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RMG 1.659 a-b · File · 1895-1902, 1913-1954
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1903-1951 in Otjosazu, Franzfontein, Outjo, Okombahe, Usakos, Swakopmund; letters and reports, 1902-1950; curriculum vitae, application, medical certificate, 1895-1902; sketch of a mission property to be acquired in Outjo, 1905; death announcement for Mrs. Helene Brockmann, née. Upmeyer, 1935; draft e. Präsesinstruktion with notes by Heinrich Vedder, 1938; Kassenbericht d. Generalkasse Südwestafrika, 1947; obituary for Heinrich Johann Brockmann 1951; obituary for Dora Brockmann, née Hollerbaum, 1954;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Eßlinger, Ernst (1906-1992)
VEM 241 a · File · 1930-1949
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1934-1957 and 1967-1972 in Okahandja, Omaruru, Swakopmund, Grootfontein, Lüderitzbucht, Wupperthal 1957-1965; correspondence; annual reports; circulars to friends and relatives, also to d. German Protestant Church in Omaruru; personnel documents; school newsletter

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 989 · File · 1903-1934
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Korrespondenz; Denkschrift d. Evang. Oberkirchenrates betr. äußere Mission, 23 S., Dr., 1903 + 1909; Korrespondenz w. Anstellung Miss. Vedder als Pfr. v. Swakopmund, auch Visitationsprotokolle, 1906/07; Mitteilungen d. Evang. Oberkirchenrats über d. kirchliche Versorgung d. deutschredenden Evan-gelische in d. dt. Schutzgebieten, 10 S., Dr., 1909; Irle: Bericht über Gemeindearbeit an weißer Bevölkerung im Bezirk Gobabis, 6 S., 1912; Mitteilungen über die Auslandsarbeit d. Evang OKR in der Kriegszeit, 20 S., Dr., 1915; Mitteilungen über d. Stand d. Auslandsdiaspora d. Evang. Landeskirchen d. älteren Provinzen Preus-sens, 4 S., Dr., 1920; Angelegenheit Pfr. Heyse, Swakopmund, 1925

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.099 · File · 1895-1927
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Minutes and correspondence concerning; claims on land; mistreatment of prisoners; Herero war; exile of Witbooi; site plan and profile railway Swakopmund-Windhuk, 1:1.200.000, 1901; correspondence with the president of the German colonial society concerning the lecture by Insp. Hannig in Bielefeld, 1927 (see also RMG 1.092)

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 482 · File · 1915-1967
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Inspector 1928-1934; Curriculum Vitae, 1915; Correspondence about admission to missionary seminary, 1917-1920; Vocation Certificate, 1928; Medical Certificate, 1932; Zur Besitzfrage der Rheinischen Mission in Afrika, 1932; Correspondence, 1928-1931; Erlebnisse unserer Missionare in Südafrika im Weltkrieg 1914-1918, 10 p.., ms, 1942; Correspondence, 1937-1957; Copy of will, 1959; Correspondence with wife Cornelia wg. foundation e. larger sum for construction e. recreation home in Swakopmund, 1962-1967

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 354 · File · 1901-1950
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

Teacher 1898-1901, 1901-1904 Priest in Dhünn, 1905-1934 Superintendent in Essen, 1934-1946 Africa-Dezernent; testimony about teaching in the missionary seminar, 1901; private correspondence, 1917-1948; letter by J. Olpp from Swakopmund, 1935; correspondence with Dr. Albert Schweitzer, 1928-1933; What the church owes and owes to the Outer Mission, o.J.; death announcement "29.10.1950; Akten der Waldthausen-Stiftung, Essen, 1927-1930; Akten der Druckerei Gemeinwohl, Essen, 1935; Construction drawings of the houses Uhlandstr. 4 and Dreilindenstr. 71, Essen, 1908;[Questions of the local mission organization, lecture, 1929 see RMG 625].

Rhenish Missionary Society
Kuhles, Walter (1905-1987)
RMG 1.714 a · File · 1933-1965
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1935-1965 in Swakopmund, Gobabis, Omaruru, Walvis Bay, from 1965 pastor of the German community Lüderitzbucht; correspondence with Walter Kuhles, from 1937 also with Ingeborg Kuhles, nee. Olpp, 1933-1969; curriculum vitae of Walter Kuhles, written in Gobabis, 1936; medical reports by the Kuhles family, 1956, 1965; death notice for Heinrich Kuhles (father), 1960; correspondence with the church's external office for Walter Kuhles' engagement in Africa, 1965-1966

Rhenish Missionary Society
Loeber, William (1907-1981)
RMG 1.713 a · File · 1933-1966
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1933-1962 in Swakopmund, Otjiwarongo, Gobabis, from 1962 parish office; correspondence with Wilhelm Loeber, 1933-1966; medical reports of the Loeber family before the death of his father Reentry, 1956; subsequently issued ordination certificate from 1933, 1962; assessment of missionary Wilhelm Loeber, 1962; correspondence about Wilhelm Loeber taking over church service, 1962-1963; correspondence with Dr. Richard Martin Loeber (son), 1961-1964

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.716 a · File · 1927-1954
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1936-1972 in Swakopmund, Gibeon, Warmbad; letters and reports, correspondence also with the Mayer family, circulars, from 1955; curriculum vitae, testimonies, recommendations, 1927-1931; diploma, 1935; curriculum vitae, certificates, recommendations for Johanna Wilhelm (bride), 1935; funeral address at d. Wedding on 29.04.1938, held by Inspector Johannes Georg Heinrich Olpp, 1938; Letter of the Chief Evangelist Joseph Hanse, Stamprietfontein, and Hendrik S. Isaak, Maltahöhe, to Father Gustav Menzel, 1951

Rhenish Missionary Society
Oak, William (1850-1935)
RMG 1.609 a-i · File · 1882-1935
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1871-77 in the service of the Mission Trade Society, 1881 ordained, from 1884 missionary, Praeses of Southwest Africa 1904-1910, in: Otjizewa, Okahandja, Otjosazu, Otjozondjupa, Karibib, Swakopmund, see also RMG 2.481 Briefkopierbuch 1904-1907; Letters (also by Mrs. Emmy Eich, née Mohn), Reports, Station Reports, Quarterly Reports, 1882-1935; Presentation on the Confirmation at the Conference on Otjimbingue, 22 p.., hs. 1894; Report of the Evangelist Elia Kandirikirira on Otjiwarongo, 1898; Reply to the attacks by the Farmers Erdmann v. Mission, 1905; Statements of the South West Africa missionaries on the question of orphanages and industrial schools for Herero children, 1905; Appeal of the Governor of Lindequist to d. Hereros,, Dr., 1905; Plan (blueprint) for the new mission house in Walfishbay; congratulatory letter and eulogy for Eich on the occasion of his 25th ordination anniversary (draft), 1906; Gedanken zur Mischehenfrage (Rassenmischhe), 1913; Rating d. Farmen Gaub, Ganachaams, Korab, 1920;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.715 · File · 1926-1967
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1935-1953 in Swakopmund, Warmbad, from 1954 parish office; correspondence with and for August Karl Friedrich Rethemeier, 1934-1967; curriculum vitae, application, certificates, 1926; medical examination results, 1926-1934; examination and ordination certificate, 1934, 1935; curriculum vitae and doctor's certificate, 1934, 1935 Testimonies of Helene Meyer (bride), 1934; Sermons in Afrikaans by August Karl Friedrich Rethemeier, Motto Psalm 117, 1951; Medical findings of the Rethemeier family, 1953; Negotiations concerning the takeover of August Karl Friedrich Rethemeier in church service, 1953-1954;

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

Rhenish Missionary Society
Tönjes, Hermann (1871-1949)
RMG 1.646 · File · 1889, 1891, 1898-1949
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1898-1911 in Omupanda, Namakunde, Ondjiva, from 1911 indigenous commissioner in South West Africa in government service, later German parish priest in Swakopmund, then parish office among others in Witzenhausen and Berlin; letters and letters. Reports, 1898-1913; Private letters to inspectors RMG, 1898-1902; Curriculum Vitae, 1889 & 1891; Confidential Communication of the Governor Leutwein about the Okwanjama Chief Wyulu, 1901; Provisions of the Reich Colonial Office for the Colonial Officers, 6 p..., Dr., 1907; Negotiations concerning the takeover of Tönjes as indigenous commissioner in colonial service, 1911; "Amtsblatt für d. Schutzgebiet Deutsch-Südwestafrika", No. 1, Jan. 1912; Correspondence with Hermann Tönjes, 1920-1933; Correspondence with Hermann Tönjes jun., 1949;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Trey, Bernhard Alrich (
RMG 1.686 · File · 1902-1960
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1881-1960); 1909-1922 in Swakopmund, Outjo, 1929-1953 parish office in Wupperfeld; curriculum vitae, testimonies, application, 1902-1903; letters and reports, 1909-1928; visitation sheet for Outjo, filled in by Praeses Johannes Georg Heinrich Olpp, 1912; Briefe d. Evangelist Nikodemus Kido, Zesfontein, 1914 1921; Report about the journey of Heinrich Vedder and Bernhard Alrich Trey to Kaokofeld, 15 p., ms., 1914; travel report by the district administrator Dr. Schulze for the exploration of Kaokofeldes, former year; negotiations with the Protestant parish of Düsseldorf concerning the takeover of Bernhard Alrich Trey in church service, 1927-1928; negotiations with the parish of Barmen-Wupperfeld concerning salary payments and employment for Bernhard Alrich Trey, 1935-1947; death announcement and obituaries for Bernhard and Anna (Änne) Trey, born Jung, 1960;

Rhenish Missionary Society
Vedder, Henry (1876-1972)
RMG 1.660 a-g · File · 1894-1937:; 1947-1972
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1903-1947 in Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Gaub, Okahandja, Praeses 1937-1947, then emer.., Senator South West Africa, 1950-1958, see also RMG 1,308, 1,344, 1,366, 1,426-1,431, 1,661, 2.694; extensive correspondence, reports, circulars, 1903-1947; application, curriculum vitae, medical certificate, 1894-1903; building plans for residential house Swakopmund, 1904; appeal by Lieutenant Kuhn to the scattered Hereros to surrender, 1904; petition to d. District office Swakopmund for the improvement of the conditions in the prison camps, 1905; report on the formation of the protestant parish of Swakopmund, 1906; letter of 9 Hererochristen with the request for translation of the Old Testament in Herero, 1906; "Gau-Sari-Aob" (The sower) newsletter for natives, 1907-1909; order e. printing press, brochure here about, 1909; budget d. Missionshaus in Swakopmund, 1909; transcript of the honorary doctorate of the University of Tübingen for Vedder, 1925; State Secretary of Lindequist: Please do not recall Vedder from Africa, 1927; conference negotiation of the church elders and evangelists in Okahandja, 1930; exam questions for diploma examinations of the University of South Africa, 1931; Zur Frauenfrage in Südwestafrika, Referat, 10.., ms. 1935; National Socialism and colored workers, essay, Karl Pegel, 11 p., ms., 1936; appointment of Vedder as "Konsistorialrat h. c" by the California Konsistorial Academic Society, copy of the deed, 1947; statutes of the Heinrich Vedder Foundation, 1954; honorary newspaper articles and obituary, 1961, 1966 and 1972

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 2.531 b · File · 1910, 1946-1969
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

large drawing of the church in Walvis Bay by J. C. Pingel, c. 1910; plans for the reconstruction of the mission station, by Ludwig Koch, agent of the RMG, no year; statistical questionnaire, 1946-1969; correspondence for the church in Walvis Bay, 1960; thanks to Kirchengemeinde Bielefeld for donation to the kindergarten, 1965;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.703 a-b · File · 1905-1969
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1914-1956 in Swakopmund, Okahandja, Otjimbingue, Windhoek; correspondence - also with Ella Werner, née Meyer, 1913-1963; curriculum vitae, certificates, military passport, 1905-1906; ordination certificate, 1913 work report from Haiger, 1930; Memorandum of Missionary Martin Jonas Werner, Windhoek, 1954; correspondence, 1959-1969; missionary Fritz Heinrich Ludwig Harre u. Father Siegfried Groth with Werner, 1959-1969; Pastor Gustav Menzel with Werner, 1967-1969;

Rhenish Missionary Society
RMG 1.626 a-g; · File · 1890-1956
Part of Archive and Museum Foundation of the VEM (Archivtektonik)

1890-1930 in Ondjiva, Omupanda, Karibib, Swakopmund, Präses d. Ovambomission, estate see RMG 1.627; extensive correspondence, annual, station and travel reports, 1890-1936; travel report by Thusnelda Wulfhorst, née. Härlin, 1892; Private letters from August and Thusnelda Wulfhorst, née Härlin to Inspector Johannes Wilhelm Karl Spiecker, 1890-1900; "Osondahe", Monatsblatt d. Finnish Mission, May 1909; Correspondence with the German Consulate and Portuguese authorities concerning property claims in Omupanda, 1920-1927; Obituary for August Wulfhorst by Johannes Georg Heinrich Olpp, 1936; Correspondence with his 2nd wife, Johanna Wulfhorst, née Härlin, 1937-1956

Rhenish Missionary Society