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Papers relating to Missionaries in Africa, 1899-1950

 File — Box: CLX-A-23
Identifier: Coll-490/20/3

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Scope and Contents

Papers relating to Black and African-American missionaries in Africa.

  1. Emma Bertha Delany (1871-1922). African-American missionary in Africa. Papers relating to her training and career. Biographical summary, extract from a letter from Miss Tapley to Mr Lucian Drury, 23.02.56, and an article written by Miss Delany, entitled 'Why I go as a Foreign Missionary' and printed in the Spelman Messenger, Vol. 18, February 1902.
  2. Letter: E. B. Delany, Chiradzulu BCA, to the Baptist Sisterhood of America. 3 July 1904.
  3. 'Miss Emma Bertha Delany and Mission WorRev. Charles S. Morrisk in Africa'. Article by Daniel S. Malekebu, MD, DO. Typescript.
  4. Pastor Kalindi Morrison Malinki. [Became first Seventh Day Adventist African Pastor in Nyasaland]. Autobiography (a small pamphlet).
  5. K. M. Malinki. Notes from the files of the Zambezi Industrial Mission and the Occasional Papers in the British Museum Library. Cover the period 1896-1897.
  6. [an African American Baptist]. Notes made from Archives of American Baptists, Valley Forge, PA. Reference to possible cooperation of Baptist organisations to send Morris to Africa to look for mission fields, and to see how work was done by other organisations. Later, sponsored by the US, his task was to raise support from African American Baptists. Cover the period 1899-1901.
  7. Letter from Charles S. Morris, Field Secretary and Missionary, Capetown, to Dr Mabie. 22 August 1899. [Poor photocopy].
  8. 'Called to Africa' by Mr and Mrs Thomas Branch [African Americans], 1902, and letter written by Mrs Branch describing their journey to Africa and arrival at Chole, British Central Africa. 15 November 1902. [They opened the first effective Seventh Day Adventist Mission in the Protectorate].
  9. Mary Bannister (Church of Christ missionary sent to help Mr and Mrs Hollis at Namiwawa, 1912). Description of her work, 1913.
  10. Letter: addressed to Mrs Barr and signed 'Elsie'. Expresses her delight that Mary Bannister's life is to be written. Birmingham, 11 July 1950.
  11. Letter: addressed to Annie and signed 'Etta'. Memories of her work with Mary Bannister. Woodthorpe, 13 July 1950.

Dates

  • Creation: 1899-1950

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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Full Extent

1 folder