This website uses necessary cookies to display content. Further information on this topic can be found in the Privacy Policy of the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences.
Three fiches. Contains: FICHE NR. 194 1 BIS 3- - typewritten copy of a manuscript of Althaus (Wolfenbüttel 1935; 260 p.), made by Burmester (Hrsg), secretary of the Braunschweigische ev.-luth. main missionary association, Hedeper 1951, provided with an overview of the author's curriculum vitae and the report of an elder of the community Mamba (M. Ruben Muschi Nyange) on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Althaus on 24 April 1936 (presumably unpublished)
Contains: - a photo of Althaus in copy; a photo of Minja (1880-1944) in copy - Marangu 1932. Minja "Ya mlisi Oke Missionar Althaus" (language?) - Leipzig 1991. Saria, Njau, Jaeschke (translation of the letter of Minja) - Althaus-Pulke, D.: Bericht über Spurensuche II in Tanzania (report about a 5-week journey) 1991. (typed; 8 p.) - Althaus, G.: Mamba. The story of a Lutheran mission station at Kilimanjaro in former D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a from its foundation in 1894 until the end of 1909. Personal memories from my mission work. Provided with a foreword of the editor (Burmester) 1951, the course of life of the author (from the editor), a report of the elders of the municipality Mamba (Nyange) and a foreword of the author Wolfenbüttel 1935. (Maschinegeschrieben; 2 copies; 260 respectively 206 p.)
Note: Masch. shr.; Cf. Fiche 194 (booklet 3, p. 55), = doublet? Appeared (summarized) as "Mamba. Start in Africa, edited by Hans Ludwig Althaus", Erlangen 1968.
Author: By Miss. Althaus in Kwarango. May 1894. Scope: p. 325-330* 345-348. Includes among others: - (SW: Description of a homestead; language studies with natives) - (SW: Miss. Althaus - studies of language and customs in the farmsteads; sacrificial meal; "faith" of the Wadschagga)
Author: From Miss's diary. Althaus in Mamba, 2. May 1895. Scope: S. 281-285* 298-302. Includes among others: - 1st (SW: main work - language studies and construction; agency with brand sales in Moshi; arrival of Miss. Müller; trip to English station Taweta; description of missionary work there; circumcision; divine service; Miss. Steggal) - 2nd "Excursion to Lake Dschala" (SW: Excursion from Taweta; hunting with Steggal; contact with lions; way back to Mamba via Mwika; visit of chief Bararia; description of his house; Miss. Müller back to Madchame)
Contains: - o.K, o.J. Letter from an African to Mr Mergner in German translation without sender - Memmingerberg 1948. Albrecht to Mr Mergner - Kumkanas 1946. v. Alvensleben to Mr Mergner - Berlin 1941, 1943/44, 1946. Working group for mission / student federation for mission (Brennecke) to Mrs Mergner or circular letter without recipient (7 letters) - Rummelsberg 1946. Bavarian association for medical mission (Olpp) to Mrs Mergner - Braunschweig, Würzburg, Rummelsberg n.d., 1948 Bavarian Association for Medical Mission (Olpp) to Mr Mergner (3 letters) - Leipzig 1942 Bock to Mr Mergner - Magdeburg, Wernigerode 1946/47 Ground Staff to Mrs Mergner (4 letters) - Braunschweig 1948/49, 1951 Ground Staff (Wollermann)
Author: Diary of Miss. Althaus, Aug. 1897. Scope: S. 430-435. Includes among others: - (SW: Chief Mbararia - daily lessons; Chief Mareale - construction of a school building; good understanding with chiefs; attending church service)
Author: According to the monthly chronicle of Miss. Althaus and Bleicken. Scope: p. 359-365. Contains, among other things: - (SW: traditional law; construction activity; feared spread of Catholics) - "New candidates for baptism. The chieftains' quarrel." (SW: Presentation of the candidates; dispute between Koimbere and Mareale) - "Personal." (SW: Bleickens disease; construction by von Lany) - "Mission work on catechumens etc." (SW: School and teaching; prints in Kimamba; Mareale marries three women - polygamy; singing lessons) - "The 5th Conference of Jaggam Missionaries." (SW: Mr. Bale - "laterna magica" - showing pictures)
Author: According to Miss's diaries. Althaus and Bleicken. Scope: p. 158-161* 181-185. Includes, among others: - "First of October." (SW: guests from the English neighbouring station Taweta; printing house; showing pictures; lessons in Mwika also by chief Mbararia; lessons with chief Koimbere) - "2. work on the female sex, new christening candidates etc.". (SW: lessons for women; school building in Marangu by chief Mareale; baptismal requests; Miss. Bleicken after Moshi; weather observations; formation of local teachers; repair of the church; attendance at church service) - "3. admission of two boarding students." (SW: Construction of a girl's house; church services with presentation of pictures) - "4th Christmas." (SW: feast; giving of AT and NT in Kiswahili; attendance at church service; Christmas in Mwika)
Author: By Miss. Althaus. Scope: p. 90-94* 123-126. Includes, among others: - "First costume students." (SW: Description of the pupils; polygamy; lack of food) - "2. The schools and church services." - "Third Heavy Rain, Diseases, etc." (SW: colds; smallpox; mass vaccination by Dr. Pritzel in Moshi) - "4th New Baptism Applicants and a Baptism of Five Gentiles." (SW: Baptisms; baptism of the first female) - "5. The first jagga wedding in mamba." (SW: Abandonment of the usual wedding customs; wedding ceremony; feast; songs with harmonium; house of the couple) - "6. All kinds of work on the ward." (SW: Shouting off the Miss. Fuchs and von Lany; devotion and church services; petition for work or admission to a boarding school; birth and baptism of the son Ludwig Althaus)
Author: According to the monthly chronicle of Miss. Althaus and Bleicken. Scope: p. 32-38. Includes, among other things: - "First personal." (SW: Illness of Miss Bleicken; language studies; visit of Dr. Hans Meyer) - "2nd mission work." (SW: Establishment of a girls' and women's school) - "3. One death." (SW: death of a boarding student; funeral; number of students; marriage Mareales - traditional feast) - "4. A pagan baptism." (SW: Baptism of Stefano; divine service) Darin: Illustration "A Dschagga hut on Kilimanjaro."
Author: According to Miss's monthly chronicle. Althaus and Krause. Scope: p. 531-534* 543-548. Contains, among other things: - "One. A new little church." (SW: completion and inauguration of the building) - "2nd new students of the boarding school." "3. An instructional course for more mature students." (SW: Course for baptized costume students) - "Fourth death of two former chieftains." (SW: Death of Mlawi and Mbararia's father) - "5. The Cabin Tax." (SW: introduction of metallurgical tax) - "6. extension of the boundaries of the station land." - "Seventh Continuation of Unrest on the Mountains." (SW: tensions caused by Waaruscha; missionary work disturbed; sewing art; stone stable) Darin: pictures "The new assembly house in Mamba", "worker of the missionary station Mamba sawing boards".
Author: Excerpt from Miss's diaries. Althaus and Segebrock. Scope: p. 73-76* 103-106. Contains, among other things: - (SW: lessons; visit of an assistant from Taweta; form theory in Kimamba; writing lessons) - (SW: extension of the mission house; Dschagga services less attended; Miss. Segebrock has sole responsibility over Station)
Author: From the monthly chronicle of Miss. Althaus. Scope: p. 34-37. Includes, among other things: - (SW: boarding school; participation in church services; teaching in the surrounding area)
Author: From the monthly chronicle of Miss. Althaus. Scope: pp. 196-199. Includes, inter alia: - "One. A baptism." (SW: Mrs. Althaus has a child; baptism of daughter - Elisabeth) - "2nd Month of February." (SW: Trouble with the station boys for merit; lessons; Chief Bararia's third wife)
Author: Monthly chronicle of Miss. Althaus and Bleicken. Scope: pp. 77-79. Includes, among other things: - (SW: lessons - chieftains Mareale; Ngoija; Lengaki; inauguration of a school; baptismal announcement; scientific observation mission; house for scientific instruments; new school building; Miss. Althaus - Mumps; service by Miss. Walther and Ndesamiro)
Author: According to the diary of Miss. Althaus. Scope: pp. 219-223. Contains, among other things: - "First of all, all kinds of work." (SW: construction activity; mud house; new equipment; help by the chiefs of Mwika and Msae; labour force; construction of a road from Moshi to Taweta) - "2. indigenous disputes." (SW: dispute over a woman; trial; missionary intervenes) - "3rd High Visitor." (SW: Governor General Major Liebert's visit) - "4th First Baptism of the Heathen in Mamba." (SW: baptism with a lot of singing and following party)
Author: By Miss. Althaus. Scope: p. 332-338. Includes, among other things: - "First New Mission Students." (SW: Introduction of the new students; workers; arrival of Br. Krause) - "2nd emergency." (SW: many illnesses on the station; war rumours - attack by Waaruscha) - "3. The punitive expedition against Waaruscha." (SW: purchase of a new plot of land from Chief Mareale; punitive expedition; participation of all chiefs and weapons capable men; guarding the station; execution of rebel chiefs and greats) - "4. external works. Mission conference in March." (SW: bell tower and new bell; construction activities; statistics of the Jagga and Wakamba missions; new English bishop Peel)
Author: From Miss's diary. Althaus, March 1896. Scope: pp. 256-261. Includes among others: - (SW: everyday missionary life - school and lessons, agricultural work, church services, language study of the Kidschagga; circumcision) Darin: Illustration "Wataita-Neger im Kriegsschmuck." (Wataita-Neger in war jewellery)
Author: From Miss's diary. Althaus. Scope: p. 284-286* 303-306. Contains, among other things: - "First consecration of a bell and baptism of a heathen." (SW: Arrival of the siblings room and the Miss von Hopffgarten; choice of name at the baptism; 4 baptism candidates) - "2. new baptism candidates." (SW: presentation of the applicants; collection of collections - church treasury) - "3. Mareale and his people." (SW: Problems with the teaching; illness of the chief; cross from the catholic bishop of Zanzibar as a gift; other gifts) - "4. The building of the house. "Five. Three lions killed in Mamba." (SW: chief Koimbere; hunt of a lion; 3 injured people; lion - front teeth and claws for magic; fur removed from missionaries) - "6. recreation stay of Miss. Fox in Mamba." (SW: Arrival and departure)
Author: According to the monthly chronicle of Miss. Althaus. Scope: p. 408-411. Includes, among other things: - "First four school buildings outside the station." (SW: benches for school building in Marangu; schools in Marangu, Mwika, Kondeny, Msae; Kostschüler - Hilfskräfte in der Schule; Miss. Fox; Dr. Gallus in Moshi; vaccinations against smallpox) - "2nd mission work in school and church." (SW: school attendance; Msae - Chief Lengaki; reception of the bride of a ward worker) - "3rd circumcision." - "Fourth food shortage." (SW: new house; colorful pictures for the lessons)
Author: From Miss's diary. Althaus, May 1896. Scope: pp. 343-349. Includes among others: - (SW: geography lessons in the station school; more interest in the lessons; chief Bararia holds devotions alone; writing lessons; numerous visits to church services)
Author: Monthly chronicle by Miss. Althaus, July 1896. Scope: pp. 467-470. Includes among others: - (SW: teaching and worship; participation and interest of the locals; planting a banana plantation)
Author: According to Miss's diaries. Müller and Faßmann. Scope: p. 58-60* 102-103. Contains, among other things: - (SW: Services; School and Education; Miss. Fassman and miller hunting; rivers Nsanya and Kware; Reformation festival; building activity; 14 costume students) - (SW: Chief Schangali comes more often to church services; Tamul baptism; teaching; Miss. Müller and Althaus zur Küste)
Author: According to Miss's diary. Althaus, 11. July - 8.Aug. 1895. Scope: S. 397-403. Includes among others: - (SW: school attendance of the son of chief Koimbere - Kanina; singing songs; translating songs into Kidschagga; church services; school in Mwika; chief Bararia)
Author: From Miss's diary. Althaus, 11 June - 10 July 1895. Scope: pp. 374-377. Includes among others: - (SW: Capture and hanging of chief Leikturu; theft; school - chief Koimbere decides for teaching; church service)
Author: From letters of the missionaries Päsler and Althaus. Scope: p. 381-384 398-401 422-425. Contains, among other things: - 1st (SW: Division of the Dschagga area between Catholics and the Leipzig Mission; investigation trip of Miss. Althaus und Faßmann; contract with Chief Makoko; station development in the Mamba area; Chief Koimbere; Tamulen for support) - 2. Althaus supervises the construction work; Miss. Päsler and Müller from Madchame; slow progress of house building and horticulture; exchange and trade) - (SW: Start of construction of a stone house; Miss. Päsler - Return to Madchame; divine service with Tamulen and Swahili)
Author: Diary of Miss. Althaus, May 1897. Scope: pp. 327-331. Includes among others: - (SW: Chief Mareale; teaching in Marangu; chiefs Bararia and Koimbere; worship participation) Darin: Figure "Chief Mareale of Marangu.
Author: According to Miss's diary. Althaus in Mamba, Sept. 1895. Scope: S. 14-20. Includes among others: - "First, all sorts of work on the ward." (SW: school building; lessons; chieftains Bararia and Koimbere; sacrifice) - "2nd reception of the new missionaries". (SW: Arrival of Miss Segebrock and Ovir; Miss Ovir to Madchame)
Author: Excerpt from Miss's diary. Althaus. Scope: pp. 132-135. Includes, among other things: - (SW: approaching completion of the house construction; leopard hunt with the English merchant Fraser; Christmas and New Year celebration; Catechist Zacharias; jurisdiction by missionaries)
