Contains among other things: Sinking of the Haitian rebel cruiser "Crète-à-Pierrot" by SMS "Panther" (telegram SMS "Panther", copy), Sept. 8, 1902 Unrest on the Samoa Islands (report of the cruiser squadron, copy), Apr. 9, 1902. 1909 List by name of all persons remaining in the warlike enterprises of the German Kriegsmarine since 1849 (reproduction), 29 June 1912 Unrest in Liberia (reports SMS "Bremen" and SMS "Panther" with handwritten marginal remarks by Kaiser Wilhelm II.., copy), Dec. 19, 1912, Jan. 6, 1913

Note: The drawings in the format of approx. 10 x 20 cm, executed in pencil, hung framed in the Mission House in Vahr. On the occasion of the relocation of the Mission Society, they were handed over to the State Archives in 2005. - Photos reproduced under picture numbers 3812 and 3813.

Note: Prefabricated album with leather binding, brass clasp and gilt edges; insert pages containing four differently shaped, prefabricated cut-outs per page for portrait prints in Carte de Visite format, 23 x 29 cm, portrait format, approx. 5 cm thick. - 36 pages with illustrations of theologians, co-workers and supporters of the Mission Society, with explanatory notes by Mission Director Erich Ramsauer, many of the 144 pieces missing on these pages. - Additional 5 pages with various photos, e.g. of works of art, attached notepad of the editor Erich Ramsauer. Photos reproduced under picture numbers 4718 to 4804.

Note: 12 pages with 24 prints 9 x 12 cm, some pieces missing. Photos reproduced under the picture numbers 4650 to 4670 - album approx. 6 mm thick.

Note: Prefabricated album with linen binding, 34.5 x 24.4 cm, portrait format, with insert pages for 9 x 12 prints, approx. 3.5 cm thick, containing 48 prints. Photos reproduced under the picture numbers 4461 to 4508.

Note: 24 p. with 48 prints 9 x 12 cm, some pieces missing, unmarked. Photos reproduced under the picture numbers 4671 to 4712 - album approx. 1 cm thick.

Note: Volumes 1 and 2 in landscape format with insert pages in similarly designed cardboard covers, stitched with cord.

Note: Both volumes in landscape format in similarly designed, presumably prefabricated leather covers, 34.5 x 24.4 cm.

Contains: 82 p. with 104 prints, mostly 13 x 18 cm or 12x16 cm, one piece missing. Photos reproduced under picture numbers 4358 to 4458 - Note: Approx. 2 cm thick.

Contains: 64 pages with 71 prints, mostly 13 x 18 cm or 12 x 16 cm. Photos reproduced under picture numbers 4285 to 4355 - Note: Approx. 2 cm thick.

Contains: Photos from a trip to Togo 1928 - Note: Ownership notice G. and R. Stoevesandt 1928 - Landscape format, 35 x 24.5 cm, 82 p. with approx. 350 prints, mostly 6 x 9 cm, approx. 3.5 cm thick. Photos reproduced under the picture numbers 2227 to 2309.

Contains: Collection of approx. 250 historical and current photographs, often in small format, on the work of the Mission Society, in thematic chapters, stored chronologically therein. Note: Still approx. 40 pages in the format DIN A3 available, perforated in standing folder in landscape format, many photos loose or lost, pages missing. Photos reproduced under the picture numbers 3815 to 4122.

Note: landscape format, 33.5 x 24.5 cm, 25 p. loose in cardboard envelope with 63 prints, mostly 9 x 12 cm, many pieces missing, occasional prints or postcards, several loose photo prints, approx. 1 cm thick. Photos reproduced under the picture numbers 4123 to 4188.

Note: Prefabricated album with leather binding, title embossing and gilt edges, 23.9 cm x 34.2 cm landscape format, 5 cm thick, approx. 55 p. with 98 impressions, mostly 9 x 13 cm or 13 x 18 cm. Photos reproduced under the picture numbers 4988 to 5085.

Note: portrait size, 40 x 30,7 cm, approx. 2,5 cm thick, approx. 70 p. with 142 prints, mostly 9 x 12 cm or 13 x 18, one piece missing, in an individually designed leather binding with embossing. - From the possession of the missionary Gustav Härtter, acquired as a gift in 2005. Photos reproduced under the picture numbers 4509 to 4649.

History of the Inventory Designer: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck Life data 20.03.1870 born in Saarlouis 09.03.1964 died in Hamburg Career 1881 Cadet 1884 Main Cadet Institute Groß-Lichterfelde 07.02.1888 Portepee-Fähnrich at the 4.Garderegiment on foot 1889 Sekondeleutnant 1895 Premierleutnant 1900/01 Participation in the Boxer Movement China; Promotion to Captain 1904-1906 Deutsch-Südwestafrika; First Adjutant in the staff of the commander of the Schutztruppe "Lothar von Trotha" and as Company Chief at the suppression of the uprising of the Herero 1906 Kommandierung to the Großer Generalstab 1907 Promotion to Major; Adjutant of the Generalkommando des 11. Army Corps 1909 Commander II Sea Battalions in Wilhelmshaven 1913 Promotion to Lieutenant Colonel 18.10.1903 Commander of the Imperial Protection Corps for Cameroon 13.04.1914 Commander Protection Corps D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a 1918 Promotion to Major General Apr. 1919 Command of the Guard Cavalry Shooting Corps under the Marine Division Oct. 1919 Leadership of the Reichswehr Brigade 9 of the "Transitional Army" in Schwerin 1920 Characterisation as Lieutenant General and dismissal from the Reichswehr 1923 Wholesale merchant 1928-1930 Member of Parliament of the conservative German National People's Party in the Reichstag 1930 Change to the People's Conservative Union 1933 State Council in Bremen 27.08.1939 (so called Tannenbergtag) Character of a general of the infantry 1956 Honorary citizen of his birth town Saarlouis Awards 04.11.1916 Pour le Merite 10.10.1917 Eichenlaub zum Pour le Merite 30.01.1920 Ritterkreutz der sächsischen Militär-St.-The estate contains personal papers, documents on military and public honours, private and private correspondence, diary notes and memoirs as well as elaborations on various topics and photographs from the life of General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (20.3.1870-9.3.1964). The collection documents the personal and military career of Lettow-Vorbecks, including his participation in the Boxer War in China (1901-1904) as an adjutant of the 1st East Asian Infantry Brigade, his deployment in the command of the Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Südwestafrika (1905-1906) and as commander of the Schutztruppe Deutsch-Ostafrika (1914-1918). In addition, Lettow-Vorbeck's activities as a war veteran and member of the Reichstag of the DNVP in the Weimar Republic and the reactions to his death in 1964 will be highlighted, as will his work on colonial history and documentations on political topics from the time of the Weimar Republic, in particular the Reichswehr and the Kapp-Lüttwitz Putsch. References to other holdings, in particular RM 5 - Navy Admiral Staff; RW 51 - Imperial Protection Forces and other Overseas Forces; R 1001 - Reichskolonialamt; R 1002 - Authorities of the former protectorate Deutsch-Südwestafrika; digital photos of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck from the Federal Archives' image holdings can be found in the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia Content Characterization: Because of its great importance and the intensive demand for it from researchers, the estate was processed and recorded in the archives soon after it was handed over to the Federal Archives at the end of the 1960s. In 2008, the indexing of the holdings was fundamentally revised while retaining the older archival order. Pre-archival order: The estate of Paul von Lettow-Vorbecks was transferred to the Federal Archives in August 1964 by the daughter of Countess Heloise von Rantzau-Pronstorf, who died in the same year. It had initially been deposited there as a deposit, on 31 December 1999 the documents became the property of the Federal Archives. The holdings contain self-testimonies and autobiographical records at various stages of their development; the classification features of the archival indexing could not always be clearly assigned due to the specific character of the documents. Citation style: BArch, N 103/...

Note: Prefabricated album, 35 x 21.5 cm landscape format with leather binding, 3 cm thick, 32 p. with 64 prints, 9 x 12 cm, counted. Photos reproduced under the picture numbers 4221 to 4284.

Note: Two photos . Note: Sawitzki: On the upper picture: Entrance to a farmstead with Bible quotations - content identical with 2239_2, 2483 and 4810.

Explanation: 1834-1886, merchant and explorer. Content: Expeditions and land acquisitions in Southwest Africa 1883-1886 - Splinters of the estates of brother August Lüderitz (1838-1922) and Heinrich Vogelsang (1862-1914) - Photo albums Use restriction: Please use on microfilm FB 3167, photos are digitally available

• 1846 - 1965, State Archives Bremen (STAB), 7,1025 photos* description: Content - Mission work in West Africa: Stations Agu, Akpafu, Keta, Waya, Ho/Wegbe, Anyako, Atakpame, Kpalime - mission work in New Zealand and Japan - church life - local culture and religions - governments and political life - country and people - nature, plants and animals - landscapes and places - pastors, Mission women, mission staff - Agriculture and business - Housework, women's lives - Travel and transportation - Mission promotion - Photo albums and collections of individual missionaries