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Title: Organization service of the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon, Elat, 1957, side 2.
Description: Only known recording of this event. Much of the ceremony is in Bulu. Includes an address by Dr. Eugene Carson Blake in English translated in Bulu by Dr. A.I. Good. Side 2 contains Bulu folklore and a message from Dr. H.L. Weber. Speeches, sermons, and songs in Bulu, French, and English.
Creator Name(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker), Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975. (speaker)
Date Created: December 11, 1957, 1957
Name Subject(s): Weber, Hymen Lawrence, 1873-1962., Eglise presbyterienne camerounaise.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon--Elat
Physical Location: TAPE 971; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Recording of the formal ceremonies establishing the Cameroun Presbyterian Church at Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroun on December 11, 1957 authorized by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. in May 1957 [sound recording].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=167
Identifier (local): tape971_cameroon_1957-side2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116503

Title: Marsha Snulligan Haney with baptism candidates.
Date Created: ca. 1979-1987, 1979
Name Subject(s): Haney, Marsha Snulligan.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cameroon., Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 424; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Marsha Snulligan Haney (1953-) Foreign Missionary Vertical File.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=84337
Identifier (local): ds5295
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:80149

Title: Black Sheep.
Description: The Bush Car. Carriers.
Date Created: 1916
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon, Cameroon.
Physical Location: DT 567 .M2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Black sheep : adventures in West Africa / by Jean Kenyon Mackenzie, with illustrations.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=9243
Identifier (local): ds1415
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5189

Title: Libamba.
Description: Libamba : Cameroun Christian College.
Date Created: 1961
Name Subject(s): Cameroun Christian College (Libamba, Cameroon)
Topical Subject(s): Universities and colleges--Cameroon., Education--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: PAMFOL LG 531 .L5 D3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Data file.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=31570
Identifier (local): ds1582
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5913

Title: First General Assembly and Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise, 1957.
Description: 11 December 1957. Inauguration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise. Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroon Français.
Date Created: 1957, December 11, 1957, December 11, 1957
Name Subject(s): Eglise presbytérienne camerounaise.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon--Ebolowa.
Geographic subjects: Ebolowa (Cameroon), Africa--Cameroon--Sud--Ebolowa
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 06-0902 SPP 67; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David Georg Gelzer papers, 1957.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=65738
Identifier (local): ds6023
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112811

Title: A Sunday attendance of 5745 persons at Elat.
Description: A Sunday attendance of 5745 persons at Elat, over 400 outside unable to get in.
Date Created: ca. 1910, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cameroon., Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2440
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6446

Title: Missionary residence at Lolodorf.
Description: Missionary residence at Lolodorf.
Date Created: ca. 1910, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cameroon., Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Lolodorf (Cameroon), Cameroon--Missions., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2451
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6586

Title: The missionaries at Mission Meeting.
Description: The missionaries at Mission Meeting at Lolodorf.
Date Created: ca. 1910, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cameroon., Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Lolodorf (Cameroon), Cameroon--Missions., Africa--Cameroon--Lolodorf
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2452
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6642

Title: Crowd coming out of Elat church.
Description: Part of the crowd coming out of Elat church after the big service.
Date Created: ca. 1910, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cameroon., Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2441
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6652

Title: Seaside cottage, Batanga.
Description: Seaside cottage, Batanga, the mission Treasurer's office.
Date Created: ca. 1910, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cameroon., Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2454
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6482

Title: Of Two Generations.
Description: Mrs A.C. Good sits on the steps of the pastor's home with her daughter in law, Mrs A.I. Good. The former was the widow of Dr. A.C. Good, the pioneer, through whose travels and residence at Efulan the interior of the Cameroun was opened up to missionary endeavor.
Date Created: ca. 1910s-1940s, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893-
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cameroon., Missons--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2436
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6622

Title: Dr. Silas F. Johnson at desk.
Description: Dr. Silas F. Johnson in his study Efulan [Efoulan], Cameroon W. Africa.
Date Created: 1895
Name Subject(s): Johnson, Silas Franklin, 1865-1936--Archives., Johnson, Silas Franklin, 1865-1936., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Africa, West., Africa, West., Africa, West, Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 55, Box 1, Folder 16a; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Silas Franklin Johnson Papers, 1889-1936.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-55
Identifier (local): ds571
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4965

Title: Elat Industrial School-Office.
Description: Elat Industrial School-Office. Pictured: Fred Hope.
Date Created: ca. 1910s-1940s, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Schools--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2437
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6811

Title: The SS Fantee in the Duala river.
Description: The SS "Fantee" in the Duala river. The ship I started to Africa in, which was wrecked on the Liberian coast and forced to return to England for repairs.
Date Created: ca. 1910, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2456
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6657

Title: First General Assembly and Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise, 1957.
Description: 11 December 1957. Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroon Français. 1st General Assembly of the E.P.C. Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise (E.P.C.). Sitting at right, Eugene Carson Blake, Stated Clerk, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Date Created: 1957, December 11, 1957, December 11, 1957
Name Subject(s): Eglise presbytérienne camerounaise., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon--Ebolowa.
Geographic subjects: Ebolowa (Cameroon), Africa--Cameroon--Sud--Ebolowa
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 06-0902 SPP 67; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David Georg Gelzer papers, 1957.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=65738
Identifier (local): ds6027
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112816

Title: Lolodorf Christian man and wife.
Description: Lolodorf Christian man and wife.
Date Created: ca. 1910s-1940s, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Lolodorf (Cameroon), Africa--Cameroon--Lolodorf
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2438
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6720

Title: Albert Irwin Good.
Description: Albert Irwin Good.
Date Created: ca. 1910, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975., Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2455
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6814

Title: Notes of Journeys About Batanga, 1892.
Description: Adolphus Clemens Good journal, "Notes of Journeys About Batanga, 1892"
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (author)
Date Created: 1892
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon., Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Cameroon----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 7a; 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_b1_f7a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:45276

Title: Notes on Second Journey from Batanga to Nyahitande, 1892.
Description: Adolphus Clemens Good journal, "Notes on Second Journey from Batanga to Nyahitande," 1892.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (author)
Date Created: 1892
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon., Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Cameroon----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 8; 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_b1_f8
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:44978

Title: The Susan Reynolds Underhill African Art Collection.
Description: Pamphlet for the Susan Reynolds Underhill African Art Collection at Lincoln University's Vail Library. The collection was gifted to the university by Rev. Irwin W. Underhill as a memorial to his wife who died in 1934 during her mission service in Cameroon.
Creator Name(s): Vail Library (Lincoln University) (creator)
Date Created: 1940, circa 1940s
Name Subject(s): Underhill, Irvin Windfield, 1896-1982--Archives., Underhill, Irvin Windfield, 1896-1982., Underhill, Susan R. (Susan Reynolds), 1904-1934., Vail Library (Lincoln University)
Topical Subject(s): Art objects, African., Art, African., Antiquities--Collection and preservation., African American missionaries--Cameroon., Women missionaries--Cameroon., Missionaries--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Cameroon., Cameroon., Chester County (Pa.), Africa, North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Chester
Physical Location: RG 418, Box 3, Folder 17; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Irvin Windfield Underhill Papers, 1928-1990.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-418
Identifier (local): rg418_b3_f17_underhill_art_collection
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:345219

Title: Edna Heminger's correspondence, 1922-1923.
Description: Correspondence of Edna Heminger (Mrs. L.D. Heminger), a missionary to Cameroon. Primarily between Heminger and the Acting Secretary for Africa, W. Reginald Wheeler, regarding her decision to return to the mission field.
Creator Name(s): Heminger, Edna Michaels. (author), Wheeler, W. Reginald (William Reginald), 1889-1963. (author)
Date Created: 1922, 1922-1923
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission., Heminger, Edna Michael., Wheeler, W. Reginald (William Reginald), 1889-1963.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cameroon., Women missionaries--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Cameroon., New York (N.Y.), Wooster (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York, North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Wayne--Wooster, Africa--Cameroon, Cameroon.
Physical Location: RG 142, Box 3, Folder 28; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Secretaries' Files: West Africa Mission, 1911-1965.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-142
Identifier (local): rg142_b3_f28
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:169260

Title: West Africa medical mission correspondence and background papers, 1929-1938.
Description: Materials in English and French.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission. (creator)
Date Created: 1929, ca. 1929-1938
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon., Missions, Medical--Cameroon., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Missions, Medical--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Cameroon., Africa, West., Africa, West., Cameroon., Africa, West., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 142, Box 9, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Secretaries' Files: West Africa Mission, 1911-1965.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-142
Identifier (local): rg142_b9_f11
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:169307

Title: Yaounde Station mission reports, 1924-1927.
Description: Mission reports for the Yaounde Station in West Africa, 1924-1927.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission. (creator)
Date Created: 1924, 1924-1927
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon--Yaoundé.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon, Yaoundé., Yaoundé (Cameroon), Africa--Cameroon--Centre--Yaoundé
Physical Location: RG 142, Box 3, Folder 25; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Secretaries' Files: West Africa Mission, 1911-1965.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-142
Identifier (local): rg142_b3_f25
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:169214

Title: Emergency giving in Cameroun stewardship promotion insert, 1986.
Description: "Emergency Giving in Cameroun" insert to be used in church bulletins or as enclosures in stewardship mailings. Written by Margaret Chase of Yaounde, Cameroun. From 1986 Stewardship Packet.
Creator Name(s): Chase, Margaret. (author)
Date Created: 1986
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Ministry Unit., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly. Mission Board., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Support Agency.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon., Christian stewardship--Presbyterian Church., Christian education--Study and teaching.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0941; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Unit Stewardship resources, 1985-1990.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgwOTk=
Identifier (local): 18-0941_stewardship_1986_10, PDS-918-86-303C
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:143065

Title: African exhibit at Baptist conference.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #4378 AFRICAN EXHIBIT AT BAPTIST CONFERENCE TACOMA, Wash. -- Missionaries attending the 28th meeting here of the North American Baptist Conference, formerly the German Baptist Conference, examine an African exhibit at the First Baptist church. Articles came from the Cameroons, West Africa, where these missionaries will take up their work. LEFT TO RIGHT are: George D. Henderson, Toccoa Falls, Ga.; Miss Alma Siewert, Milwaukee, Wis.; the Rev. George A. Dunger, Hartford, Conn.; the Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Schneider, Dallas, Ore.; Miss Esther Schultz, Auburn, Mich., and Miss Clara Gebauer, McMinnville, Ore. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (YP-TAC-WASH-MES-8E-6-M)
Creator Name(s): Yost's Photo Service (Tacoma, Wash.) (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., North American Baptist Conference--Congresses., First Baptist Church (Tacoma, Wash.), Siewert, Alma., Henderson, George D., Dunger, George A., 1908-2002., Schneider, Gilbert., Schneider, Mildred Voth., Schultz, Esther., Gebauer, Clara Kratt, 1908-
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Washington--Tacoma., Missions--Study and teaching--Washington--Tacoma., Exhibitions--Washington--Tacoma., Material culture--Cameroon., Christianity and culture--Washington--Tacoma., Missions--Anthropological aspects--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Washington, Tacoma., Washington, Tacoma., Washington, Tacoma., Cameroon., Washington, Tacoma., Cameroon., Tacoma (Wash.), Cameroon., North and Central America--United States--Washington--Pierce--Tacoma
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 4378; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_4378
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360270

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: Senior African pastors.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-32195 SENIOR AFRICAN PASTORS NEW YORK -- Certificates marking completion of a nine-month African Senior Pastors’ Institute in the U.S. were presented to 10 African clergymen at the National Council of Churches’ headquarters in New York. Jointly arranged by the NCC and the World Council of Churches, the institute included seminary study, conferences and three months of local parish work. From left to right are the Rev. Joseph Adeke of the Anglican Church in Uganda; the Rev. Geoffrey Ngare, Presbyterian pastor from Ghana; the Rev. David Gana, Presbyterian pastor from West Cameroon; the Rev. Kermit Overton, fraternal worker in Cameroon for the United Presbyterian Church and director of the Institute; the Rev. Charles Kittoe, principal of Freeman College in Ghana where Methodist lay workers and catechists are trained; the Rev. Emmanuel Agyako-Mensah, Presbyterian pastor in Ghana; the Rev. Daudi Udali, Anglican pastor in Kenya; the Rev. Wesley Manda, Presbyterian pastor in Malawi; the Rev. Hezron Rachier, Anglican pastor in Kenya, and the Rev. Laadan Kamau, Anglican pastor in Kenya. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-2D-65-W)
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Date Created: 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., World Council of Churches., Adeke, Joseph., Ngare, Geoffrey., Adiku, Ehrenfried Tongo., Gana, David., Overton, Kermit Everett, 1924-1996., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Kittoe, Charles Dawson., Agyako-Mensah, Emmanuel., Udali, Daudi., Manda, Wesley., Rachier, Hezron., Kamau, Laadan.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Clergy, Black--New York (State)--New York., Ecumenical movement--New York (State)--New York., Christian education--Study and teaching--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-32195; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-32195
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:355911

Title: Senior African pastors.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-32195 SENIOR AFRICAN PASTORS NEW YORK -- Certificates marking completion of a nine-month African Senior Pastors’ Institute in the U.S. were presented to 10 African clergymen at the National Council of Churches’ headquarters in New York. Jointly arranged by the NCC and the World Council of Churches, the institute included seminary study, conferences and three months of local parish work. From left to right are the Rev. Joseph Adeke of the Anglican Church in Uganda; the Rev. Geoffrey Ngare, Presbyterian pastor from Ghana; the Rev. David Gana, Presbyterian pastor from West Cameroon; the Rev. Kermit Overton, fraternal worker in Cameroon for the United Presbyterian Church and director of the Institute; the Rev. Charles Kittoe, principal of Freeman College in Ghana where Methodist lay workers and catechists are trained; the Rev. Emmanuel Agyako-Mensah, Presbyterian pastor in Ghana; the Rev. Daudi Udali, Anglican pastor in Kenya; the Rev. Wesley Manda, Presbyterian pastor in Malawi; the Rev. Hezron Rachier, Anglican pastor in Kenya, and the Rev. Laadan Kamau, Anglican pastor in Kenya. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-2D-65-W)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-32195; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-32195
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356023

Title: A Towering Monarch Fallen.
Description: The trees of the rainforest rain from scrub to majestic type such as here pictured - a giant cottonwood. Prized very highly for its beautifully grained lumber is the African mahogany, quantities of which have been exported to Europe and America. Some mission residences have been constructed of finished white mahogany, the waxed grain supplanting the need for pictures.
Date Created: ca. 1910, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2450
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6690

Title: Modes of travel.
Description: Modes of travel. Chair in which Mrs. S.F. Johnson travelled from Batanga to Metet, nearly 200 miles.
Date Created: ca. 1910, 1910
Name Subject(s): Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975--Archives., Good, Mary Middlemiss, 1893- --Archives.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Physical Location: RG 170, Box 2C, Folder 5; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Albert Irwin Good and Mary Middlemiss Good Papers, c. 1890s-1963.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-170
Identifier (local): ds2448
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6840

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