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Berger, Carl (1871-1962)
RMG 1.642 a-b · File · 1892, 1898-1906, 1912-1961:; 1964-1976
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1898-1906 in Berseba, Rietmond, Ghochas, Gibeon, Haruchas bei Ghochas, from 1905 Farmer, cf. RMG 1.341 for estate; curriculum vitae and application documents, 1892; letters and reports, 1898-1905; copy of e. letter from Hendrik Witbooi to the captains of Berseba and Bethanien, 1904; Report on the rescue of his wife and children, who had been abducted to Gramus, 8 p..., hs., Oct. 1904; Report by Mrs. Ida Berger, née Bergmann, related Albath about her experiences during the outbreak of the Hottentot uprising in Gochas and on the trip to Gramus, 32 p., hs., 1904; Proclamation of the Lieutenants General von Trotha an d. Hottentotten, in German, Dutch and Nama, Apr. 1905; Memorandum: "Entwicklung d. Unruhen im Gochaser Gebiet", 1904; Detailed report on Carl Berger's experiences during the 1904 uprising in the Gochaser Gebiet, 15 p., hs, June 1905; Nachtragsbericht über d. Folgen d. Aufstandes, Aug. 1905; Ehrenerklärung d. Oberleutnants Stuhlmann für Carl Berger, Nov. 1905; declaration of resignation and justification for this by Carl Berger, June 1906; correspondence with Carl Berger, 1912-1961; correspondence with Mrs. Margarete Berger, née Ruymann, widow Carl Bergers

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.569 · File · 1902-1934
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Missionary Sister, 2nd wife of Missionary Gottlieb Viehe, 1902-1911 music teacher and catechist in Okahandja, Otjikango and De Doorns, see also RMG 1.603-1.604; correspondence, among others about her experiences during the Herero Uprising (1904), 1902-1913 1925-1931; death announcement and data from her life, 1934;

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;

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Diehl, Philipp (1837-1920)
RMG 1.606 a-c · File · 1868-1918
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1868-1920 in Okahandja, Usakos; Reports & Letters, 1868-1918; Notes about the first baptism on Okahandja, Jan. 1873; Short history of: Jonker Afrikaner, as he met Damras, March 1873; station reports by Okahandja, 1888-1893; letters to and from missionary Peter Heinrich Brincker, 1888 1890; copy of correspondence with commissioner Nels u. Maharero Tjamuaha, 1890; Report of the Evangelist Elia Kandirikirira, 1891; Presentation: "Is it appropriate that Christians won by evangelists gather in parishes or return to their relatives", 6 pages, hs., 1891; Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Viehe: Opinion on Herero land sales, 1887; Report on the increase in Herero's impoverishment through robbery, request for ideas from the German government, 1902; Reports on the Herero Uprising, 1904; Contract on the sale of land in Windhoek to the German tax authorities, 1904; Loss of property of the Mission and others, 1904; Contract for the purchase of the so-called "Borchard House" in Otjimbingue to Philipp Diehl, 1908; deed of donation of 5,000 marks from Philipp Diehl to Mission, 1912; congratulatory letter and laudatory speech for Philipp Diehl on his 50th ordination anniversary, 1918

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.641 · File · 1897-1906, 1924, 1955
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1897-1905 in Okahandja, Otjikango, Otjihaenena, Walvis Bay, 1906-1926 Parish office in Brazil including Paraiso, Rio Grande do Sul; letters and reports, 1897-1905; private letters to inspectors, also by Mrs Johanna Hamann, nee. Jansen, 1898-1899; Letter of the community elders of Otjikango with the request to leave Karl Alexander Hamann there (in Herero language), June 1902; Question A. von Falkenhausen because of the fate of his son, Febr. 1904; Reply to the article published in the Schlesische Zeitung: "Ein Bild aus Deutschsüdwestafrika" taken from e. Brief d. Frau von Falkenhausen, June 1904; Report by Ms Johanna Hamann about her experiences during the Herero uprising for d. "Kleinen Missionsfreund", 1905; Testimony for Karl Alexander Hamann, 1906; Letter from Karl Alexander Hamann from Brazil, 1924; Obituary for Karl Alexander Hamann, 1955;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.648 d · File · (o. J.)
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Memories of d. Witbooi Uprising in Gibeon, by Else Spellmeyer; Experiences from the first days of the occupation of Gibeon by the troops of General Mackenzie, by Else Spellmeyer; Ochsenwagen journey to the new beginning e. Mission at the edge of the Kalahari desert (!Gochas) from 27 August to mid October 1901, by Else Spellmeyer; A visit to the diamond fields near Lüderitzbucht; Report on a branch trip (1923), by Christian Spellmeyer; "Gibeon without a missionary", letter by Christian Spellmeyer to d. Brüder d. Vorstandes, January 23, 1936; Various newspaper articles;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.648 c · File · (1899-1913)
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Marginalien about the Herero and Witbooi Uprising 1904-1907, about visits of prominent personalities from war and peace in the Gibeon Mission House, reports and rumours, insights and experiences, notes and critiques on cultural and colonial politics, but especially the reproduction of original traits and typical characteristics of Hans and Willi and their siblings Gerhard, Marianne, Thea and others. Ilse - taken from the letters of our parents Christian/Else Spellmeyer née Lange in the years 1899-1923

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.647 a-c · File · 1892-1952
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

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

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