Dahomey and Porto-Novo [Benin]

Groups include: young women in a domestic science class at a boarding school and training centre "in the country where the Prophet Harris preached"; congregation outside village church, Dahomey. People include: "King of Night", Port-Novo; evangelist at the door of the church, Dahomey; Abraham Sagbo...

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Order number: MMS Box 1195A
Date(s) of creation: c 1885 -c 1930
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: MMS Box 1195A
Summary: Groups include: young women in a domestic science class at a boarding school and training centre "in the country where the Prophet Harris preached"; congregation outside village church, Dahomey. People include: "King of Night", Port-Novo; evangelist at the door of the church, Dahomey; Abraham Sagboham, first Christian at Ekpe with chairman, Porto-Novo circuit, at opening of new chapel. Activities include: men trying to dislodge missionary canoe stuck on sandbank; boys building dormitory at Dassa; indigenous men trekking across river in flood using felled trees, possibly carrying missionary supplies. Places or buildings include: exterior views and interior view of dormitory, Wesley college Porto-Novo [seminary]; snake temple, ?Whydale, Dahomey; ?Leman village; Little Popo, Togoland [Togo]. Prints taken by/received from: A Rouse; A Garner; Frank Deaville Walker; Harry Buckley; John T Frederick Halligey.
Previous numbers: MMS/06/20/05/27
Extent: 18 silver gelatin and printing out paper prints
Note: Previously in box 1195B
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society.
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
File number: 27
Format: Archive