Records, 1902-1966 / West Africa Mission.

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Records, 1902-1966 / West Africa Mission.

Record group 74 contains the correspondence, minutes and reports of the West African Mission of the PCUSA and includes some materials from the UPCUSA. Records from the Presbytery of Yaounde, including missionary correspondence, 1918-1958, mission minutes and reports, 1902-1958, are also included in the collection.

5 cubic ft.

mul,

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 7587566

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions

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