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Photograph of a herd of cattle owned by Chief Holies in [Africa?] in the late 19th or early 20th century.

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Photograph of a boy watching a herd of cattle owned by Chief Holies in Africa in the early 20th century.

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Photograph of a herd of Chief Holies cattle in a field in Africa in the early 20th century.

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Photograph of Chief Holies herd of cattle on the plains in Africa in the early 20th century.

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Photograph of Chief Holies herd of cattle on the plains in Africa in the early 20th century.

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Photograph of the Churchiwashi Mission buildings in [Africa?] in the early 20th century.

Scope and Contents The collection consists mainly of letters from and articles about missionaries who knew Ross, who were connected with the Boy Scout Association or who were associated with Aberdeen. Much of the material was collected by Ross for use in his Sunday school classes, but some is more personal, many of the articles are cutting from Life and Work or other missionary publications, and there are some photographs. There is only a small amount on each...

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Photograph of a crossbred Romney Marsh sheep from the African deserts standing in a field in the early 20th century.

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Reproduction of a painting depicting a dying or dead white man lying on the ground next to a wagon and pot with two African men sitting beside him mourning with a herd of zebra in the background.

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Photograph of several female domesticated Eland antelopes and a Jersey cow standing next to a wall watched by two men in [?Africa] in the early 20th century.