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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: PCC: Presbyterian Church In Cameroon.
Description: Web site of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon.
Creator Name(s): Eglise presbytérienne camerounaise. (creator)
Date Created: 2019
Name Subject(s): Eglise presbytérienne camerounaise.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Related and Ecumenical Organizations--https://archive-it.org/collections/10547
Identifier (local): pccameroon
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:154005

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