White Fathers

Founded in 1868 by Charles M. Lavigerie, Archbishop of Algiers, the White Fathers is a Catholic society also known as the Society of Missionaries of Africa; after Lavigerie died in 1892, Léon Livinhac became superior general of the White Fathers; in 1908, the Holy See approved the society's constitutions; members of the White Fathers are bound by an oath to the establishment of the Catholic Church on the African continent.

From the description of Records relating to "Table d'enquète sur les moeurs et les coutumes indigènes," 1950-1960 bulk 1951-1952. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38942691