The Rhenish Mission in Kaiser-Wilhelmsland/Papua New Guinea

Contains: 1st South Sea - Micronesia/Caroline Islands/Ponape - Mikrones. I, Ponape 1 - ECR Thiel and Parkinson's disease (2 photos); 2 South Seas - Polinesia/Samoa - Polinesia. II, Samoa 35 - Col. Missionary Fellmann, Munich (3 photos); 3rd South Seas - Melanesia/D. New Guinea - Melanes. I, D. N. G. 32 - ECR Hildebrandt (4 photos)

Includes:Correspondence with1. Father Albanell CMF, St. Isabel de Fernando Po, 1916-19192, Accounting for Accommodation with the Spanish Missionaries (CMF), 1914-19163 Provincial and Confreres of the Misioneros Hijos Dei immaculado corazón de Maris, San Fernando in Cadiz (CMF), 1915-19184. Sacred Heart Priest Fr. Vonius and Fr. Zick, 1916-19195 P. Maas, 1918-19196 Sisters, 1916-1919; Photos taken: - Fathers of the Misioneros Hijos Dei immaculado corazón de Maris, San Fernando in Cadiz (CMF), not.., taken from U.1-916- Mission Station Batete on the Island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, not specified, taken from U.1-917

39 Lectures, sermons, travelogues[Overview in file]: - The thanksgiving offering of the Rayküsten Congregation to the RM / 1928- Gifts with a mouth / - New Guinea - a land of harvest joy / - Becker / Sermon Col. 3: 16-17 / 1909- Blum, Wilhelm / Sermon on Ps. 84, 6-8 / 1905- Diehl, Wilhelm / Sermon on 1.Kor.13,13 1904- Diehl, Wilhelm / Psychology and Ghost Worship at our Papuas / 1907- Diehl, Wilhelm / How do we involve our young Christians in financial achievements / 1909- Diehl, Wilhelm / Report on the founding and development of our company / Report on the history of our company / 1909- Diehl, Wilhelm / Report on the history of our company / 1907- Diehl, Wilhelm / Report on the history of our young Christians / Report on the history of our company. Development of the station Bogadjim during the first 25 years / 1912- Diehl, Wilhelm / Discussion of the language question in view of the unification of the language area Bongu-Bogadjim / 1913- Döge, Walter / Among the inhabitants of the Adalbert Mountains / 1936- Döge, Walter / An excursion to the foothills of the Bismarcksgebirge / 1931- Eckershoff, Heinrich / The collaboration of Samoan pastors in our New Guinea mission / 1921- Eiffert, Georg / The gospel and the Papuan pagan custom / 1911- George, Heinrich / Azera Reisebericht / 1924- Glitz, Gustav / Vom Bau unserer Rheno-Westfalia / 1910- Hanke, August / Which moral and religious demands do we have to make on baptized applicants and baptized Papuans? 1903- Hanke, August / On Uniform Orthography in New Guinea / 1905 / Hanke, August / The Numeric Words in the Languages of our Field of Work / 1905- Hanke, August / Casus formation of the Nomen substantivum and its meaning in the Bongus Language / 1906- Hanke, August / Report on the Development of the RM in New Guinea / 1912- Hanke, August / Sermon on Jes. 21, 11-12 / 1914- Helmich, Heinrich / The treatment of our natives by the missionary in everyday and personal intercourse / 1905 - Helmich, Heinrich / The formation of a Christian terminology in the Siar language and in the language of Siar. the associated difficulties / 1907- Helmich, Heinrich / The uniform design of our Sunday service / 1909- Helmich, Heinrich / Sermon on the 25th anniversary of the RM in New Guinea / 1912- Helmich, Heinrich / Procurement of a municipal ordinance with special consideration of what was initially required / 1913- Hoffmann, Albert / Mission u. Colonization in their mutual relationship with special consideration of New Guinea / 1902- Hoffmann, Albert / Thoughts about our mission area and the continuation of the work in New Guinea / - Kriele, Eduard / The current situation of the New Guinea mission and the resulting tasks for its continuation due to pers. Observations instead of a general report / 1909- Schütz, Friedrich / Sermon on John 13, 34-35 / 1908- Schütz, Friedrich / The subject matter and his treatment in our elementary schools / 1909- Schütz, Friedrich / Sermon on Ps. 62, 2 / 1912- Schütz, Friedrich / The cooperation of Samoan pastors in our New Guinea mission / 1921- Viering, Alfred / New Guinea / / Viering, Alfred [?] / A significant conference for our New Guinea mission / 1929- Weber, Ernst / Recruiting and training indigenous helpers / 1908- Welsch, Jakob / How can the problem of input of youth education be solved? / - Welsch, Jakob / The missionary in relation to his church / 1935- Welsch, Jakob / Some questions answered by the paper: The missionary in relation to his church / 1936- Welsch, Jakob / The Papuans are an easy-going people[&] Magic

Mission station in Neumecklenburg in the German colony of New Guinea / Photographer: Scherl

Correspondence, especially on New Guinea; petition and request to the German government to return d. Südseegebiete, signed by RMG, Neuendettelsau u. Liebenzell, 1918; Miss. Keysser: Missionary results of the Ramu Markham journey, 1919; J. Welsch: My stay in the Neuendettelsauer Mission area, 11 p., ms., 1919; Report by Miss. Flierl, New Guinea, about Captain Detzner, 1922; draft of an instruction for the Neuendettelsau missionaries in New Guinea, 8 p., Dr., no year; report about Neuendettelsau, by you. Schilberg, 1946; obituary for Miss. Flierl, 1949; Obituary for Miss Dir. Katterfeld, 1964

Contains: List of mussel species, list of materials for colouring the topa, animals from Surinam (Latin and Indian names); collection lists compiled under the heading "Remarks on individual pieces of the museum": Missionary Bergmann (German New Guinea), Baron von Bülow (Herero, Owambo), von Carnap-Quernheimb (Cameroon, Togo, Congo), Capitain Dallmann (Various countries), Eckstein (Boers, Zulu), Dr. Ehser (Bali collection), Dr. O. Finsch, Haas brothers (British New Guinea), Kollmann (Uganda, Ushashi, East Africa), Kromecken (?) (Tokyo, Middle Java, Sikkim), Schmidt (Lagos), I. Schneider (Palestine, Egypt, Omdurman), Von Sieglin, Baron von Soden (Africa), Prof. Soest/Eugen Rautenstrauch (South Sea Collection), Sprochte (?), Ludwig Wießner (Untervolta, Sudan)

Beisenherz: The Gospel a Godpower, ca. 1912; Beisenherz: The enemies in the Batakmission, 1913; Siegner: Mission Sermon, Acts 10:42-48, no year; Hippenstiel: How does the missionary find entrance among primitive Gentiles? ca. 1912; hipstick: God builds a house on the ruins, n.J.; Becker: Heidenmission is a highly necessary urgent work, after 1923; Schnatbaum: Mission Prayer and Sacrifice Week, 1929; Becker: The Lord gives open doors in the mission, 1936; Borutta: From idolatry to worship, after 1932; Sckär: Die Ältesten in den Ovambogemeinden, o.J.; Sckär: The Poverty of the Gentiles, n.J.; Hippenstiel: The Revival Movement on Nias, and what we can learn from it for our time, c. 1916; Pichler: The Gentiles will walk in your light, n.J.; Siegner: Salvation Desires of the Gentiles, n.J.; Eiffert: What RM achieved in almost 50 years of work in New Guinea, 1927; Schildmann: Bericht über die Arbeit d. RM auf Mentawei, n.J.; Klappert: How does the missionary see the future of the mission and the missionary of the future, 1966

Vol. 1; Letters and Reports from New Guinea, 1888-1894; Correspondence between the New Guinea Company and Governor Schmiele and the RMG with detailed description of the beginnings of the New Guinea mission, 1894; Private letters to inspectors of the RMG, 1888-1899; Statements concerning the acquisition of a mission ship, 1895; Vol. 2; "A Greeting from New Guinea", No. 1, 7 and 8, Dr., 1891-1894; Letters and reports from New Guinea, 1898-1899; Conference sermon "Der Menschenfischer u. sein Beruf", 1898; Bericht einer Reise zur Ramu-Mündung, 1898; Statement on the question "Kostschule oder Ortsschule", 1899; Correspondence on the employment of Kunze in church service, 1900-1910; Correspondence with Georg Kunze in the homeland, 1905-1910; Correspondence with Mrs. Johanne Kunze, née. Schmitz, for moving from Pomerania to Honnef, 1945-1947; obituary, obituary and letter of condolence for Johanne Kunze, 1956

1885 seminar teacher, from 1889 2nd inspector, 1st inspector 1908-1920[from 1909 designated as director]; Vokation as teacher at the mission seminar, 1885; Greetings to the Brothers in the Mission, 1885; Farewell sermon Herchen Church/Sieg, Dr., 1885; Description of the duties of the 1st inspector, 1903; Fr. Karl Krafft to him, 1906; Determination of income, 1907; Reports of illness on the journey in Padang/Sumatra, 1911; Prof. Mirbt on travel impressions in South-West Africa, 1914; Correspondence, 1910-1915; Notice of Deputation, Dr., 1920; Correspondence with family, 1920-1963

Protocols and correspondence on issues such as:; customs privileges; education; arbitrariness of colonial officials; whereabouts of mission property after World War I; internment and exchange of prisoners of war; overview of activities, assets and members of the mission in Southwest Africa and New Guinea, 1904; official stenographer. Report on speeches on the dissolution of the Reichstag and colonial politics, 47 p., Dr., 1907; Die deutsche Flagge im Stille Ozean, 25 p. m. Map, Dr., 1915

Letters and reports from New Guinea; land purchase contract (copy) with the New Guinea Company in Finschhafen, 1888; house construction bill Bogadjim, 1888; annual report on Bogadjim, 1889

Includes: Katsumi Takizawa (1ff); Dr. Eduard Thurneysen (12ff); Prof. Dr. Viktor Warnach (47ff); Mission Director Dr. Johannes Warneck (52ff); Werner Andreas Wienecke, Southwest Africa (103ff); Dr. Adolf Wischmann (129ff); Prof. Dr. Ernst Wolf (143ff); Rev. G. F. Woods (237ff); Siegfried Zöllner, Dutch New Guinea/ Indonesia (248ff)

Catholic Mission Church in Vuna-Pope near Herbertshöhe in New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago) / Photographer: Scherl

Vol. 1; Curriculum Vitae and Testimonies, 1894; Medical Opinion, 1895, 1902 and 1908; Letters and Reports from New Guinea, 1902-1922; Vol. 2; Letters and References. Reports from New Guinea, also in the service of the Lutheran Mission New Guinea, 1922-1925; account of the General Treasury of the Lutheran Mission Australia, 1927; minutes of the meeting "Our debts to the Iowa Synod", 1930; letters and reports from Blum's work at home, 1925-1939; death notice and obituary for Marie Blum, née Müller, Dr, 1934; "Abschied vom Johanneum" by Wilhelm Blum, 1939; Vol. 3; Correspondence with Wilhelm Blum for homeland work, 1939-1942; Obituary, obituary and letter of condolence for Wilhelm Blum, 1942; Correspondence with members of the Blum family, 1943 and 1960