Biographical/historical information

Mary and Gordon Robertson were a married couple that were part of the Africa Inland Mission. The Mission was founded in 1895 and was composed of workers in the field that would be entirely self-governing and independent from the Missionary Council in the United States. The mission group was part of the Protestant Mission which originally began work in Kenya then expanded to German East Africa, Tanganyika, and Tanzania.

Scope and arrangement

This collection contains one folder. The items within the folder are in numerical order by date and consists of letters from an American Missionary serviing in the Belgian Congo.

Administrative information

Custodial History

August 14, 2019, 0.05 cubic feet; Letters (August 1917-August 13, 1919) written by Mary and Gordon Robertson of Africa Inland Mission while they were working in the Belgian Congo. They described their work providing education and religious training, how World War I was affecting the area, indigenous customs, and the practice of cannibalism which was still in existence in some villages. Purchased from Denning House Antiquarian Books & Manuscripts with Elizabeth Price Crockford Missionary & Church History Endowment Funds.

Source of acquisition

Purchased from Denning House Antiquarian Books & Manuscripts

Processing information

Updated by Ashlyn Racine, November 2023

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Key terms

Personal Names

Robertson, Gordon--Correspondence
Robertson, Mary--Correspondence

Topical

Africa Inland Mission
Cannibalism--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Indigenous peoples--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
World War, 1914-1918--Congo (Democratic Republic)

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