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Title: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers
Description: Adolphus Clemens Good was appointed in 1882 by the Board of Foreign Missions to the West Africa Mission of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Initially assigned to the Baraka Station, he was transferred to the Ogowe River area in 1884 and spent the bulk of his career there. In addition to his work as a teacher and evangelist, Dr. Good studied bird and animal life in the Ogowe Valley and in the Cameroon, as well as the ethnology and religious beliefs of various West African tribes. He also prepared a text on Bulu grammar which was published posthumously. Consists of Dr. Good's journals and notes, his papers on the religious beliefs of the Gabwa and the role of women among the Bulu, and miscellaneous Bulu language items. The collection also contains various personal items, including letters sent to his widow, Lydia B. Walker Good. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Portrait of Adolphus Clemens Good, undated.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (creator)
Date Created: 1882, 1882-1896, 1882, 1896, 1882-1896
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894., Good, Lydia Belle Walker, 1856-1924., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Africa., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Presbyterian Church--Missions--Gabon., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon., Bulu (African people)--Social life and customs., Gabonese--Religion., Bulu language--Texts.
Geographic subjects: Africa., Africa, West., Congo (Democratic Republic), Gabon., Cameroon., Ogooué River Region (Gabon), Baraka (Congo), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Gabon, Africa--Cameroon, Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 169; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers, 1882-1896.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-169
Identifier (local): rg169
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:adgood

Title: Bulape Station annual reports.
Description: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Bulape Station annual reports for the years 1918, 1936-1937, 1943-1944, 1954-1958.
Date Created: 1918, 1918; 1936-1937; 1943-1944; 1954-1958, 1918; 1936-1937; 1943-1944; 1954-1958
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic).
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)., Congo (Democratic Republic)., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 9, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b9_f1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152100

Title: Bulape Station correspondence, 1929.
Description: Materials primarily in English, with some written in French.
Creator Name(s): Washburn, Hezekiah M. (author), Martin, Motte. (author)
Date Created: 1929
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Mission--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 9, Folder 10; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b9_f10
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152134

Title: Printed inspirational cards, undated.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (author)
Date Created: n.d.
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 17; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f17
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15830

Title: Annual letters of the Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1920-1921.
Description: Includes reports from the Bulape Station, the Carson Industrial School, the Mutoto Station, the Bibangu Station, the Lusambo Station, and the Luebo Station.
Creator Name(s): Wharton, C. T. (author), Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965. (author), Rochester, A. A. (author), McElroy, W. F. (author), Bedinger, Robert Dabney, 1885-1970. (author), Vinson, T. C. (Thomas Chalmers), 1887-1961. (author)
Date Created: 1920, 1920-1921, 1920-1921
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 7; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f7
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152203

Title: Annual letter of the Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1925.
Creator Name(s): Cleveland, Roy Fields. (author)
Date Created: 1925
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f11
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152225

Title: Correspondence from William H. Sheppard, 1892-1910.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (author)
Date Created: 1892, 1892-1910
Topical Subject(s): Missions Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo----------,
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: , William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15838

Title: William H. Sheppard Papers
Description: William H. Sheppard was a Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Congo for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1890-1910. Sheppard was one of the earliest African-American foreign missionaries for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. He and his wife, Lucy Gantt Sheppard, were stationed at Luebo and later at Ibanche. Collection consists primarily of photograph albums and photographs. Photographs document mission stations and churches at Luebo and Ibanche; the Sheppard family; other Presbyterian Church in the U.S. missionaries; and native people of the Bateke, Baluba, Bakuba, Zappo Zap, and other tribes. The collection includes a small number of papers, including correspondence; Sheppard's reminiscences of his time at the Stillman Institute in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; a pamphlet entitled "How Sheppard Made His Way into Lukenga's Kingdom"; printed materials about the Congo and King Leopold; hymnbooks in Tshiluba and an unidentified language; and glass and nitrate negatives. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Sheppard with his mother.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927., Sheppard, Lucy J. Gantt, 1867-1955., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions., Stillman Institute (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Topical Subject(s): Tribes--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:whsheppard

Title: Annual letter of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions draft, 1934-1935.
Description: Tentative draft of the 1934-1935 annual letter.
Creator Name(s): Crane, Chas. L. (Charles LaCoste), 1884-1953. (author)
Date Created: 1934, 1934-1935, 1934-1935
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 19; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f19
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152378

Title: Annual letter of the Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1914.
Date Created: 1914
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f3
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152186

Title: Correspondence to William H. Sheppard, 1905-1927.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (author)
Date Created: 1905, 1905-1927
Topical Subject(s): Missions Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15853

Title: Annual letter of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1932-1933.
Creator Name(s): Crane, Chas. L. (Charles LaCoste), 1884-1953. (author)
Date Created: 1932, 1932-1933, 1932-1933
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 17; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f17
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152370

Title: Manuscript copy of American Presbyterian Congo Mission acceptance of Sheppard's resignation, 1909.
Creator Name(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission. (author)
Date Created: 1909, December 2, 1909, December 2, 1909
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f3
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15889

Title: Correspondence of Lucy Gantt Sheppard, 1895, 1924.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, Lucy J. Gantt, 1867-1955. (author)
Date Created: 1895, October 19, 1895, January 24, 1924
Topical Subject(s): Missions Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo----------,
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: , William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f4
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15892

Title: Annual letter of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1935-1936.
Description: Tentative draft of the 1935-1936 annual letter.
Creator Name(s): Crane, Chas. L. (Charles LaCoste), 1884-1953. (author)
Date Created: 1935, 1935-1936, 1935-1936
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 20; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f20
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152388

Title: Annual letter of African Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1910.
Date Created: 1910
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152174

Title: Annual letter of the Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1926-1927.
Creator Name(s): Crane, Chas. L. (Charles LaCoste), 1884-1953.
Date Created: 1926, 1926-1927, 1926-1927
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f12
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152283

Title: Annual letter of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1923.
Description: Select pages from the annual letter.
Creator Name(s): Crane, Chas. L. (Charles LaCoste), 1884-1953. (author)
Date Created: 1923, April 1, 1923, April 1, 1923
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 9; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f9
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152220

Title: Telegrams to Lucy Gantt Sheppard regarding William H. Sheppard's death, 1927.
Date Created: 1927, November 25-26, 1927
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927.
Topical Subject(s): Missions Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 5; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15915

Title: Annual letter of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1930-1931.
Description: Includes two letters addressed to Charles L. Crane; written by John Morrison and Arch Cornelius McKinnon.
Creator Name(s): Morrison, John. (author), McKinnon, Arch Cornelius. (author)
Date Created: 1930, 1930-1931, 1930-1931
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions., Crane, Chas. L. (Charles LaCoste), 1884-1953.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 432, Box 40, Folder 15; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records, 1893-1980.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-432
Identifier (local): rg432_b40_f15
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:152299

Title: Special Bulletin No. 7 from C. Darby Fulton, July 23, 1960.
Description: Bulletin confirming by name the presence of missionaries in Salisbury (now Harare), Zimbabwe.
Creator Name(s): Fulton, C. Darby (Charles Darby), 1892- (author), Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions. (creator)
Date Created: 1960, July 3, 1960, July 3, 1960
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019., Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019--Archives., Miller, Polly Jean, 1927---Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 537, Box 2, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David and Polly Miller Papers, circa 1936-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-537
Identifier (local): rg537_b2_f3_fulton_bulletin_1960
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:293445

Title: To All Readers of the Congo Mission News, July 26, 1960.
Description: Circular by R.V. de Carle Thompson of the Conseil Protestant du Congo describing Congolese Independence and the evacuation of missionaries.
Creator Name(s): Congo Protestant Council. (creator), Thompson, R.V. de Carle. (author)
Date Created: 1960, July 26, 1960, July 26, 1960
Name Subject(s): Congo Protestant Council., Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019--Archives., Miller, Polly Jean, 1927---Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Independence movements--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 1960-1997., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 537, Box 2, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David and Polly Miller Papers, circa 1936-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-537
Identifier (local): rg537_b2_f3_conseil_protestant_du_congo_1960
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:293439

Title: Letter from Polly Miller to friends, August 2, 1960.
Description: Letter regarding Polly Miller's departure from the Congo and rumors of a bomb attack at her home in the Congo.
Creator Name(s): Miller, Polly Jean, 1927- (author)
Date Created: 1960, August 2, 1960, August 2, 1960
Name Subject(s): Miller, Polly Jean, 1927-, Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019., Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019--Archives., Miller, Polly Jean, 1927---Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 537, Box 2, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David and Polly Miller Papers, circa 1936-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-537
Identifier (local): rg537_b2_f3_polly_miller_1960
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:293443

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