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