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Albert Hoffmann (1865-1942)
RMG 476 · File · 1901-1953
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Letters and station reports from Bogadjim, Sidney, Ragetta & von Heimreise, 1901-1905; letters during work in Meiderich, 1908-1911; certificate of appointment as local inspector, 1914; work report for the winter half-year, 1918/1919; acceptance as evangelist in d. Innere Mission, 1921; Negotiations for the release, 1924; Correspondence, mainly with Heinrich Jopp, Herborn, 1925-1935; death announcement and life data of wife Henriette, née Dielmann, 1937; Correspondence, 1937-1941; death announcement and life dates, 1942; Correspondence with family, 1942; Letter by H. Vedder/Okahandja with 3 poems by Hoffmann from 1890-1893, 1953

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 2.143 · File · 1889-1894
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Letters and reports from New Guinea, 1889-1892; paper "What dangers do the accumulation of plantations pose to our people and what tasks do they pose to missionaries? ca. 1892; Report by Elli Arff, née Schumacher, on the last days of her husband's life, 1893; private letters to inspectors of the RMG, also by Elli Arff, 1890-1894; A letter by missionary Johannes Barkemeyer from Siar to the RMG, 1894; letters by Elli Arff from New Guinea, 1893-1894

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 715 · File · 1820-1844
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Beratungen über Aussendung von Missionaren zur Krim, 1820; Jahresrechnung, 1821; Jahresbericht, 1821; Erläuterungen hierzu von Insp. Blumhardt, 1822; 3 letters by Blumhardt; Wilhelm Kruse über das Missions-Seminar Basel, 1823; Jahresrechnungen, 1824, 1831, 1834, 1836 1842; 8 letters by Blumhardt, 1826-1830; 8 circular letters, 1828-1833; draft e. Missionsbund zwischen Basel, Barmen u. Bremen (Blumhardt, Dr. Richter u. Brauer), 1837; Invitations to the Basel Mission Festival, 1840-1843; Confidential communications from A. Bräm, Neukirchen on the Basel Mission, 1844; letter from Insp. Hoffmann, 1844

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 2.140 · File · 1880-1952
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Vol. 1; Letters and Reports from Siar, 1900-1904; General Report of the New Guinea Mission for 1900 (1901); Conference Report on the Establishment of a Health Station, c. 1901; Conference Paper "The Importance of Literature among a Literature-less People! 1901; condolence of the imperial governor to Bergmann's death, 1904; correspondence with the German Foreign Office in Berlin for seduction of a Papuan girl by a German official, 1902-1904; correspondence with and for wife Karoline Bergmann, née. Ott, 1931-1950; Ein Brief des Siar-Christen Bel an Frau Bergmann, 1950; Obituary for Karoline Bergmann, with letter of condolence, 1952; Vol. 2; Letters and Reports from Siar (circulars, travel letters etc.), 1888-1896; Vol. 3; Letters and. Reports from Siar, 1896-1898; private letters to inspectors of the RMG, 1887-1900; letter from Missionary Bamler from Tami to Gustav Bergmann, 20.09.1896; vol. 4 Nachlass; Bergmann to his parents and siblings, 1880-1897; program of the memorial service for housemother Busch, 1886; comparison of words of the Siar- and. Bogadjim language, not published; Karoline Bergmann to the Bergmann family, 1887-1893; various correspondence to the Bergmann and Ott families, 1887-1946; Ida Helmich to Karoline Bergmann and son Theo, 1906; report on the first christening ceremony at Siar Ragetta, 1906; letters from Papua school children to son Theo, 1906

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 724 · File · 1822-1845
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

4 letters from Johann Jänicke and M. Rückert, 1822-1824; correspondence with v. Gerlach and Laroche, 1828-1837; Circular über Aussendung d. ersten Missionare, 1833; extract from account book on the costs of sending their first missionaries, 1835; letter Missionar Döhne an Miss. Lückhoff in Stellenbosch, 1837; Instruction for the missionaries of the Berliner Mission, 40 p., Dr., 1837; Offenes Schreiben zur Neuordnung der Jänickeschen Missions-Ges. in Berlin, 8 p., Dr., 1840; pamphlet against the attacks of the preacher Rückert, 1844; letter of comfort to the "Brothers beloved in Christo on Tahiti", 1844; correspondence with Insp. O. Sheet metal, 1845

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 2.573 · File · 1864-1885
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Farm s. RMG 2.561 a b; Letters, by Franz Tamm, colonist, 1864; Letters, by Eduard Hälbich, colonist, 1864-1870; Letters, by Christian Philipp Johann Baumann, colonist, 1866-1872; Letters, by Wilhelm Johann Redecker, colonist, 1866-1870 1885; Letters, by Heinrich Felling, colonist, 1867-1870; Letters, by Louis Georg Knab, colonist, 1869; in addition 1 letter each from B. Björklund 1869, K. Kleinschmidt 1870 and Dr. Theophil Hahn to H. van Zyl 1875; contract for mission agent Ludwig Koch, Walvis Bay, ca.1872;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.615 a-d · File · 1871-1915, 1927
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1875-1911 in Omburo, Omaruru, re-emigration 1914-1915 to Tenerife, after months of imprisonment back to Germany, home service, cf. also RMG 1.613 c; letters, annual reports, station reports, travel reports, 1871-1915; essays:; Eine Totenfeier bei d. Ovaherero, 1876; Kirche u. Gottesdienst auf Omburo, 1877; Allerlei von allerlei Kindern in d. Heidenwelt, 1879; Report on a preaching trip to the north of Hereroland, 1879. North of Hereroland, 1880; Reports from Omburo by Mrs. Emilie Bernsmann, née Westkott, 1891; Letter from Cornelius Zwartbooi, 1891; Letter from Chief Juda Mungunda, 1893; Private letters, also from female family members, to Insp. Johannes Wilhelm Karl Spiecker, 1886-1902; essay: The Bergdamra Mission, 1892; reports on the Herero uprising, 1904; obituary for Mrs. Auguste Dannert, née Dahl, 1927;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Fenchel, Tobias (1849-1910)
RMG 1.617 a-f · File · 1876-1911
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1877-1910 in Keetmanshoop, s.a. RMG 1.420 for a life picture; letters, station reports, conference and travel reports, 1876-1910; life sketch d. Chief Fredrik Willem, Tseib/Keetmanshoop; The beginnings of the mission in Greater Namaqualand and the first martyrs in it, 12 p., hs, 1885; Versuch e. Hausordnung d. Evangelistenschule zu Keetmanshoop, 1888; draft e. Programme for admission to the Evangelist School, 1888; Festvereinicht über d. Kirchweihe zu Keetmanshoop, with 2 drawings, views of the New Church and the Mission House, 1895; Briefe d. Evangelists Paulus Platje: Request for Tobias Fenchel to return, 1896/1897; Letters of the Evangelists Paulus Platje: In the Name of the Suffering People of Velschoendrager, 1899; Letters of the Evangelist Paulus Platje: Report about the work in Khoes, 1899; Report about the e. school examination in Keetmanshoop, 1898; Letter of Captain Hans Henrick with the urgent request for e. missionary for the Velschoendrager in Khoes, 1899; Meta Holzapfel, née Brill to Mrs. Anna Fenchel, née. Bröder: Description of the murder of Ludwig Holzapfel, 1904; letter of appreciation from the governor for school in Keetmanshoop, 1905; Proclamation from General von Trotha to the rebellious Namas tribes, 1905; My thoughts concerning the establishment of industrial schools under the Hottentots after the war, 12 p..., hs., 1906; Major Maerker and Lieutenant Colonel von Estorff to Tobias Fenchel, 1907; obituaries for Tobias Fenchel, 1910/1911;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Hahn, Carl Hugo (1818-1895)
RMG 1.576 · File · 1844-1881
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Correspondence from the estate: ; Hahn's letter concepts concerning the correspondence of the deputation of the RMG and African authorities, 1854-1881; letters from Wilhelm Richter and Dr. Heinrich Johann Richter, 1844 and 1846; letters from Inspectors Johann Christian Wallmann and Ludwig von Rohden, 1854-1855; letters from the. Deputation to Carl Hugo Hahn, 1863-1874; Letters from and to the Finnish Missionary Society, 1868 and 1872; Letter from Missionary Johann Georg Krönlein to Carl Hugo Hahn, 1870; Manuscripts:; Pictures from South Africa, 1863; Mission Colonization, 1863; The Journey Home, 1873

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.605 a-e · File · 1869-1960
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1868-1903 in Otjikango, Okahandja, Otjosazu, from 1903 home service, from 1915 parish office; letters and reports from work with the Hereros, 1869-1903; annual reports, cash reports of the Otjosazu station, 1872-1903; manuscript: "Die Oupanga d. Ovaherero", 1891; reports by the evangelists Paul, Gottlieb and Manasse, 1893; private letters, also from Mrs. Hedwig Irle, née von Rohden, to the inspectors at the mission house, 1893. Inspectors in the mission house, 1890-1902; reports from the work in the home service, 1905-1922; correspondence of the RMG with members of the Irle family, 1922-1960; letter from Gottlieb Murangi, Windhoek, to Mrs. Hedwig Irle, née von Rohden, 1930;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Johannes Warneck (1867-1944)
RMG 449 · File · 1906-1936
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to mission leadership during home leave, 1906-1908; certificate of appointment as inspector, 1908; circular to all employees of the RMG, 1908; letters to Spiecker, 1908-1916; the situation of the Batak mission and the resulting tasks for position and work of Ephorus, Memorandum, hs, 1916; Negotiations about connection to state pension funds, 1930; document of appointment and instructions, 1932; correspondence, among others with sculptor Kuhn, Düsseldorf, due to Nommensen monument, 1932-1936; letter to P. Jäger/Bethel written in Pearadja, copy, 1920; values friends, printed circulars, Dec. 1922 Dec. 1929

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.616 a-d · File · 1871-1921
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1875-1904 in Gobabis, Hoachanas, Heimatdienst, 1904-1915, parish office, from 1915; Letters, annual reports, station reports, 1871-1912; Letter of Johas Vleermuis von Gobabis, 1881; Register of the Chiefs of the Red People Namaqualand, 1884; Letter of Hendrik Witboois to Manasse, Chief of Hoachanas, 1889; Sketch of the map Farm I, II, III Schwartmoder & Anis = Lidfontein, 1:1.000, 1896; report of the school and church visitation to Hoachanas, by missionary Carl Ludwig Hermann Hegner, 1896; private letters Friedrich Anton Judts to inspectors of the. RMG, 1894-1900; Correspondence to the award of the Order to Carl Ludwig Hermann Hegner and Friedrich Anton Judt, 1906; obituary for Susanne Judt, née Mohn, 1913; obituary for Friedrich Anton Judt, missionary, 1921;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.630 · File · 1891-1904, 1935
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1892-1904 in Zumamas, Gaub, Grootfontein, Otjimbuna, Franzfontein; letters, travel, station and annual reports, 1891-1904; private letters to inspectors of the RMG, 1891-1899; map sketch with location of residential places in the Otavi area, 1894; letter of the. Teacher Hendrik Djuella, 1901; Letters from Emmy Kremer, née Weyel with reports of her husband's death, 1904; Address by G. D. J. Scholls and Johs. G. de Wet at the funeral of Friedrich Kremer in Grootfontein, 1904; obituary for Emmy Kremer, née Weyel, 1935;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.635 · File · 1890-1900, 1921-1922
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1895-1900 in Rietfontein, Warmbad, Pfarramt USA et al. in St. John's Luth Church, Campbell Hill, Ill.; letters and reports, 1895-1900; curriculum vitae, ca. 1890; private letters to inspectors of the RMG, 1895-1900; What can we learn from the Good Samaritan for our mission, paper, 1899; letter about his departure from Mission, 1900; letters from Campbell Hill, Illinois/USA, 1921-1922;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Long, Ferdinand (1862-1918)
RMG 1.631 a-b · File · 1891-1919, 1942
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1892-1918 in Otjihaena, Gaub, Tsumeb; Letters, quarterly and station reports, 1891-1918; private letters to inspectors of the RMG, 1892-1900; letter from and contract with chief Kahimemua, 1892; printed municipal journal "Omahunge" in Herero language by Ferdinand Lang, 1900; application to d. Imperial Gouvernement in Windhoek for establishing 4 locations, 1902; medical testimony for Mrs. Maria Lang, née Müller, 1904; justification of Ferdinand Lang against accusations by missionary Friedrich Hermann Rust, 1906; legal dispute with the Otavi Mine and Railway Company, 1913; report by daughter Lydia Lang about the death of her parents, 1918; correspondence with the children Lang, 1942;

Rhenish Missionary Society

Letters, circulars, reports from Bukoba and Kijunja by Maria Fröhlich, 1929-1935; circulars by W. Hosbach, Brothers and Sisters number 1-7 by H. Scholten, 1934; letter by Christiane Blasyo Kashasha, 1934; letter by Josua Hermas, 1934; letters and cards by Martha and Wilhelm Hosbach, 1949-1958

Evangelical Missionary Society for German East Africa
RMG 1.657 · File · 1901-1965
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1901-1928 in Okahandja, Windhoek; Letters and Reports, 1901-1928; Curriculum Vitae (copy) of Emma Meier, née Ermshaus, 1904; Die Schreckenstage in Okahandja, Jan, Febr. 1904; inquiry about the semi-white children in Windhoek, 1904; report about e. trip to Gobabis, 1907; report about Windhoek police measures, 1909; ray of hope in the work e. Herero missionaries, Okahandja, n. J.; communication of the "Woermann-Linie" about the death of Friedrich A. Meier on board the steamer "Muansa" and burial in Monrovia, 1928; obituary for Friedrich A. Meier, 1928; letter (copy) of Hereros Gustav Kamatoto to Emma Meier, mourning for her father Friedrich A. Meier, 1929; correspondence with family Meier, 1928-1965;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Meyer, Freerk (1847-1923)
RMG 1.618 a-c · File · 1877-1899
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1877-1900 in Otjikango, Omaruru, Otjimbingue, housefather in the Mission House, 1903-1913; letters, station and quarterly reports, travel reports, 1877-1899; quarterly reports from 1897, also signed by Johannes Olpp; private letters to Inspectors d. RMG, 1882-1899; Invoices for building materials and municipal accounts; Letter from Hendrik Witbooi, Rooibank to Freerk Meyer, 1891; Police Ordinance on smallpox, 1891; Report from d. Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the church in Otjimbingue, by H. Kleinschmidt, 1892; Description e. Begegnung mit Hendrik Witbooi (1. Quartalsbericht), 1892; Contract with the school board of the German mission school Otjimbingue, 1895; Question by Mr. von Lindequist about harmful influence of spiritual beverages on the natives, 1896;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 2.613 · File · 1885-1892
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Station reports; concepts of replies d. Deputation; Presentations:; The marriage gift and child rearing of our Christian Herero, Freerk Meyer, 12 p., hs., 1885; Is it tunlich in our Hereromission d. previous strict practice in relation to polygamy to let go and d. by Inspector Dr. Schreiber proposed milder practice to introduce, after the process on Sumatra, Nias

Rhenish Missionary Society

Letters and correspondence, 1898-1909; Personal correspondence by Dr. Philipps and a letter by Pastor von Bodelschwingh, 1911, and a newspaper clipping, 1912; family letters, 1914-1919; testimony for Pastor Rösler, 1921; letters from African Christians to Rösler "New Letters from Usambara, 1922

Evangelical Missionary Society for German East Africa
Nyhof, Hermann (1871-1936)
RMG 1.650 a-b · File · 1893, 1900-1962
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1900-1936 in Walvis Bay, Steinkopf, Concordia, Lüderitzbucht, Warmbad; letters and reports, 1900-1936; cover letter, 1893; curriculum vitae of Mrs. Maria Nyhof, née Stotijn (copy), 1903; letter of Carl Ludwig Hermann Hegner to Hermann Nyhof about conditions in Warmbad, 1904; overview of d. Distribution of the Bondels on the various squares in the Warmbad district and sketch of the Bondels Reservate, 1908; Count von Hageneck, request for repair of the tower roof chair of the church in Warmbad, 1908; obituaries for Hermann Nyhof, 1936; correspondence with Maria Nyhof, née Stotijn, 1937-1962;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Riechmann, Henry (1859-1904)
RMG 1.624 · File · 1889-1904
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1889-1904 in Otjimbingue, Franzfontein, estate see RMG 1.625; letters, reports, station reports, annual reports, 1889-1904; 1 letter from missionary Johann Georg Krönlein, 1889; letter (copy) from Cornelius Zwartbooi with request for missionary, 1891; letter from captain Jan Uichamab with request for missionary for Zesfontein, 1893; travel report from Okambahe to !Goe-!Gams u. nach Vogelkranz bis Zumamas, 1894; Letters by Timotheus Zwartbooi u. Samuel Zwartbooi, 1895; copy e. Correspondence with Major Leutwein concerning Captain David Zwartbooi, 1895; private letters to inspectors of the RMG, 1890-1895; 50th anniversary of the Zwartbooi community, 1895; sample e. new weekly paper "Der Werftbesucher", 1st year 1895;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.628 a-b · File · 1890-1956
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1891-1900 in Okombahe; Letters, station and annual reports, statistics, 1890-1901; Report on Okombahe by Daniel Cloete, 1891; copy e. letter by Chief Manasse Tjeseta, 1894; contract (copy) of the German government with Captain Cornelius, 1894; letter of the voluntary evangelist Julius Kaitjenonjungu, 1897; sketch of the map. Station Okombahe, 1898; Correspondence Wilhelm Schaar with Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Viehe, 1900; Correspondence with Mrs. Martha Schaar, née Sapel, report on the death of Wilhelm Schaar, 1901; private letters to Inspector Johannes Wilhelm Karl Spiecker, 1890-1898; obituary for Mrs. Martha Schaar, 1942; correspondence with the Schaar family, 1919-1956;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Sckär, Charles (1873-1950)
RMG 1.658 a-b · File · 1891-1968
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1901-1930 in Ondjiva, Omupanda, Namakunde, Lüderitzbucht, s.a. RMG 1.477 manuscript about Ovamboland; letters and reports, 1901-1950; curriculum vitae (3 versions), applications, medical certificate, 1891-1901; letter from Wilhelm Heumbo, Ondjiva, with d. Request for more teachers for Ovamboland, 1908; annual report of the Ovambo community Lüderitzbucht-Diamantfelder, 1919; death announcement for Karl Sckär, 1950; correspondence with the Sckär family, 1958-1964; death certificate for Wilhelmine Sckär, née Kremer, 1968

Rhenish Missionary Society
Simon, Otto (1870-1956)
RMG 1.645 · File · 1895-1956
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1898-1903 in Gibeon, Pfarramt Deutschland from 1903 in Bochum-Hamme and others, cf. RMG 3.542 Lebens-erinnerungen; Briefe u. Berichte, 1897-1902; Lebenslauf, Bewerbung, Zeugniskopien, 1897; Privatbriefe an Inspektoren d. RMG, 1897-1902; Which tasks, duties and difficulties result from living together with the white population for our mission work? Referat, 20 p., hs., 1900; Report on young people to be trained as school assistants, 8 p., 1901; Letter to Theod. Haarbeck about unbearable conditions in d. Nama-Mission, 1902; Statement by Fr. Olpp, Herford, on Otto Simon's letter to Theod. Haarbeck, 1902; Accusations by the District Governor of Burgsdorff against Otto Simon, 1902; Otto Simon's statement, 1902; Testimonies for Pastor Otto Simon, 1910; Obituary for Mrs. Elisabeth Simon, née Rappard, 1940; Obituary for Pastor Otto Simon, 1956

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.647 a-c · File · 1892-1952
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1899-1950 in Okombahe, Ghochas, Gibeon, Keetmanshoop, Swakopmund, estate see RMG 1.648; Letters and Reports, 1898-1950; Curriculum vitae, cover letter, medical certificate, photography, 1892-1893; Detailed report on war events in Gibeon, Oct. 1904; Copy of a letter: Mrs. Susanne Judt, née Mohn from Hoachanas to her siblings, Oct. 1904; Essay: Über d. Witboois u. ihre Aufstand gegen d. Deutschen, 18 p.., hs., March 1905; "Windhoeker Nachrichten", No. 12, June 1905; Excerpt from Christian Wilhelm Friedrich Spellmeyer's Contobuch, 1906-1907; Letter from schoolmaster Petrus Jod (copy) to schoolmaster Franz in Windhoek, 1907; field instruction for missionaries in South West Africa (see RMG 1.648), 1932; "Kurzer Rückblick u. Abschied" (1939-1950) in "Geschwistergruß", 1950; obituary for Elisabeth Marie Spellmeyer, née Lange, 1951; obituary for Christian Wilhelm Friedrich Spellmeyer, 1952; "Lesefrüchte" collected for 40 years in South West Africa, Dr.., 1941

Rhenish Missionary Society
Station Thong

Letters, reports and statistics about the work in thong, 1894-1900; letter from thong as printed by Mrs. Baudirektor Hoffmann to her husband in Berlin, February 1898; report about the consecration of the church in thong, February 1898; letter of the indigenous Christian Emil Barut to father Bodel-schwingh, November 1899

Evangelical Missionary Society for German East Africa
Various Correspondences

Minutes of the board meetings EMDOA; Letters from Pastor Hagenau, 2nd chairman of the EMDOA, to F. von Bodelschwingh, 1890-1891; Request of the DEMA to Ev. Oberkirchenrat for service of theologians in the mission (printed; written at the conference in Halle), Nov. 1890; Letter from Doctor Gustav Warneck to F. von Bodelschwingh, May 1891; Report on the planned new construction of the hospital in Zanzibar (printed with illustrations), December 1891. 1890; Minutes of the board meetings EMDOA and copies of letters from missionaries in Africa, 1890-1894; "Die Anfänge der Evangellislisationsarbeiten eines Landdiakones im Münsterland, Aufsatz, 1890; Bekämpfung der Malaria durch Luftfiltration, von Doktor K. Möller (Druck), 1890; "Vicelin, der Apostel der Wenden, Erzählung, N.N.., o.J.; travelogue of Wohlrab and Johanssen from Tanga to Mlalo in northernusambara in April 1891; song sheet "One it is, whom I love, N. N., not stated; Christmas newsletter from F. von Bodelschwingh, 1891

Evangelical Missionary Society for German East Africa