- EAP722/2/14: Exibits Menzizor stool affairs, 31 Jul 1968-20 Aug 1968
- EAP722/2/15: Directive from Chief Justice (Supreme Court and Appeal Court Review), 1970
- EAP722/2/16: Magistrate's Court: Atuabo Omanhene of Eastern Nzema Traditional Council (Plaintiff) vrs. Erzuah Blay (Defendant), 22 Jul 1970-4 Aug 1970
- EAP722/2/17: Settlement of land dispute between K.A. Baidoe of Eikwe and Aiyinase/Basake stools, 18 Jun 1971
- EAP722/2/18: Judicial service, 27 Dec 1971-3 Aug 1977
- EAP722/2/19: Anwia stool affairs. Destoolment case between Mensah Yaw - Safohene and 11 others, and Nana Simaleh Kpanyinli III - Odikro of Anwia (Voll. A & B), 18 May 1973-23 Jun 1975
- EAP722/2/20: Appeals and records, 9 Aug 1973-24 May 1976
- EAP722/2/21: Report of the Law Reform Commission on proposals for the reform of land law, Nov 1973
- EAP722/2/22: Judgment copy request of Chieftaincy matters, 3 Apr 1974-7 Apr 1976
- EAP722/2/23: Monthly returns list of cases, 29 Apr 1974-20 Apr 1979
- EAP722/2/24: Appeal cases, 16 Jul 1974-5 Apr 1976
- EAP722/2/25: Awiebo stool affairs. Destoolment case between J. K. Anaman - Tufuhene and 2 others and Nana Erhuma Kpanyinli V - Ohene of Awiebo, 17 Oct 1974-5 Feb 1975
- EAP722/2/26: Anwia stool affairs. Anwia - Akropong boundary at the District Court, Axim, 21 Mar 1975-3 Aug 1987
- EAP722/2/27: Judicial Committee of ENTC. Kwame Mensah Kwasi and 3 others vrs. Nana Kaku Buah II - Ohene of Teleku-Bokazo, 14 Jan 1976-25 Feb 1976
- EAP722/2/28: Stool family of Azulenloanu. Meah Kwaw - Abusuapanyin of Stool family of Azulenluanu and 3 others vrs. Nana Ado Ngeda IV - Ohene of Azulenloanu, 19 Jan 1976-2 Apr 1976
- EAP722/2/29: Chieftaincy tribunal of Eastern Nzema Traditional Council, 21 Jul 1981-6 Jun 1990
- EAP722/2/30: Stool land boundaries settlement commission on Eastern Nzema town/villages, 8 Apr 1986-Apr 2004
- EAP722/2/31: Eastern Nzema Traditional Area - Divisional Stools - Chieftaincy Questionnaire, 1 Aug 1986-14 Feb 1994
- EAP722/2/32: Arbitration Committee of Awulae Blay VII - Chieftaincy disputes, 30 Jan 1988-18 Feb 1992
- EAP722/2/33: Abusuapanyin Kabinlah of Kikam and 2 others vrs. Nana Kermah Kofi II of Edwakpoley, 23 Aug 1988-23 Jul 1990
- EAP722/2/34: Arbitration Committee of ENTC - Atuabo, 11 Dec 1989-28 Apr 1992
- EAP722/2/35: Nana Kermah Kofi II - Chief of Edwakpoley vrs. Nana Whajah - Tufuhene of Edwakpoley and another., 3 Nov 1990-7 Nov 1990
- EAP722/2/36: Opanin Eduku Ekpole Gyene of Awiebo vrs. Abusuapanyin Erzuah of Awiebo, Apr 1991
- EAP722/2/37: Arbitration Committee note, 1992-1993
- EAP722/2/38: Stephen Kofi Gyam - Abusuapanyin and Nana Avola Kpanyinli II - Queenmother vrs. Nana Erhuma Kpanyinli VI - Chief of Awiebo, Jan 1994-6 Dec 1995.
