Dernburg, Bernhard (State Secretary at the Reichskolonialamt, 1865-1937) Volbach, Fritz (Conductor, Professor of Music, 1861-1940)

Picture from the possession of Fr. Johannes Baumann, found without connection in his (later) Cameroon letters; dating 1927, format/size 9 x 13 cm

Contains: Letters and transcripts of: C. Peters' journalistic activity; war; financing of the Petersdenkmal.- Letters C. Peters' to H. Peters (Handwriting Thea Peters).

Vor allem Unterlagen zu Kolonialwarenläden, einzelne Auswandererakten/-briefe und Fotos von Soldaten um 1915 insbesondere vor einem Denkmal für Gefallene.

Documents:20 picture-postcards (1901/1902)picture of Heinrich Prüß in uniform (1901)letter to his brother (1901)estate documents (1904-1911)12 photocopies of the estate documents (1904-1911)manuscript draft due to estate regulation (1905)literature:essay in the yearbook "Geschichte und Gegenwart" of the Verein für Kloster- und Heimatgeschichte Harsefeld e.V.. (Society for Monastery and Local History Harsefeld), Vol. 17 (2004) by Paul Reisener: Heinrich Prüß from Harsefeld fought and died in German-Southwest-Africa

Letters from local Christians by J. F. Hein, Evangelist, 1905; Telegrams (including 1 "optical telegram"); Hypothekenangelegenheit Charles Ritter, 1903-1906; detailed account of construction and equipment e. Ochsenwagens, 1906; map sketch with travel route to Ovamboland, 1906; Letters to Johannes Wilhelm Karl Spiecker from the Heimatleitung, 1906; Reiseerlaubnis d. German authorities in Outjo, 1906

Letters and travel reports by Johannes Wilhelm Karl Spiecker to Deputation and P. Gottlob Haussleiter, 1905-1906; travel plan, pag. 209, 1906

Letters to Cap colony, Nama and Hereroland, New Guinea and China

Conferences to Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, China, New Guinea, Herero, Nama and Capland; additionally some official letters after Rohden's death (1889);

Sends copy of a letter from Heinrich Zahn from New Guinea about pitches in the Papua languages. Looks thus relationship to the Central African languages confirmed.

Send him an essay by A[rnod] van Gennep for evaluation. Thanks for "Peoples Psychology." Agrees above all with the concept of soul depth. Rejects Wundts interpretation of the resurrection idea with reference to Paul. Reported from work [Diedrich] Westermanns.

Thanks for "people psychology", which in his opinion corrects some wrong ideas, especially in linguistics. Together with his friend [Diedrich] Westermann he made discoveries about the relationship of Sudanese languages. Makes remarks about sound pictures in the Bantu. Has begun work on a Bantu grammar. In contrast to Wundt, he does not necessarily see the cause for sound shifts in cultural progress and refers to his own essay on the subject.

"...the work is reprinted in 'Auslande' 1871 No. 42-52 and 1872 No. 1"

Sends work about Rabba; ?employment in Berlin; good wishes

For time reasons no contributions for the "Centralblatt". For health reasons laborious work.

Civil Supply Certificate from the Imperial Protection Force for South West Africa 1907 - Dated postcards with inscriptions: Las Palas 1904 - Swakopmund 1904 - Daily distribution of rations to prisoners of war in Windhoek 1904 - Windhoek, Garnisionsküche 1905 - Old Zulu with pipe 1906 - Bastard beauty in Keetmannshoop digitized on CD available 19.02.2007 in ECR 200 No. 105

1891-1899 in Ondjiva, 1899-1932 Steinkopf and De Doorns, 1899-1902 home service; letters and work report; private letters to Inspector Schreiber; correspondence in property matters;

Der Kaufmannsladen der Familie Wittke wurde im November 1850 vom Kaufmann G.F. Wittke als Material-, Tabak-, Cigarren- und Destillations-Geschäft eröffnet, der von dessen Sohn Johannes (Tod 1928) als Kolonialwarenladen - und schließlich von der Enkeltochter als Lebensmittelgeschäft bis 1974 betrieben wurde. Die Kaufleute verzichteten auf einschneidende Modernisierungen. Somit blieben das Mobiliar der Gründerzeit, aber auch unzählige Warenbehälter, Verpackungen, Flaschen, Büchsen und Werbeträger sowie die nostalgische Verkaufstechnik erhalten. Darüber hinaus gibt es ein Konvolut von Briefen Wittkes.

Dance Bell from New Mecklenburg (Papua New Guinea)