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Second edition of a lecture held in Basel and Stuttgart on the 150th Anniversary of the Basel Mission in Ghana by John Middleton (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London); Typescript.

Typescript copy, given to the Basel Mission archive by the author in 1983. See also A. A. Opoku: Riis, the Builder. 200 pages, Legon, 1978.

copies of 12 building plans of Basel Mission settlement, Mission Station and Ramseyer Chapel Abetifi. The first plan dated 1878, the last one 1973. Given to the Basel Mission archive by Bruno Bassi 1976; See also the original paper in D-10.4,30.

a) Photocopy of a report on his journey to England and Ghana 1896, 12 pages; b) Photocopy of a report on his observations during Lent and Easter in Ghana

Typescript copy, no author and date given.

Typescript copy, ca. 1950

Most of them written in Ghana during World War I, some correspondence with colonial authorities. Amongst the documents is a copy of a speech by Sir F. G. Guggisberg on the events in Ghana 1920-1926 and the prospects for 1927/1928, touching on the…

3 typescripts on the mission church in Ghana. By I. Bello], 1915 and 1918. 28 pages plus 24 pages, and a handwritten essay on the same subject by F. Renz, 1918 (?)

Cardboard folder containing documents dealing with the differences between A. Riis (BV 124) and the Danish Governor 1836-1838 (II. 1-10) and his leaving the mission in 1846 (II a).

43 exercise-books mostly with test papers on various subjects, written by students of Abetifi Teachers' Seminary in 1912.

Miscellaneous manusscripts and apparently uncoordinated notes on language problems (mainly Twi), including a draft of a letter to Prof. Lepsius

Miscellaneous manusscripts and notes by Christaller.

Remarks concerning regulations for congregations, in Ga. By Br. Heck. In Christaller's handwriting.

Extracts from "Becker, Organism of languages." Apparently in Christaller's handwriting.

E.g. a proposed primer in Twi by W. Rottmann. Including 5 letters on the subject written by Rottmann himself 1889-1891 and addressed to Christaller.

1 manuscript by Christaller; 20 pages, and a number of uncoordinated drafts on the same subject.

Letter commenting on Martinson's "Outline of a Common Script for the Akan languages". Written in English. Plus 5 items about the pronunciation and change in the writing of Twi words.

Translation of an English report on the languages of Ghana and the way of printing them.

Orthography of the Twi language. Contains 26 items, mainly letters written by D. Westermann of the International Institute for African Languages and Cultures, London (Internationales Institut für Afrikanische Sprachen und Kulturen), addressed to…
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