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[Letters from other mission houses and mission friends] Hamberg (Münsterdorf) to the Breklumer Mission about his advertising campaign for an engagement of the Breklummers in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a . The result of his collection for the Africa Mission was communicated to the Commission.

[Letters from other mission houses and mission friends] Unknown (Flensburg) to Lucht. Support for the extension of Breklum's missionary activity to Africa

[Letters from other mission houses and mission friends] Hasselmann to Bracker about Africa mission

[Letters from other mission houses and mission friends] Tommsen(?) to Unknown about Hasselmann's article in the Missions and Hullsheet (?)

[Letters from Africa] Andersen (Sikonge) to Bracker

[Letters from Africa] Nikolai and Betha Andersen (Sikonge) to Bracker

[Letters from Africa] Jessen (Kigoma) to 'Mr. Inspector' (Lucht?) with the suggestion to build a boarding school.

[Letters from other mission houses and mission friends] Warnholtz

Letters from Africa] Andersen (Igikangala) to 'Mr. Missionsinspektor' (Lucht?) about three photo plates exposed by him and the pictured motives; 1) Trader at the market in Uha; 2) A man and two women on a field; 3) A Jamulagula with a small mestizo; (photo plate broken)

[Letters from Africa] Jessen (Kigoma) to Bracker(?) about Andersen's move to the stage service and Jessen's own plan to go to Shunga, the failure of the plan to move to Mangosu, the scarcity of European fabrics 'Now the etiquette allows to appear even at the highest civilian official in mended trousers', increase of goods 'made in Africa' (e.g. candles), growth of his daughter and the increasing indebtedness of the missionaries.

Oldham (International Missionary Council, London) to Bracker about her personal assessment of the chances of return of the former Breklum mission areas by the Tanganyika Trust. She suspects that it is quite possible to return the areas to the Breklumers on a loan basis. At present, however, the area is being looked after by other mission societies. The International Missionary Council at its meeting at Lake Mohonk expressed the view that the ultimate solution in regard to the future of the work of the former German missions 'should be reached by friendly conference between the original society, the occupying society and the representatives at the local church''.

[letters from other mission houses and mission friends] Bracker to 'dear doctor' regarding a tropical ability certificate for exchangers (India missionary)

Nitsch (Neukirchen) to Bracker with thanks for Ginsberg's successful visit to Breklum. Demand for more information about land and buildings in Uha. Please send an official declaration of Breklum about the transfer of your property to Neukirchen as travel documents for Ginsberg.

Letters from other mission houses and mission friends] Nitsch (Neukirchen) to Piening about the property formerly owned by Bock.

Nitsch (Neukirchen) to Piening regarding the necessary documents to obtain compensation from the Reichs-Entschädigungsamt for the losses incurred by the Breklumers in Uha. The Breklumers would have to provide detailed information on construction costs and wages for the stations at that time. Photos and other material would be helpful. Only then can the Neunkirchner calculate the losses incurred.

Piening (Breklum) to Nitsch (Neukirchen) about the successful file review in Breklum and the sending of documents about the former Breklum property in Africa.

[Letters of other mission houses and mission friends] Breklum to the president of the government in Schleswig with request for certification of the documents.

[Letters from other mission houses and mission friends] Breklum to the British Consulate General in Hamburg with the request for authentication.

[excerpt from 'Dansk Missions Blad'] e.g. mission news from Africa

[Letters from Africa] Andersen (Kitunda) to Lucht

[Miscellaneous] Keywords about D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a

Andersen (Kitunda) to Lucht about the duration of the correspondence to Africa (between five and eight weeks), a trip to Tabora and the required carriers, his transfer to the Breklum Mission on 1 March 1912 and the planned arrival of Bock, Jessen and Bracker.

Andersen (Tabora) to Lucht about the danger of the Catholics taking Uhas if the area is not officially occupied by a legal person. For this Andersen needs a power of attorney from Breklum.

Andersen (Kitunda) to Bracker about the safe arrival of Bock and Jessen in German East Africa.

[Personal file Nicolai Andersen] Andersen (Kigoma) to Bracker(?) about sending pictures of the Mission House in Kigoma (photos from all sides).

Andersen (Igikangala) to Bracker about the expected arrival of Bock after his sports accident in Morogoro, the picture of Jessen in Kigoma, which shows him standing on a scaffold, the custom of the bride price, his own feeling as an 'African', progress in Swahili, the supervision of local workers, the arrival of the first wage on October 01, 1912, question for child benefit, request for money for a well.

[Personalakte Nicolai Andersen] Andersen (POW in Vire) to Bracker with the request for money and the postponed departure of his family to Germany. Thoughts about war and peace: 'One must be surprised that such devastating wars can still be waged in our advanced times'. Request for educational material, reading and an English-German encyclopedia.

[Personalakte Nicolai Andersen] Andersen (Luzern) to Bracker, describing the joy of being free again. Uncertain plans for Christmas. Andersens would like to come home right away, but might first stay in Tübingen to be examined. Andersen herself urgently needs surgery on her knee. His wife should not travel alone to Northern Germany because she is expecting a child in a few weeks. Please, the board should decide where Andersens should travel with the request to pay the travel expenses.

Personalakte Nicolai Andersen] Andersen (POW in Vire) to Bracker about Heinrich Bode (India missionary) and the sending of quarterly reports and accounts to Breklum.

[Personnel file Nicolai Andersen] Baron Conrad Hirsch von Donner (Hamburg) to Bracker about Nicolai Andersen.

Andersen (Flensburg) to Bracker about his knee surgery.

[Personalakte Nicolai Andersen] Andersen and family (Flensburg) with thanks to the entire board for the support in his knee operation.

[Personalakte Nicolai Andersen] Andersen (Tondern) to Bracker about his new job, the learning of typing, the effort that the correct treatment of his operated knee generates, Bracker's suggestion that he should take part in a German course, his appearance at the mission festival in Süderlügum, a letter from Jessen and the hint that Jessen should know about the values of the station houses in Africa. Condolences on the death of Dr. Pohl, who died in the war.

Andersen (Tondern) to Bothmann, pointing out that he no longer needed as much pay as before, since he was now earning money with his new job in Tondern.

[Personal file Nicolai Andersen] Andersen to Bracker with a request for stockings and linen for his daughter and bedding. Please, don't send any more furniture. Financial.

[Personnel file Nicolai Andersen] Andersen (Tondern) to Bracker: 'Oh yes! I want to go to Ubuha (Uha), but I can't do it anymore.'

[Personnel file Walter Bock] Marie Bock to 'Mrs Pastor' in Danish.

[Personnel file Walter Bock] Telegram from Dr. Olpp in Tübingen: 'Missionary Bock can be taken in immediately.'

Bock (Flensburg) to Bracker about his new job and apartment in Pinneberg. Please ask for reimbursement of removal and other costs.

[Personnel File Walter Bock] General Superintendent Mordhorst (Kiel) to Bracker regarding Bock's employment in Pinneberg.