African Letters to Sister Lisbeth Meier
Note: Approx. 100 pieces, mostly in Ewe, also in English and German, loose in folder.
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Albert Funke's collection of materials - letters, reports, essays
Contains: Various texts on the way of life of the Africans and the history of the stations, partly in Ewe. - Note: Approx. 30 pieces, loose in folder.
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Andreas Jacob Spieth and wife Johanna née Laißle
Contains: About 100 letters to the Mission Inspectorate, 1880-1895; collection of papers and sermons of the local staff, in Ewe and in English, 17 pieces, 1901-1917.
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Anna Knüsli, Dictionary Deutsch-Ewe
Note: Lithographically reproduced, 25 x 30 cm, 413 p., Bremen 1892, library signature D XXXXVII a.
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Anton K. Beli, visit to the coast from 12 - 24 August 1938
Note: Entries in Ewe in prefabricated exercise book 22.5 x 18 cm, 30 p.
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Chr. Abutiate, Passion devotions
Note: Entries in Ewe in prefabricated exercise book 22.5 x 18 cm, 47 p.
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Church Constitution of the North German Mission Society
Contains: Gemeindeordnung, 1909 (typewritten); Hamedodo (Gemeindeordnung, Ewe), 1916 (handwritten and lithographed); Hamedodo (Gemeindeordnung, Ewe), 1933 (printed), 6 letters and notes, loose in folder.
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Contains: Correspondence between the Church and School Conference of the Mission Society and the stations. Mostly in German, also in Ewe.
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Contains above all: Reports and other letters in German and Ewe, stapled in archive folder, approx. 2 cm thick.
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Contains: Reports and other letters in German and Ewe, stapled in archive folder, approx. 1 cm thick.
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Contains: Reports and other letters in German and Ewe, stapled in archive folder, approx. 1.5 cm thick.
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Church book from the Ewe church
Note: Entries about baptisms or confirmations, in chronological order, in prebound business book, folio format, approx. 100 pages, in Ewe. Delivered by staff members of the project Transculturation of the University of Bremen, found in Ho/Ghana 2003.
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Collection of documents concerning individual persons
Note: The series was probably conducted by the Mission Directorate. In addition to correspondence, often in copy or translation, it also contains invoice documents and other administrative documents. Mostly in German, sometimes also in Ewe, Englis...
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Collection of material by Ernst Däuble: Ewe-Folklore
Note: Entries in prefabricated notebook, 20 x 16 cm, 136 p. described.
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Collection of material of the board on various issues of church work and pastoral care
Contains among other things: Topics: the state of affairs in the congregations, marriage and non-Hellian births, some in Ewe. - Note: Stitched in archive folder, approx. 2 cm thick.
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Collection of material on the Ewe Church
Contains above all: Newspaper clippings, approx. 30 sheets loose.
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Collection of memorabilia from West Africa, mostly related to the school system
Contains: Membership book of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, pre-printed in Ewe, ca. 1970; teacher's salary booklet, teacher's guide book, pre-prints in Ewe, Bremen 1907; peace treaty between different West African kings, 1874, copy...
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Collection of sermons by African collaborators
Note: Entries in Ewe in ready-made books, 20 x 16 cm, 205 p., 190 p., 187 p.; African sowers, Six Ewe sermons of our African co-workers, translated by Missionary Wiegräbe, Bremen: Norddeutsche Missionsgesellschaft 1939, print, 24 p. with photos.
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Collection of the missionary Andreas Jakob Spieth: Song lyrics in Ewe
Contains above all: Approx. 250 S. Text collections, partly stapled, in folders.
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Collection of the missionary Ernst Bürgi: voice samples
Contains above all: Booklet entitled Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Sprachen in Togo, containing a table of vocabulary in German, Ewe, Awatime, Nyagbo and Logba, 16 p., lithographed, in three versions.
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Note: One piece in Ewe (1936) 1989, four pieces in German, 1951- ca. 1970.
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Collection on folklore and regional studies
Contains: Collection of reports and treatises, mostly in copy, from the headquarters of the Mission Society in Bremen, compiled by the Mission Inspector, mostly in German, sometimes in Ewe. - Note: Stitched in archive folder, approx. 1.5 cm thick.
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Collection on the history and folklore of the Ewe
Note: Loose in folder, approx. 3 cm.
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Note: Contains above all: Three brochures, 1937, 1938 (photocopy), 1975.
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Collection: Periodicals of the Ewe Church
Contains: approx. 20 magazine issues and approx. 50 newspaper cuttings in English and Ewe.
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Correspondence with Pastor Andreas Aku in Lomé
Contains: Incoming letters from Pastor Ake, outgoing letters mostly as carbon copies. - Partly in German, partly in Ewe.
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Correspondence with Pastor Robert Baëta
Contains: Incoming letters from Pastor Baëta, outgoing letters mostly as carbon copies. - Partly in German, partly in Ewe.
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Correspondence with different people
Note: The series is partly chronological, partly by place. The local issues are often further subdivided. Mainly in English and Ewe, also in German.
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Correspondence with teachers and other African collaborators
Note: In German, English and Ewe, sometimes also in French.
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Diary entry of E.M. Botsoe in Gobe
Note: Prefabricated booklet in quarto format, approx. 10 p. inscribed in Ewe.
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