Guide to the Ghana. Presidential and Parliamentary election ephemera collection M1650
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2023
Green Library
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Stanford 94305-6064
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Ghana. Presidential and Parliamentary election ephemera collection
Identifier/Call Number: M1650
Identifier/Call Number: 3009
Physical Description:
11 Linear Feet
(4 cartons, 5 flat boxes, 1 half box, 3 map folders)
Date: 2008
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials related to the 2008 presidential elections in Ghana. The materials consist of posters,
newspapers, flyers, and other materials. Map folders 9 and 10 are stored at Green Library.
Biographical / Historical
The first presidential and parliamentary election was December 7, 2008. There was a run-off on December 28, 2008, between
John Evans Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress and Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo of the New Patriotic Party. Atta-Mills
won 50.23% of the vote and became president. Akuffo Addo won 49.77% of the vote.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials
are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Ghana. Presidential and Parliamentary election ephemera collection (M1650). Department of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Africa -- History
Box 1
Convention Peoples Party
2008
Box 3
National Democratic Congress
2008
Box 4
Several political parties
2008
Box 5
Several political parties
2008
Box 6
Newspaper coverage of campaign and election
2008
Box 7
Newspaper coverage of campaign and election
2008
map-folder 10
Cloth banner and umbrella
2008
Box 11
Posters and/or newspaper coverage
2008
Box 12
Flyers, newspapers, and other ephemera
2008
