| Abstract |
Collection consists of correspondence, reports, and photo albums of life in the Congo. A report by Zicafoose reviews the tribal breakdown of Africa with various aspects of the daily lives of the natives discussed, including home life, children, marriage, diet, and religion. Correspondence concerns the Wembo Nyama school, Congo, Africa, including curriculum, school layout, daily schedule, and kindergarten classes. Also includes commentaries on the Williams Girls Home; efforts to Christianize the natives; native customs, especially those of the Batetela (Otetela) tribe; and the work at Minga Leper Colony, Ngelw K'Ongenongeno. Photographs depict the lives of African women, missionary work, and various types of illnesses (leprosy, elephantiasis, etc.) that afflicted the natives. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Zicafoose-O'Toole Papers (#258), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Miss Myrtle Zicafoose. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Miss Ruth O'Toole. |
| Biographical note | Myrtle Zicafoose (b. 1903) and Ruth O'Toole (b. 1899) were Methodist missionaries who served together in a leper colony in the Congo from 1931 to 1960. Zicafoose, a native of Asbury, W. Va., arrived in the Congo in 1931. O'Toole, a native of St. Louis, Mo., went to the Congo as a nurse in 1930. |
