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This collection contains records relating to the educational aims of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast, including memorandums to the Synod of the Presbyterian Church that address integrating the church and Christian doctrine with the customs and society of the local tribes.
Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast records, 1908 -- 1942
This series contains records relating to the educational aims of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast, including memorandums to the Synod of the Presbyterian Church that address integrating the church and Christian doctrine with the customs and society of the local tribes.
Missionary Research Library Archives: MRL1, Africa
This collection is arranged in one chronological series.
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Item description, MRL1: Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast, box #, folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Formerly part of the independent Missionary Research Library (MRL), these records were accessioned by the Burke Library at the time of the MRL's closure in 1976.
Columbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary
Materials were cataloged by Lynn A. Grove on 1988-07-18. Metal staples were removed from materials. Materials were placed in new acid-free folders. Acidic items were separated from one another by interleaving with acid-free paper as needed. The finding aid was created by Brigette C. Kamsler in 2012 with the support of the Henry Luce Foundation, and edited by Leah Edelman in 2021.
2021-09-28 PDF converted to EAD and description updated by Leah Edelman.
The Basel Mission's expulsion from Africa during World War One and World War Two enabled the United Free Church of Scotland to arrive and continue missionary work in Africa. A Synod of 1918 was organized involving the Scottish missionaries, African ministers and presbyters. The Church slowly worked towards autonomy and by 1926, the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast was officially recognized and became fully independent from the Missionary Societies by 1950. Now known as the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, it is still in existence and is a member of the World Council of Churches.
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Ghana -- Religious life and customs | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
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| Missions -- Africa, West | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |