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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: Woman's Place and Lot Among the Bulu, 1892?.
Description: Paper by Adolphus Clemens Good, "Woman's Place and Lot Among the Bulu," 1892?.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (author)
Date Created: 1892, 1892?
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Gabon., Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West., Gabonese Religion., Bulu (African people)--Social life and customs.
Geographic subjects: Ogooué River Region (Gabon)--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Gabon----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 6; 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_f6
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:44755

Title: The Religious Ideas of the Gabwa, 1891.
Description: Paper by Adolphus Clemens Good, "The Religious Ideas of the Gabwa," 1891.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (author)
Date Created: 1891
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Gabon., Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West., Gabonese Religion.
Geographic subjects: Ogooué River Region (Gabon)--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Gabon----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 5; 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_f5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:44897

Title: Homecoming in the Hitherlands
Description: Written by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator Name(s): Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Date Created: 2008, circa 2008
Name Subject(s): Cannon, Katie G.--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Missions--Nigeria., Ethics.
Geographic subjects: United States., Nigeria., Nigeria., Africa--Nigeria
Physical Location: Digital files only at PHS. Original records at the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University, NYC
Related Item: Katie Geneva Cannon papers, 1965-2018.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk5MzQ=
Identifier (local): 21-0602_b2_f15
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287827

Title: Katie G. Cannon's trip to Kenya.
Description: Materials related to Katie G. Cannon's trip to Kenya with Dr. James Costen in 1999. Includes the essay "A Presbyterian Mission Safari", pamphlets, and correspondence.
Creator Name(s): Cannon, Katie G. (author), Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003. (author), National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1999
Name Subject(s): Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Cannon, Katie G., Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003., Presbyterian Church of East Africa., National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Presbyterian universities and colleges--Kenya., Malaria--Prevention., Missions--Kenya., African American clergy.
Geographic subjects: United States., Kenya., Kenya., Kenya., Africa--Kenya
Physical Location: RG 541, Box 1, Folder 85; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Katie Geneva Cannon Papers, circa 1950-2019.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-541
Identifier (local): 20-0817_b2_f10
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:304599

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