Guide to the Adolphus Clemens Good Papers

Adolphus Clemens Good was appointed in 1882 by the Board of Foreign Missions to the West Africa Mission of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Initially assigned to the Baraka Station, he was transferred to the Ogowe River area in 1884 and spent the bulk of his career there. Assigned in 1892 by the BFM to explore the Batanga area, Dr. Good journeyed into the unexplored interior on three occasions. His first two journeys led to the selection of Efulen as the site of the first interior station. His third and most extensive journey resulted in the selection of Ebolewo as the second interior station. While on a fourth journey in 1894, Dr. Good contacted blackwater fever and died shortly after his return to Efulan. In addition to his work as a teacher and evangelist, Dr. Good studied bird and animal life in the Ogowe Valley and in the Cameroon, as well as the ethnology and religious beliefs of various West African tribes. He also prepared a text on Bulu grammar which was published posthumously.