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Trends. History And The Consequences Of Political Boundaries In Africa, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the inherited narrative of African political conflicts being supposedly based solely on the placement of post-colonial political boundaries.

Mission Boys, Civilized Men, And Marriage: Educated African Men In The Missions Of Southern Rhodesia, 1920–1945, Carol Summers

History Faculty Publications

This paper examines what marriage may have meant to African men within the Christian elite of Southern Rhodesia. Using mission and government sources, it argues that domestic, Christian marriage was important to elite African men as a way of allowing them to achieve adulthood while remaining in good standing with mission sponsors who generally objected to or feared indigenous ideas of patriarchal male adulthood. Tracing life histories of two American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions ministers, one who succeeded in remaining within the mission system and one who left, blacklisted, it explores how domestic, Christian marriage defused many of …

The African Independence Movement And United States Foreign Policy, 1945-1960, Vera Mclauchlin Wyche

History Theses & Dissertations

Throughout the Cold War, the United states and the soviet Union competed for the allegiance of the uncommitted areas of the world. Many of these areas, such as the newly emerging states of Africa sought independence from their colonial masters, some of whom were America's major allies. Yet the United States advocated only a gradual transition to independence lest the new states fall prey to instability and communist penetration.

This study examines the early cold war attempts of the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations to fashion a policy toward Africa which would please Europeans and Africans alike while preventing the growth …

Transafrica Forum Issue Brief

TransAfrica Documents

A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 15 pages. Volume 2, Nos. 5 and 6.

African Agenda, September 1972, African American Solidarity Committee

African Agenda

The Vol 1, No 7 issue of the African Agenda newsletter was published by the African American Solidarity Committee. Articles: Stop Nixon, Vietnam Points the Way for African and Black America, Tricky Dick and Tom, McGovern on Israel, The Republican and Democratic Parties' African Plank, Imperialism in Dollars and Cents, Recommended Books. 4 pages.

Photograph Of Bible School Children, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph has caption written on the back in black pen: "Bible School Children, Church of Christ, Ala Omah W/S; Etche County Council, Ahoadah [illegible]; 8/12/66." and has a purple stamp presumably from the company who produced the print. There are multiple rows of children sitting and standing in front of a building. Several children are holding books. Date of creation is estimated.

Photograph Of Nigerian Christian Bible Correspondence School, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph has following caption written on back in black pen: "NCBCS with chart". The Nigerian Christian Bible Correspondence School chart is being held up by a man. A young boy is also in the photograph on the far right. Date of creation is estimated.

Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant Teaching At The Bible Training College, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph of Rees Odeil Bryant teaching at the Bible Training College in Nigeria. He is wearing a white shirt and a bowtie. The back of the photograph has the following caption written in black pen: "35. Rees Bryant teaching at the ON BTC."

Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant And Bible Training College Students, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph has following caption written in verso: "Rees Bryant and ON BTC students working in a field." The field is presumably near the Bible Training College in Nigeria. The date of creation is estimated.

Photograph Of Nancy Petty, Henry Farrar, And Iris Hayes, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph of (from left to right) Nancy Petty, Henry Farrar, and Iris Hayes presumably in Nigeria, possibly working through the African Christian Hospitals Foundation. The date of creation is estimated.

Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant And Graduate Of Bible Training College, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Back of photograph has caption written in blue pen: "Rees Bryant with a 3rd year student on the day of his graduation from the BTC [Bible Training College]." The graduate is on the left of the photograph and Rees Bryant is on the right of the photograph. Both men are in profile facing each other. Date of creation is estimated.

Photograph Of Rees Odeil Bryant Preaching, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph of Rees Odeil Bryant preaching in Nigeria. Bryant is standing behind a wooden podium with a Bible open and is wearing a white shirt and a bowtie. The date of creation is estimated.

Photograph Of The Bryant Family, Unknown

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Photograph of Patti Mattox Bryant and Rees Odeil Bryant with their children. The children are, from left to right, William, Rebecca, Sara Jo, and David. The photograph appears to have been taken in Nigeria and the date of creation is estimated.

Letter From Patti Mattox Bryant To F. W. And Mildred Mattox, Patti Mattox Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Letter from Patti Mattox Bryant to her parents F. W. and Mildred Mattox dated 18 December 1960. Patti thanks her parents for the Christmas package they sent to the Bryant family in Nigeria.

Letter From Patti Mattox Bryant To F. W. And Mildred Mattox, Patti Mattox Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Letter from Patti Mattox Bryant to her parents, F. W. and Mildred Mattox, dated 11 August 1960. Patti writes to her parents about her memories of her recently deceased grandfather.

Letter From Patti Mattox Bryant To F. W. And Mildred Mattox, Patti Mattox Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Letter from Patti Mattox Bryant to her parents, F. W. and Mildred Mattox, dated 7 April 1960. Patti writes about her family's travel to Nigeria and their first few days of settling in to their new life.

Newsletter No. 4, Rees Odeil Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Newsletter No. 4 dated 1 May 1958 written by Patti Mattox Bryant from Nigeria. In the newsletter she describes their adjustments to Nigeria and their ongoing ministry.

Newsletter No. 3, Patti Mattox Bryant, Rees Odeil Bryant

Rees Odeil and Patti Mattox Bryant Papers

Newsletter No. 3 from Rees and Patti Bryant dated 1 May 1958. In the newsletter the Bryants write about the ministry opportunities they had during the month of April.

Ua94/5/6 Pocket Guide To Tunisia, U.S. Army

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

U.S. Army guide written for American soldiers during the North Africa campaign of World War II. This booklet was removed from Lucian Flora's scrapbook.

Samuel Morris Or A Holy Ghost Life, D E. Reed

Samuel Morris Collection

A short booklet about the life of Samuel Morris. It was a part of a series of The Beautiful Life Booklets, a series of attractive stories of unquestioned merit as helps in spiritual life.