An English translation of 692 Ga proverbs, who were printed in Ga- Reading Book III, 2nd Edition 1895, pages 15-37; 5 exercise-books in envelope; Former signature D.I.c.29b
From the letters written by a missionary trader on the Goldcoast, E. Preiswerk, manuscript to the printed copy to be found in the Archive Library under K.83.
Loose sketch notes on Togo; app. in connection with journeys made by G. Martin, 1899, Josenhans, Groh and Dr. Fisch 1909 and Huppenbauer 1912. The notes seem to be an attempt at collecting information on Togo systematically (Huppenbauer's…
Printed pamphlet on the so-called "Gall fever" on the Gold Coast, written by Dr. E. Mähly and published in the "Coorespondenz-Blatt für Schweiz. Aerzte, Jahrg. XV (1885)". In this copy Dr. Mähly added the names of missionaries to the examples of…
A 10 pages paper on marriage customs in Akwapim, in Twi and German, apparently written by Johann Adam Mader, Brüderverzeichnis 317 (Ghana 1851-77). This manuscript was handed over to the BM by the president of the Basel Church, who had it from Prof.…
Exercise-book with a handwritten draft of talks on various subjects: his Ghanaian co-workers; mission schools; "The Black Man as judged by the Whites"; Church-law; All in German. Inlying typescript copies of two speeches held at the Inauguration of…
Various manuscripts , all apparently written by I. Bellon; 1.) Einiges aus der Geschichte Okwawus, einer Landschaft der Goldküste Westafrikas. On the history of Okwawu (Kwahu), a part of the Gold Coast. Handwritten draft, 14 pages, in Bellon's…
A paper submitted at the 30th Session of the Graduate School of Ecumenical Studies - Ecumenical Institute, Bossey. K. Effa Ababio, Presbyterian minister in Ghana, who dedicated the paper to "Papa and Mama Buechner". Buechner then passed it on to the…
Paper submitted to the Ethnological Seminary at the University of Basel (Dr. B. Gardi) during her practical months at the seminary September 1984 by Doris Pfister, on the terracotta used on the graves of the Akan tribe in Ghana. Typescript copy.
Photocopy of a typescript copy (handwritten) of a travel report of his journey to Africa by Gottlob Lang, B.V. 954, stationed at Anyako (Togo) as a missionary for the N.M.G. Handed over to the archive in April 1988 by Mrs. I. Schudel (MS Eingangsbuch…
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