The Institute has on microfiche the important collection of materials from the Institute for the Study of New Religious Movements, Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK, and has plans to expand its microfiche collection with materials relating to Africa from missionary society archives. The Institute also holds on microfilm the early Basel Mission records on Ghana.

Archival holdings include books from the 19th century Basel Mission library at Odumase-Krobo and collections of old books and manuscripts from the libraries of notable Christian families in Ghana, including the papers and manuscripts of Dr. C.A. Akrofi, books belonging to Rev. David Asante, the first ordained Ghanaian minister of the Basel mission Church, the library of the late Rev. E.M.L. Odjidja (former Moderator of the PCG) and the papers of the late Dr. Ephraim Amu.

  • Johann Christaller and Johannes Zimemerman’s first Ga and Twi Bibles. The dictionary of Christaller, as well as his 3600 Twi proverbs.
  • Zimmerman’s grammar book of the Akan or Ga Language
  • Anderson Akrofi’s Twi proverbs and grammar books
  • The history of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.
  • The History of Andrea Riis, founder of the Gold Coast branch of the Basel
  • Evangelical Missionary Society.
  • Harold Turner’s unique articles on Primal Religion, collections on African Christian Theology, and much more.

There are a number of donations to the library that has been termed Special Collections.

  • Methodist Missionary Trust
  • Prof. Kwame Bediako
  • Prof. Allison Howell
  • Dr. John Howell
  • Dr. Ephraim Amu
  • Prof. C. G. Baeta
  • Rt. Rev. F. D. Martinson
  • Dr. Emmanuel Evans Anfom
  • James Gibbs and Patience Addo Gibbs
  • Rev. S. K. Aboa
  • Rev. Mate Kudjo
  • Rev. Albert L. Kwansa, Aburi
  • Rev. R. A. Osei
  • Kwamena Poh
  • Andrew F. Walls