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- Title
- Adolphus Clemens Good Papers
- Description
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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
- 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
