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           

collection SOAS Archive
id MMS.17.07.06.05.27
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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MMS Box 1195A
callnumber MMS/17/07/06/05/27
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scb_previous_numbers MMS/06/20/05/27
title Dahomey and Porto-Novo [Benin]
scb_date_creation c 1885 -c 1930
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 18 silver gelatin and printing out paper prints
format Archive
description 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.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society.
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
scb_file_number 27
note Previously in box 1195B
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