Item set

African Missionary Postcard Collection

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Identifier
MSS 353
Title
African Missionary Postcard Collection
Abstract
Consists of roughly 3,000 individual postcards depicting early twentieth century Christian missionary activities in Africa.
Description
This collection contains three thousands postcards dating from the early to mid twentieth century (the bulk being from the 1930s). The images and photographs on the cards include villages, schools, churches, missions, and people. The collection acquired in 2007 has been scanned and made available on the Pitts Theology Library's Digital Image Archive (under call number MSS 353).
This large collection of postcards contains images of Christian missionary activity in various parts of Africa. Though some of the postcards have been stamped and mailed, the vast majority are unused. People researching ethnography, missiology, or the history of Christian evangelism and mission in Africa may find this collection particularly useful. Pitts Theology Library acquired this collection in three parts (2007, 2015, 2016).
Extent
1.25 cubic feet (5 boxes)
Finding Aid
Manuscript Collection No. 353

Items

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  • A postcard showing a class of young men and boys at the Longenschool.
    Text

    Ecole de Garcons, Longenschool

    Date
    1900 – 1950
    Collection
    African Missionary Postcard Collection
    Copyright
    COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
    A postcard showing a class of young men and boys at the Longenschool.
  • A postcard showing a thatch-roofed buiilding, outside of which sit group of children. In the shade of the roof's overhang, a man is sitting in a white suit.
    Text

    Gabon, Case de Catechiste

    Date
    1900 – 1950
    Collection
    African Missionary Postcard Collection
    Copyright
    COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
    A postcard showing a thatch-roofed buiilding, outside of which sit group of children. In the shade of the roof's overhang, a man is sitting in a white suit.
  • A postcard showing Sister Coote, next to the unnamed mother, holding the first baby born with surgical intervention as part of the "Mbuma-zending" medical. The photograph was taken a few months after the birth. The verso includes a description of the image and a request for donations to the Dutch Foundation "Mbuma-zending" which supports the mission work of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Rhodesia (modern Zimbabwe and Zambia).
    Text

    Mbuma-zending

    Date
    1900 – 1950
    Collection
    African Missionary Postcard Collection
    Copyright
    COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
    A postcard showing Sister Coote, next to the unnamed mother, holding the first baby born with surgical intervention as part of the "Mbuma-zending" medical. The photograph was taken a few months after the birth. The verso includes a description of the image and a request for donations to the Dutch Foundation "Mbuma-zending" which supports the mission work of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Rhodesia (modern Zimbabwe and Zambia).
  • A postcard showing in the distance the "Mission Baudouinville." A road lined by thatch-roofed buildings leads up to the church. The shot shows a number of individuals carrying baskets and bundles walking towards the church between several palm trees.
    Text

    Mission Baudouinville

    Date
    1900 – 1950
    Collection
    African Missionary Postcard Collection
    Copyright
    COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
    A postcard showing in the distance the "Mission Baudouinville." A road lined by thatch-roofed buildings leads up to the church. The shot shows a number of individuals carrying baskets and bundles walking towards the church between several palm trees.
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