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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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Church and School Commission

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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Church and School Commission

Contains above all: Reports and other letters in German and Ewe, stapled in archive folder, approx. 2 cm thick.

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Church and School Commission

Contains: Reports and other letters in German and Ewe, stapled in archive folder, approx. 1 cm thick.

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Church and School Commission

Contains: Reports and other letters in German and Ewe, stapled in archive folder, approx. 1.5 cm thick.

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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.

In: State Archives Bremen (STAB) (Archivtektonik) >> Unofficial documents >> written records of parties, associations and societies >> Other associations >> 7.1025 North German Mission Society (inventory) >> 2. mission work in West Africa >> 2.07. Community regulations, pastoral care >> Collection of material of the board on various issues of church work and pastoral care

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...

In: State Archives Bremen (STAB) (Archivtektonik) >> Unofficial documents >> written records of parties, associations and societies >> Other associations >> 7.1025 North German Mission Society (inventory) >> 4. the missionary society in the homeland >> 4.9 Collections, materials >> 4.9.2. collection of various printed matter and memorabilia

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 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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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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Ewe and other calendars

Contains above all: Collection of printed large-format calendar, approx. 70 x 90 cm, folded, loose in folder, approx. 3 cm thick.

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Fables, proverbs, riddles

Note: Collection of texts in various manuscripts in Ewe, quarto format, approx. 100 pieces, loose.

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Forms for salary books and teacher passports

Contains: Sample of a payslip (16,5x10 cm, 27 p.) and a teacher's passport (11x21 cm., 24 p.), both in Ewe and printed; draft texts in German handwritten.

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Fred Baldwin Kwami, excerpt from Notsie

Contains: Entries by Fred Baldwin Kwami in Ewe in a booklet 22,5 x 17,5 cm, 57 p., glued in newspaper photo (portrait of Kwami).

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Keta songs

Note: music books, 18 x 23,5 cm, 24 p. (38 songs) and 9 pp. (song 39-50, table of contents), with texts in Ewe, owner's note: Ahmling.

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Lectures, essays, sermons

Contains: Collection of essays, teaching materials and lectures in German, English and Ewe.

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Letters, Reports

Contains: Approx. 40 pieces with many side dishes, partly in Ewe. - Lots in folders.

In: State Archives Bremen (STAB) (Archivtektonik) >> Unofficial documents >> written records of parties, associations and societies >> Other associations >> 7.1025 North German Mission Society (inventory) >> 2. mission work in West Africa >> 2.01. Mission stations >> 2.01.a. Agu >> Letters, Reports

Nathaniel Dzide, 1001 Nights

Note: Entries in Ewe in prefabricated booklet 30 x 21,5 cm, 72 p. inscribed.

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Negotiations on the publication of theological texts by the missionary Samuel Quist

Contains: Texts of two treatises in Ewe, ca. 30 sheets, loose.

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Publication of the works Spieth: Ewestämme und Westermann: Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache (Ewe Language Dictionary)

Contains above all: Correspondence with the publisher, negotiations about printing costs and sales price. - Note: Loose in folder, approx. 3 cm thick.

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Seminars in Amedzofe and Ho

Contains: Material collections, reports, examination papers from the seminar in German, English and Ewe, 1897-1914; material collection for the 50th anniversary of the seminar, 1914; various reports in copy, 1931-1937 - Note: Stitched in archive f...

In: State Archives Bremen (STAB) (Archivtektonik) >> Unofficial documents >> written records of parties, associations and societies >> Other associations >> 7.1025 North German Mission Society (inventory) >> 2. mission work in West Africa >> 2.04. Education

Translation of the Old Testament in Ewe

Contains: Sample chapter on Bible translation, partially stapled, approx. 250 p. in folder.

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curriculums

Contains: Collection of autobiographical and biographical texts in Ewe, approx. 25 events, loose in folder.

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work reports

Contains: Collection of various reports in English, German, French and Ewe. - Note: Stitched in archive folder, approx. 1.5 strong.

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work reports

Contains: Collection of various reports in English, German and Ewe. - Note: Stitched in archive folder, approx. 2 strong.

In: State Archives Bremen (STAB) (Archivtektonik) >> Unofficial documents >> written records of parties, associations and societies >> Other associations >> 7.1025 North German Mission Society (inventory) >> 2. mission work in West Africa >> 2.02. African employees >> work reports